SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Mississippi, That section 1026 of the Annotated Code of 1892, be amended so that the same when amended shall read as follows, to-wit: Any person who carries concealed, in whole or in part, any bowie knife, dirk knife, butcher knife, pistol, brass or metalic[sic] knuckles, sling shot, sword or other deadly weapon of like kind or description, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction, shall be punished by a fine of not less than ten dollars nor more than one hundred dollars, and be imprisoned in the county jail not less than one month nor more than three months.

SEC. 2. That any offense committed and penalty incurred previous to the time when this act shall take effect, and any indictment or prosecution therefor pending at the time when this act shall take effect, shall not be affected by its adoption; but all such offenses, penalties and prosecutions shall remain subject to the law in force before the passage of this act.