1. Be it enacted by the general assembly, It shall not be lawful for any person to carry any gun, pistol, bowie-knife, dagger or other dangerous weapon, to any place of public worship during the time of holding any meeting for religious worship at such place, or to carry any such weapon on Sunday, at any place other than his own promises, except for good and sufficient cause.

2. Any person guilty of the offence mentioned in the first section, shall be doomed guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction thereof, be fined not less than twenty-dollars.

3. It shall be the duty of justices of the peace, upon their own knowledge, or upon the affidavit of any person, that an offence under this act has been committed, to issue a warrant or the apprehension and arrest of such offender.

4. If the offence be committed at a place of religious worship, the arrest may be ordered without a warrant by any conservator of the peace, and the party arrested be detained until a warrant can be obtained not exceeding three hours.

5. Such warrant may be made returnable before the person issuing the same, or any other justice of the peace, who may hear the ease, and may, on being satisfied of the guilt of the accused, bind him over to appear at the next term of the circuit court of the county or corporation in which the offence was committed, or may fine the accused not less than ten nor more than twenty dollars; and in either case bind the accused to be of good behavior for twelve months, and require him to give bond conditioned therefor in a penalty of not less than fifty dollars, nor more than one hundred dollars, and in default of giving such security may confine the accused in the jail of his county or corporation for a period not over six months; but the accused may, at any time during such confinement, give such security.

6. The accused may, if right, move the case for trial to the county or corporation court there to be heard; or may appeal from the judgment of the justice to the county or corporation court of the county or corporation wherein the case has been tried.

7. The court to which the case is so removed or appeal taken, shall, it the accused so require, have the same tried as other misdemeanors are directed to be tried.

8. The accused party shall have the right to testify, in his own behalf, upon the hearing of any case occurring under testify this act.

9. This act shall be given in charge to tlhe grand juries by the judges of the courts of this commonwealth wherein such juries are empanneled.