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An Act concerning crimes and their punishments. 1854-1855 554 (1855)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsmo0132 and id is 1 raw text is: 554 CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS. CHAP. 50. Clerk allow- ed fuel for his oice. Six. 7. - The clerk of the Supreme Court shall be allowed fuel necessary for his office. Approved November 17, 1855. CHAPTER L. CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS. AN ACT CONCERNING CRIMES AND THEIR PUNISHMENTS. AUTICLE I.-OF OFFENCES AOAIN.T TiE GOVERN3ENT AND TIlE SUPREMACT OF TilE LAWS. I.Or OF FECES AGAINST TIlE LIVES AND PEUSONS OF INDi- Viii,' L.. III. -Or OFFENCES AGAINST PRoPEIITV, PIBLIC AND PIIIVAT.. ' IV.-Or OFFENCES AFFECTIN RtECtOtiS), CiRRiENCY, INSTItMIENTS OR S El' VatITItE riiLIC AND PiRIVATE. V V. - OF orrENCES AFFECTING TilI AiItiNV'T .TIO OF JI'STICF. VI. -OF OlFr r'lI D i EBsoY s IN OFFiCE, OlV AFIECIING II*Blil' TitlCT' ANi I~ill.It' rIMIiTS. Vii. -Or oFi rE\ES AGAINST TiH, I'U-BLI rEACE, Oil AFFECTINO Til? SEI'I1ITY oF PIERSONS AND PROi'ERTY, AND NOT BEFOIR6 EN IMEI.A TES). V Vill.-OF OFFENlS AGAINST PUBI.iC MORALS AND DEcENCY, O1 TIlE ['tl.1 POLIV)E AN) OTIER ISCELLANEOUS OFFENCES. IX. - OF GENEII.\L ROVISION. ARTICLE 1. OF OFFExCES AGAINST TIlE GOVERNMENT AND TIE SUPRE- MACY OF TIlE LAWS. 1. Treason. its puni6hmnt. 2. Misprision of treason, its pun- ishinent. 3. Giving aid or comfort to the enenies of the State, in time of war, its punishmeit. 4. Two or more conbniog to over- turn or oulrp t ho -gYerunient, pliuihinielut for. 5. Twelve or more combining to levy wtIr against the people of this State, or to remove them forcibly from their ha- bitations, punishment. 6i. Raising an insurrection of shaves, free negroes or inulattoes, punishment for. 7. Slaves who rebel, &c., punish- Went of. 8. Free persons aiding therein, punishment for. 9. Persons, bond or free, plotting insurrection, &c., without any overt act, puni.shment for. 10. Publishing opinions tending to insurreetion, &c., with intent, &e.. pIuiishlnlent. 11. Cireuiating, &e., written or priuted matter, to indtuce re- volt, &e., Oil part of negroes, &e., made felony. 1'. Persons so offending, indicted an tried, where. 13. Disqualification.

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