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An Act for the punishment of Crimes and Misdemeanors. 1820 67 (1820)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsms0050 and id is 1 raw text is: L4WS OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI. and, parts of acts coming within the purview and mean- 1820 ing of this'act, be, and the same are hereby repealed, E. TURNER. Speaker of the House of Rcpreseutives JAMESPATTON. Lieutenan Governovr, and President of the Senate. APPnOVED, PannUArY 12,1820. GEO. POINDEXTER, CHAP. XLV. An Act for the puhishment of Crimes and Misdeneanorsb SEC 1. Be it enacted by the Senate au Rouse of Represe atives of the State of .1fissisppi, in genera assembly convened, That if any person or persons, owing allegiance to this state, shall levy war against it, or adhere to its enemies, giving them aid. or comfort, within this state or elsewhere, or shall carry on treasona- ble or treacherous correspondence with them, or shall be any way concerned in. forming any plot oi codbina- Treson, tion, or conspiracy for betraying this state intothe pow- er of any foreign enemy, or shall give or attempt to give any intelligence to such eneiy, for the purpose of be- traying this state, or any of its forts, gailions, warlike stores, troops or militia, into the power of any such ene- my, every person so offending, and being thereof legal- ly convicted, upon the testimony of two credible wit- nesses, testifying to the same overt act, of which such person shall stand indicted, or upon voluntary confession of such party, made in open court, shall be deemed guilty of treason, and shall suffer death. SEc. 2. .And be itfurher enacted, That every per- son who shall commit murder, or shall aid, abet, coun- sel, hire, command, cause or procure any person or per-turdr sons to commit murder, shall, on being thereof convict- ed, suffer death. SEC. 3. And be. itfurthei enacted, That every per- ptit- son liable to be prosecuted for petit treason, or as ac-treason. g

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