Alabama state intelligencer., 1831-04-20

ana battery with intent to commit rape,
 shall be punished for the first offence by un.
 dergolng confinement in the Penitentiary foi | Il period not less than one nor more than five years, and Tor the second for period not less
 than five or more than fifteen years.
 Sec. 6. find De ft further enacted, That every person duly convicted of burglary, or as necessary thereto before the fact, or of rob ping, or as saccessary thereto before the fact, 1 shall be sentenced to suffer Imprisonment and labor, for the first offence for peridd not less than three normore than seven years and for the second offence for a period not lessthan five nor more than fifteen years.
 Sec. z. find De it further enacteR That every person convicted of horse stealing, may hem, bigamy, or as being accessary tS any of said crimes before the fact, shall be ssntenc- ed to suffer imprisonment and labor, fr the ! first offence for period not less than two nor more than seven years, and for the tecond loifence for a period not less than five nor limore than twelve years.
 Sec. 8. find De it further enacted, SThat every person, convicted of perjury, or slbor- nation of perjury, shall be sentenced to suffer Imprisonment and labor, for the first offence for a period mt less than two nor more than ten years, and for the second offence for pe- riod not less than five nor mere than fifteen years.
 Sec. 9. .41d De it fnuher enacted, That every person convicted of fclanionsly stealing, taking, and carrying away, any goods or chat telS or other personal property, of the value of five dollars or rupwaids, or any bank note, prSmmissory note, or any other instrument ofwriting, for the payment or delivery of mo- ney or other valuable thing, to the amount of five dollars or upwards, shall be sentenced to suffer imprisonment and labor. for the first offence for period not less than enc nor more than three years, and for the second offence for period not less than three nor more than te1 years.
 Sec. TO- find De H further enacted, That every person convicted of receiving stolen gSods, or any article the stealing of which is made punishable by this act, to the value of | five dollars or upwards, knowing them to have been stolen, or of being an accessary after the fat in any felony, shall be sentenced to suffer imprisonment and labor, for the first offence foia period not less than one nor more than five years, and for the second offence for pe- ridd not less than two nor more than ten years. Sec. II. .dnd De h further enacted, That eyery pers n duly convicted of having falsely foyed and counterfeited any gold or silver coin, winch now is, or shall hereafter be, passing or in circulation within the District If Columbia, or of having falsely uttered, pad, or rendered in payment, any such coun- teIfet and forged coin, knowing the same to be forged and c1unterfeit; or of having aided, abetted or commanded the perpetration of either of the said offences; or of having false | ly made, altered. forged, or counterfeited, or caused or procured to be falsely made al- tered, f'rged, or ccunterftted, having will fully aided or assisted in falsely making, | altering, forging, CT cnunterfeiting, any pa | per, writing, or printed paper, to the pre- | judiec of the right of any other persons bo- l dy pclitic or corporate, or voluntary asso- citation, with intent to defraud such person, l b9dy polite or corporate, or voluntary asso- ciaten, or of having passed, uttered, or pub
 lshed, or attempted to pass, utter or publish,
 as true, any such falsely made, altered, fofg-
 ed, or counterfeited paper, writing or printed
 paper, to the prejudice of the right of any
 other person, body polite or corporate, or So-
 lnntary association, knowing the same to be falsely made, altered, forged, or connterfsit- ed, with intent to defraud such person, bSdy
 p9litic or corporate, or voluntary association
 shall be sentenced to suffer imprisonment and
 labor, for the first offence for period not less
 than one year nor more than seven years, for
 the second offence for a period not less than
 three nor more than ten years.
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 every person duly convicted of obtaining by
 false rretences any goods or chattles, money,
 bunk note, promissory note, or any other in-
 strument in writing, for the payment q deli
 very of money CT other valuable thing, or of
 keeping a faro bunk or gaming table, shall be
 sentenced to suffer imprisonment and labor,
 for period not less than one year, nor more
 than five years; and every person, so offend
 ing shall be competent witness against every other person offending in the same transac-
 tion, and may be compelled to appear and
 give evidence in the same manner as other persons, but the testimony SD given shall not
 be used in any prosecution or proceeding, civl
 or criminal, against the person so testifying. 1 1 Sec. IS. And De i further enacted, Thal every person, upon second conviction of lar
 ceny, where the property stolen IS under the value of five dollars, or upon a second con lvction of receiving stolen goods, knowing l them to be stolen, where the property stolen
 IS under the value of five dollars, shall be sen
 fenced to suffer imprisonment and labor, for
 period not less than one, nor more than three | years.
 Sec. 14. find De h .further enacted, Tha | all capital fclanies and crimes in the Distrlc
 of Columbia, not herein specially provided l for, except murder, treason, and piracy, shal
 hereafter be punished by imprisonment ant
 labor in the penitentiary of said District, fol l period not less than seven nor more thai twenty years.
 Sec. Is. .dnd De it fnrther enacted, Ina I every other felony, mlsdemeanor, or offence
 not provided for by this act, may and shall b'
 punished as heretofore, except that in all Ca
 ses where whipping is part or the whole o
 the punishment except, Tn the cases of slaves
 the court shall substitute therefore imprison
 ment mthe county jail, for period not ex
 ceeding SIX months.
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