American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1825-03-29
WILMINGTON, TUESDAY, % MARCH, 1925.

escape oil any person endeavoring to his or he
lille from such ship or vessel, boat, or raft, or tn
wreck thereof or, il any person or persons shall
hold out or shew any false light or lights or ex,in
guish any true light, with intention to bring an
ship or vessel boat raft, being sailing on tn
sea, into danger, or distress, or shipwreck ever
person, so offending, his her counseors, alders
and aoetors, shall be deemed guilty OF felony, AM
shall on conviction thereof be punished by fine, no
exceeding five thousand dollars, and Imprisonment
). and confinement to hard labor, not exceeding lei
years, according to the aggravaliop of the offence
Sec. 10. find be it further enacted, That, if an
master or commander Of any ship vessel, belong
ing IN whole or in part, to any citizen of citizens
the United States, shall during his being abroad
maiciously and without juslifable cause, force an
officer, or mariner, Of such ship vessel on shore
or leave him behind, in any foreign port or pIac
or refuse to bring home again all such of the off
GERS and mariners of such ship or vessel, whom h
carried out with him, as are in a condition to return
and willing to return, when he shall be ready pro
coed IN his homeward voyage, every master com
mander, so offending, shall, on conviction thereo
| be punished by fine, not exceeding FIVE hundre
dollars, or by imprisonment, not exceeding si
months, according to the aggravaton ofthe offence
| Sec. l.. find be 1t further enacted That if an,
person or persons shall wilfully and macious
set on hire, or burn, otherwise destroy, or caus
Tor aid, procure, abet assist in setting on FIRE,
burning, or otherwise destroying. any ship or yes
sci ofwar ofthe United States afoat the hgh seas
or 10 any arm OF the sea, or in any river, haven
creek, basin, or bay, within the admiralty jursdc
lion OF the United States and out Of the jurisdiction
OF any particular State, every person, offending
shall be deemed guilty Of felony, and shall, OF
conviction thereof, suffer death: Provided, Tha
nothing herein contained shall be construed to tax
away or impair the right of any court martial t
punish any offence, hch. by the law of the Unite
States, may be punishable by such court.
! Sec. IL. find be IT further enacted, That If an
officer of the United States shall be guilty of extor
lion, under or by the color of his Office, every pei
son so offending shall, on conviction thereof, b
punished by fine not exceeding FIVE hundred dollars
or by imprisonment, not exceeding one year, accor
/ ding to the aggravation of the offence.
/ Sec. IS. find be it further enacted, That, if an
person, in any case, matter hearing, or other pre-
ceeding. when an oath or affirmation shall be re
lquiredto be taken administered under or by an
law or laws of the United States, SHALL upon the ia
king of such oath affirmation, knowingly an
willingly swear affirm falsely, every person, s
offending, shall be deemed guilty of perjury, an
shall on conviction thereof, be punished by fin,
not exceeding two thousand dollars, and by impris
onment and confinement to hard labor, no, exceed
i ing five years, according TO the aggravaton OF tn
1 offence. And if any person or persons shall know
j ingly or willingly procure any such perjury to b
Icommitted every person so offending shall be deem
!. ed guilty Of subornaton Of perjury, and shall o
conviction thereof be punished by fine, not exceed
ling two thousand dollars, and by imprisonment an
confinement to hard labor, not exceeding five year:
according to the aggravation of the offence.
\ Sec. Id. find be 1T further enacted That, if an
'Iperson upon his or her arraignment upon any in
dictment before any court of the United States 70
any offence, not capital, shall stand mute, or will M
answer or plead 10 such indictment. the court shall
Notwithstanding, proceed to the trial OF the perso
SO standing mute. refusing TO answer or plead,
if he or she had pleaded not guilty, and upon vel
rIdict being returned by the jury. may proceed t
-Irender Judgment accordingly. And the trial oil a
lohences, which shall be committed upon the hig
lseas or elsewhere, out OF the limits OF any state
district, shall be in the district where the offender
Unprecedented or into which he may be first brough
Sec. Is find be 1t further enacted, That, in eve
Try where any criminal, convicted of any offenc
4 sganst the United States, shall be sentenced to i'm
Il prisonment and confinement to hard labor, it sha
r be lawful for the court, by which the sentence
q passed, to order the same to be execnted in an
state prison or penientiary, within the distrie
where such court is holden; the use of which pris
on or penitentiary may be allowed or granted b
the Legislature of such state for such purposes
he expenses attendant upon the execution of sue
sentence shall be paid by the United States.
Sec. 6. find be it further enacted, That, if an
,Iperson who shall be employd president, cashle
,Iclerk servant, in the Bank Of the United States
rcreated and established by act entitled Gan act
incorporate the subscribers the Bank of the Un
tied States" passed the tenth day Of April,
the year of our Lord one thousand eight bundre
and sixteen. or in any Office of discount and depc
site established by the Directors of said Bank, i
any state or territory of the United States, sha
eloniously take, steal and carry away, any money
goods, bond BILL bank note or other note, CHECK
draft, Treasury note, or other valuable security @
efects, belonging to said bank, deposited in sal
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