same penalties imposed
by the first section of this act, and shall be stricken from the
roll of attorneys in said court.
SEC. 6. _Be it further enacted_, That if any officer, or other
person, shall inform any other person that he or she is to be
summoned as a witness under any of the provisions of this act,
or any other statute or law of this State, with the intent and
for the purpose of defeating any of the provisions of this act,
or any criminal law of this State; or if any officer, clerk,
sheriff or constable shall refuse or fail to perform any of the
duties imposed by this act, upon conviction, shall suffer the
penalties by the first section of this act, and shall be
disqualified from holding office in this State for two years.
SEC. 7. _Be it further enacted_, That if any person shall
voluntarily inform on any person guilty of any of the provisions
of this act, upon conviction such informant shall be entitled
and receive one-half of the fine imposed; and if any officer,
three-fourths.
SEC. 8. _Be it further enacted_, That if any person, guilty of
any of the provisions or offenses enumerated in this act, that
shall appear before any jury or prosecuting officer of the
State, and shall inform him or them of any offense committed by
any person or persons against the criminal laws of this State,
such person or witness shall not be bound to answer to any
charge for the violation of any provisions of any law about
which such person or witness shall be examined; and the court
shall protect such witness from any prosecution whatever.
SEC. 9. _Be it further enacted_, That where any process shall be
issued against the person of any citizen in any county of this
State, for any violation of the provisions of this act, and such
shall be returned not executed, for any cause whatever, by the
sheriff or other officer, to the court from which it was issued,
with an affidavit appended thereto, plainly setting forth the
reason for the non-execution of such process, then it shall be
the duty of the clerk, without delay, to issue an _alias capias_
to the same county, if the home of the defendant shall be in
said county, either in part or in whole, when said sheriff or
other officer shall give notice to the inhabitants of said
county by posting such notice at the court-house of sa
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