Litchfield enquirer., 1830-07-01

ment in common jail not exceeding thirty days; or by such fine and imprisonment both It the discretion of the court having cOgnizance of said offence.
 Sec. 72. If any person, or persons shall, in the night season, wilfUIy cut, sever, oftake away from the lands of another any fruit orsegetabie production gro"ing sa0dipg such laRdss every such person being thereof duly convicted, shall be punished by fine not exceeding doliarr or by imprisonment
 in common jail not exceeding thirty days, by such fine and imprisonment both at the d.scretcn of the court having cognizance ofthe said offence.
 Sec. 7S Ifany person or persons shall disturb or break the peace, by tumultuOus aUd Ocnsve carriage threatening. traducing, quarreng, challenging, as- saulting beating or striking any other person; every such person ofeuding being thereof duly convicted before the County Court or Justice Of the Peace shall nay such fine not exceeding 0ne hundred dollars as on consideration of the party ohentng tne party aggrieved the instrument used the degree ofdanger the time, place, and provocatiOh stall be judged just and reasonable, shall suffer Imprisonment in cOm mon jail not exceeding SIX months ag shall pay such fine and suffer such imprisonment iOh at the discre- ton of tue Court having cognlzance 0i the oHeace
 Provided, that Justice af the Peace shall tnsAny scs oense nsd a greater l ,sr,v ~ % me
 sseh offence n the opinion of said Justice be of aggravated 8 nature as 10 require greater punisi- mcnt, the offender shall he bound over to the next County Court to answer for such offence.
 Sec. "A. And 6e farther enacted, That every per- son who shall have carnal knowledge of any man ganst the order of nature being thereof duy convict ed, shall be punished by imprspnnient n the COnnec- ticnt State Prison during his natural life; except 1t shall appear that one of the parties forced der fifteen years Of age, in which the party fore or under the age aforesaid shall not be blc to sui 1 fer said punishment ......, .... ' Sec. 75. Every Man or Woman who shall have car- nal population with any beast and shall thereof du- Y convicted, shall be punished by imprisonment m
 the Connecticut State Prison during his her natural life.
 Sec. 76 Ifany man shall commit adultery with married woman, each of them being thereofduly con victed shall be punished by Imprisonment inihe Con- neccnt State Prison not less than two years normore than five years. Ep
 Sec v. No man shall marry any woman within the following degreees of kindred: that is say No shall marry his grand wife, wles grandmother, fathers sister, mothers sister, fathers brothers wife, mothers ,rother,s wife, wifes fathers sister, wie's mothers sister, fathers wife, wfes mothersi daugh tev wiies daughter, sons wife, seters soa's daugh- ter daughters daughter, son's son's wife, danghers SsSsher Lro,Ss . daughter ers son's wife, sisters sons wife. And every mao | and woman who shall marry or carnally know each other being within any of the degrees of kindred a. foresaid and shall be thereof duly convicted shal be punished by imprsonment in the Connecticut State Prison not less than two years nor more than five years And every marriage wthia any of the degreee Ofkndred aforesaid, shall be and s hereby declared to be .o all in,cnts and purposes nu and void. a Sec. "a. lfany married person, his or her lawful wife or husband being alive. shall mar ry any other person. or if any single person shall marry any married person, his or her lawful wife or husband being alive. or if any person 30 unlawfully married, shall continue | to live together as husband and wife; every person, knowingly offending in either Of the cases aforesaid, shah be punished by impris: onn1ent in the Connecticut state prison, not less than two nor more than five years; and such unlawful marriage shall be. and is herc- by declared to be, to all inteDts and purposes, null and void.
 Sec. 79. Ii any man shall commit fornica- tion with any single woman. each Ofthem be- ing thereof duly convicted, shall pay fine of seven dollars, or suffer imprisonment in a common jail not exceeding thirty days. ..
 Sec. 90. Every person who shall be guilty | of .ascivious carriage and behaviour, and shall be thereof duly convicted. shall be punished by fine not exceeding seven dollars. or by im- prisonment in a common jail not exceeding thirty days, or by such fine and Imprisonment both, at the discretion of the court having conizance ofthe offence. ",i
 Sec. 8l. And be t further enacted, That every person who shall be guilty of blasphe- my against God, or either of the persons ol the Holy Trinity. or the Christian religion, or the holy scriptures, and shall he thereOl duly convicted, shall be punished by a tine not exceeding one hundred dollars. and by l imprisonment in common jail, not exceeding one year. and may also be bound to his good behaviour, ut the discretion of the court hay | ing cognizance of the offence. s Sec. 82. If any person shall swear rashly, vainly or profanely, either by the holy na,ne of God. or any other oath. or shall sinfully and wickedIy curse any person or persons. such persons SO offending being thereof duly convicted, shall be punished. by fine. the sum of one dollar. z
 Sec. sS. If any person shall print. import, publish, sell or distribute any hook. pamphlet, EbalIad or printed paper containing obscene language, prints or descriptions: every such person, being thereof duly convicted shall forfeit and pay, for every such offence. sum not exceeding fifty dollars nor less than ten dollars. #
 Sec. s4. Ifany person shall purchase or in- troduce into any family, college. academy. Or school, any book, pamphlet. ballad or ether printed paper containing obscene language prints or descriptions such person. being thereof duly convicted, shall forfeit and pay for every such offence. sum not exceeding seven dollars.
 Sec. s5.a aIf any person shall he found drunken. SO that he be thereby beTeas ed and disabled in the use of his reason and under standing; such person. being thereof du- lly convicted, shall forfeit and pay a fine OI two dollars for every such offence.
 Sec. se. That any justice ofthe peace may. on inc complaint of any informing officer, re- quire sureties of the peace and good behav- four from any and all persons who shall be