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Of offences against property, public and private. 1844-1845 352 (1844)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsmo0057 and id is 1 raw text is: CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS.

CHAP. 47. sections, may be tried in the county in which the crime may
Wfhere asy  have been committed, or in iny county through which the
he tried. person so seized, inveigled, decuoyed, kidnapped, or sold,
shall have been taken, carried or brought.
neom          SEc. 43. Every person who shall maliciously, forcibly, or
hile ae ten fraudulently, lead, take or carry away, or decoy, or entice
years, with in- away, any child under the age of twelve years, with intent
tent to conceal
&c.         to detain or conceal such child from       its parent, guardian,
9 Geo. ,C.31. 0r other person having the lawful charge of such child, shall,
s. 21.0
Janishment. Upon conviction, be punished by imprisonment in the peniten-
tiary not exceeding five years, or in the county jail not less
than six months, or by fine not less than five hundred dollars.
1xI)o9ing     SEc. 44t. If any -father or mother of any child under the
y   no in age of six years, or any other person to whom such child shall
with intent to have been confided, shall expose such child in a street, field,
abandon.
or other place, with intent wholly to abandon it, he or she
shall, upon conviction, be punished by imprisonment in the
penitentiary not exceeding five years, or in the county jail
not less than six months.
)isqualifica-  Sec. 45. Every person who shall be convicted of murder,
tiun annexed
to conviction  or rape, or of manslaughter in the first degree, or who shall
o!vertain of- be sentenced to imprisonment in the penitentiary for any of
fences entune-
rated in this the offences specified in the twenty-sixth, twenty-seventh,
article.    twenty-eighth, twenty-ninth, thirtieth, thirty-second, thirty-
fifth, thirty-sixth, fortieth, forty-first, forty-third and forty-
fourth sections of this article, shall be for ever disqualified
from voting at any election, or holding any office of honor,
profit, or trust, within this state, and shall, moreover be
rendered incompetent to be a juror in any case.
ARTICLE IlI.
Of offnices against property, public and private.
SEC. 1. Arson in the first degree.  eSec. 7. Setting fire to, or burningharn,
2. What house deemned a dwelling     or stable, &c., inl the night
house.                           tne, arson in the third degree.
3. Setting fire to dwelling house,  8. Setting tire to, or burning brew-
&c., in day time, arson in the   cry &c., in night time, arson
second degree.                   in tie third degree.
4. Setting fire to warehouse, office,  9. Setting fire to, or burning vessel.
&c., arson in the second de-     goods, &c., insured, arson in
gree.                            the third degree.
5. Setting fire to, or burning build-  10. Arson in the fourth degree.
ing in which public records  11. Setting fire to, oi burniiig, in the
are kept, arson in the second    day or iight time, goods, Ac
degree.                          not subject of' arson in third
6. Arson in the third degree.        degree, arson in fourth degree.

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