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An Act to amend the Acts of this State concerning Crimes and Punishments, and the Penitentiary. 1839 102 (1839)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsms0174 and id is 1 raw text is: 102                LAWS OF MISSISSIPPI.
CHAPTER 66.
-AN ACT to amend the Acts of this State concerning Crimes
Pnd Punishments, and the Penitentiary.
.reamble.  WHEREAS, it is e5pedient that the seVeral
statutes of this state, relating to crimes and
punishments, proceedings in criminal cases, and
prison discipline, should be consolidated and
arranged in appropriate acts, titles, and arti-
cles, that the language thereof should be sim-
plified, and that omissions and other defects
should be supplied: Therefore,
1nating  Be it enacted, by the Legislature of the State
Iaus'  of Mississippi, as follows:
ACT I.
Of Crimes, and the panishmnwt thereof
Emnuwerat Title 1. Of the rights of persons who are ass
of  ile,.t
cused of crimes and ofninces.
2. Of crimcs punishable with death.
3. Of offences agai.nst the persois of in.-
div.iduals. punishble by iprison-
mant i the ;pUUnitentiarv.
4. Of ofnces a..gainst tn'pelt.y, punish-
able by itprisoluncnt inI th peni-
tentiary.
5. Of Ofences affecting the administra-
tion of justice, punishable by im-
prisoiunmt in the penitentiary.
6. Of offences against the right of suf-
frage.
7. Of offences against the public peace
and public morals, and other mis-

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