...disguising themselves for the purpose of committing crimes and outrages." The preamble to it is as follows: Whereas there is in the possession of this general...deadly weapons, do issue from the places of their rende/vous, in Imuds of greater or le.ss number, on foot or mounted on horses, ill like manner disguised,...

...who would put on a disguise and perpetrate a crime. Question. The preamble of the act is as follows: "Whereas there is in the possession of this general...and other grotesque disguises, armed with knives, revolverá, and other deadly weapons, do issue from the places of their rendezvous, in bands of greater...

...Whereas there is in the possession of this general assembly ample and undonbted evidenee of a seeret organization in many parts of this State of men who, under the eover of masks and other grotesque disguises, armed with knives, revolvers, ami other deadly weapons,...

...the act ran, "there is in the possession of this General Assembly ample and undoubted evidence of the secret organization in many parts of this state of...bands of greater or less number on foot or mounted on horse, in like manner disguised, generally in the late hours of the night to commit violence and outrages...

...purpose of committing crimes and outrages." — Acts 1 868, 444. The preamble to this act recites that " whereas, there is in the possession of this general...revolvers and other deadly weapons, do issue from the place of their rendezvous, in bands of greater or less number, on foot or mounted on horses, in like...