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in said scirefacias.
Passed 16th January 1827. 1 D. STONE,
President of the Legislative Council.
GEORGE E. TINGLE, Clerk.
[pp'evcd, Jaauary 19th, 1827.]
WVM. P. DUVAL,
Governor of the Territory of FloridS
AN ACT
To provide for the punishment of crimes and Misdemeanors.,
Be it enacted by the Governor and Legislative Council
Wilful murder of the Territory oj Florida, That if any person or per.
p'inishd With sons shall commit the crime of wilful murder, such per-
son or persons shall, on being thereof convicted, suffer
deat h.I
Petit treason, See. 2. Beitfnrther enacted, That every person lia-
procceeing.4 a. ble to be prosecuted for petit treason, shall in future
gainst as for wil- he indicted, proceeded against and punished, as direct.
sId Ul Ider. ed in other kinds of wilful murder.
See. 3. Be itfurther enacted, That if any person or
lanslatighter persons shall hereafter commit the crime of voluntary
punished by fine manslaughter, and be thereof convicted, such person
or by whipping shall be punished by fine, not exceeding one thousand
dollars, or by whipping not exceeding fifty stripes.
. See. 4. Be it further enacted, That if any person shall
Involunitary
manlaugter commit the crime of involuntary manslaughter, and
punished by fine be thereof convicted, such person shall be fined not ex-
or by whipping. ceeding six hundred dollars, or by whipping not exceed-
ing thirty nine stripes.
See. 5. Be it further enacted, That if any person or
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