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An Act to mitigate the severity of the penal laws of Alabama. 1835 50 (1835)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsal0200 and id is 1 raw text is: (No W44 'i ANACT To to ilgatthe severity of the penal laws of Alabn'e. Sqc. '1. 2e it Prmted by the enate and House of Represenlativws of the Sktte o)f Alabana sn General Assembly convened. That every person who shall 'wilfiHy and maliciously burn any dwelling house, coi. ton house, cotton gin )house, store house, blacksmith shop, saw mill, houso, courthouse, jail, grist mill house, such person so offering, shall on conviction thereof, if a slave or free person of color, suffer death, or if a free white parson, pay such fine as the jury may assess, be imprisoned not exceeding two years, and shall receive on hisor her bare back thirty nine lashes. SEc. 2. Andbeitfurther enacted, That every person who shall Robbery. commit the crime of robbery, and be thereof convicted, shall, if a slave or free person of color, sutlier death, and if a white person shall be fined in such sum as the jury may assess, be imprisoned not exceeding two years, and shall receive on his or her bare back thirty nine lashes. I Sec. 3. And be itfurther enacted, That every. person who shall -Bursary commit the crime of burglary and be thereof convicted, shall ifa slave or free person of color, suffer death, and if a white person, shall pay auch fine as the jury may assess, ho imprisoned not exceeding two years, and shall reedive oa his or her bare back thirty nine lashes, and if a slave ot free person of color suffer death. SEC. 4. And befurt her enacted, That if any person or pereons shall b necessary, either before after the fartcto any of the crime' Above de. signamed, such person shall on conviction thereof, if a white person, he fined in such sum as the jury may assess, imprisoned not exceeding two years, and shall receive on his or her bare bek thirty nine lashes. Sac. 5. And be it farther enacted, That if any person or persons shall forge or countcrfeit, or cause or procuro to be forged or counterfei- tel, or shall willingly aid or assist in Ihe forging or counterfeiting any gold or silver coins wvhich now is or hereafter may be passing on in cir- counatarton' culation in this State, or shall falsify, alter, pay or offer, or tander in payment, any such forged or counterfeited coin, knowing the same to be forged or counterfeited, every person on conviction thereof shall pay such fine as the jury may assess, be imprisoned not exceeding two years and shall reccive on his or her back thirty nine lasher. SE(. 6. And be it further enacted, That if any person or persons shall lalsify, make, forge or counterfeit, or cnjse or procure to be falsely made, altered, forged or counterfeited, or shall willingly aid or assist in the false making, altering, forging or counterfeiting any letters patent, gift, grant, covenant, bond, writing obligatory, note of a Bank of any of the U. *orgns States, or of any hank established by law in any -one of the said States, or branch of any Territory of the United States ; or any bill or order, or acceptance of such bill or order, cotton receipt, receipt for the payment of money or other article of value, promisory note, bill of exchange or acceptance thereof, will, indenture or deed, or any instrument of writing whatever to secure the payment or delivery of money or other article of value, or in discharge of any debt or demand, with intention to defraud any person or persons, or any corporation or hody.politic, or shall either put off or offer, or cause to be offered in payment, exchange, pledge, or .1r sale any such false, forged, altered or counterfeited bond, writingob- ligatory, note of a bank of one of the Uniten States, or of any bank estab- :lished by law in any one of the said States, or bank of ally Territory in the Ugited.StAtes, or any bill or or order or acceptance di such bit-Or

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