The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1835-07-29
JOHN BELL.
Public, No. %,


ment of offences against the United States.
BE IL enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
SGntdtiUeS Of the United States Of 1merica in Cou-
gress assembled, That if any one or more of the
crew of any American ship or vessel or the high
seas, any other waters within the admiralty
and mararime jurisdiction of the United States, shall
unawfully wifuy, and with force, or by fraud
threats, or other intimidations, usurp the command
of such ship vessel from the master or other law
ful commanding officer thereof, deprive him of
his authority and command on board thereof, or re-
sist or prevent him in the free and lawful exercise
thereof, or transfer such authority and command To
any other person not lawfully entitled thereto, every
such person offending, his aiders abctters shall
be deemed guilty of revolt mutiny and felony !;
and shall on conviction thereof, be punished by n
fine not exceeding two thousand dollars and by
Imprisonment and confinement to hard labor not
cecding ten years, according to the and ng-
gravation of the offence. And the offence of making
a revolt in ship, which now is under and in vir-
tue OF the eighth section of the act of Congress- pass
ed the thireth day of April in he year of our Lord
one thousand seven hundred and ninety punisha-
bic as a capital offence, SHALL from and aicr the
passage of the present act, be longer punishable
a capital offence, shall, from and after the pas
sage of the present act, be longer punishable as
capital offence, but shall be punished in the
prescribed in the present act, and not otherwise.
Sec. q And be H further enacted, That if any
one or more of the crew of any American ship or
vessel on the high SEAS or any other waters, within
the admiralty and maritime jurisdiction of the Uni
ted States, shall endeavor to make revolt or mu-
tiny board such ship or vessel, shall combine,
conspire confederate with any other person
persols on board to make such revolt or mutiny or
shall solicit ncite or stir up any other or 9TH
of the to disobey resist the lawful orders
of the MASTER other officer of such ship vessel
to refuse or neglect their proper duty on board
thereof to betray their proper trust therein, or
shall assemble with others in tumutuous and mu-
tinous manner, or make riot on board thereof, or
shall unlawfully confne the master, other COM
manding officer thereof Of every such person Of
Tending shall, on conviction thereof be punished by
fine, not exceeding thousand dollars, or by i'm
prisonment not exceeding five years. by both, ac-
cordng TO the nature and aggravaton of the offence
Sec. 3. And be 10 further enacted, That if any
master other officer, of any American ship or ves-
sci on the high seas, or on any other waters within
the admiralty and maritime jurisdiction OF the Uni
ted States, shall from malice, hatred revenge, and
without justifablc cause, beat, wound, imprlson,
any one or more the Of such ship or vessel,
or withhold from them suitable food and nourish-
mcnt or nGict upon them any cruel and unusual
punishment, every such person so offending shall,
on conviction thereof, be punished by fine not cx-
ceeding one thousand dollars, or by imprisonment
not exceeding five years, or by both, according to
the nature and aggravation Of the offence.
Sec. A. And be IL further enacted, That when
ever any person indicted for any offence against the
United States, whether capital or otherwise, shall
upon his arragnment stand mute. or will not plead
or answer thereto it shall be the duty OF the court
to enter the plea Of not guilty on his BEHALF IN the
same manner as if he had pleaded not guilty thereto.
And when the party shall plead not guilty, or such
plea shall be entered aforesaid, the cause shall be
deemed at issue and shall, without further form or
ceremony, be tried by jury. And IN all trials IN
capital cases, if the party indicted shallpcremptorily
challenge above the number of jurors allowed by
law, such excess Of challenges shall be dsallowcd
bv the court and the cause shall proceed for trial
in the same manner as if the same challenges had
not been made.
Sec. 5. and be II further enacted. That when
ever ony person shall be convicted Of any offence
| AGAINST the United States which IL punishable by
fine and imprisonmet, or by either, shall be law
f for the court by which the sentence is passed, to
order the sentence to be executed in any House OF
! Correction. or House Of Reformation for juvenile
deInouen,s within the State or District where such
cour, is holden; the use of which shall be allowed
and authorized by the Legislature Of the State tor
such purpose. And the expenses attendant upon