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An Act to prevent persons from purchasing or receiving stolen goods. 1865-1866 125 (1865)

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No. If5.]             AN ACV
.To prevent persons from purchasing or'receiving stolen
goods.
SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of
Bepresentatives of the State of Alabama in General Assem- Penaltr for re-
bly convened, That any person who shall purchase or re- ceiving stouni
ceive from any free person of color any stolen goods or goods.
property, knowing the same to have been stolen, shall be
deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction
thereof before any justice of the peace, aided by six com-
petent jurors, who shall be summoned by a constable,
shall be fined not less than. one hundred dollars, and be
imprisoned not less than ten days.
Approved, December 15, 1865..
No. 116.]             AN ACT
To punish the offerii-g to bribe to commit offenses.
SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of
Representatives of the State of Alabama in General Assem-
bly convened, That any person who corruptly gives, offers
or promises any gift, gratuity, or thing of value to another
person, with intent to induce or influence such person to Penlay for.
commit any crime or offense punishable as a felony, must, bribery.
on conviction, be imprisoned in the penitentiary, not less
than two, nor more than ten years; and if the offense,
for the commission of which such bribe is offered, be less
than a felony, then the person giving, offering, or prom-
ising such bribe, must, upon conviction, be punished as if
he had committed such. offense.
Approved, January 23, 1S66.
No. 117.]             AN ACT
To amend section 3147 of the Code, so as to prevent em-
bezzlement and fraudulent conversions by bailees.
SECTION 1. Be it enacted by. the Senate and House of

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