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![handle is hein.cow/statco0001 and id is 1 raw text is: STATUTE LAWS
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AND PLAN OF CIVIL GOVERNMENT
EVERY holder of a building or town lot shall put a sufficient fence around
one-half of the same, on the parts contiguous to his next neighbors.
Colonists injured or liable to injury from his neglect to make such fence,
to apply to the commissioners of agriculture, who are to warn the delin-
quent to construct such fence within a reasonable and specified number of
days. In case of neglect, the delinquent is to be again warned to com-
plete the same, within ten days thereafter. At the expiration of this last
ten days, the original complainant is authorized to cause the fence to be
made, submitting his bill for the same, to the commissioners, who are to
revise, and, if reasonable, allow it.
On this bill, any justice of the peace applied to, is to issue execution,
commanding the constable to levy on the delinquent's personal estate, and
raise the money for judgment and cost within thirty days.
Passed, dug-ust 13th, 1823.
SEDITION, mutiny, insubordination or disobedience to the lawful au-
thorities, are high misdemeanors ; and punishable either by a Justice's
Court or Court of Sessions. Pacsed, .August 19th, 1824.
QUARRELING, riot, drunkenness, Sabbath breaking, profanity, and lewd-
ness, are infractions of the peace, and punishable by sentence of Justices,
or of the Court of Sessions, with fine,, imprisonment, or standing in the
stocks. Passed, August 19th, 1824.
SIMPLE theft, in which the property stolen shall be less than one dollar,
is petit larceny. Passed, August 19th, 1824.
GRAND larceny and all felonies, punishable, in pursuance of ju]ic'al sen-
tence, with imprisonment, either in irons or not, or by a term of labor in
chains on the public works. Passed, dugust 191h, 1821.
PERSONS obstinately refusing to acquiesce in the express decisions of
the board of managers, shall, on conviction thereof by a court of justice,
forfeit all their real estate in the Colony, and be compelled to leave it.
I Pa'ssed, l1Vgust 19th, 1827.
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