Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1838-05-24

10 be false, forged, altered or counterleited
with intent to defraud, shall be imprisoned
not exceeding ten years nor less than two
years.
Sec. 6. Every person who shall be convict.
ed OF forging or counterfeiting any false coin
in imitation and similitude Of any gold or sill
yer coin current within this state, by law or
usage, shall be imprisoned not exceeding ten
years nor less than two years.
Sec.7. Every person who shall be convict
ed OF u,terlng or rendering in payment as
true, any false, forged or counterfeit coin,
made and forged in imitation and similltude
OF any gold or silver cain current within tins
state by law or Usage knowing the same to
be false or counterfeit, with intent to defraud
shall be imprisoned not exceeding ten years
nor less than two years.
! Sec. 6. Every person who shall be convict
ed Of bringing into this state, or Of having in
his possession or custody any false or coun-
iehcit coin, made and forged in imitation and
simlitnde Of any gold or silver coin current
within this state, by law or usage, knowing
the same to be false or counterfeit, with in.
tent TO utter or pass the same, in payment,
as true, shall be imprisoned not exceeding
ten years nor less than two years.
Sec.9. Every person who shall be convict
cd OF casting, stamping, engraving, forming,
making or mending, or Of beginning TO cast,
stamp, engruve, form, make or mend, or OF
having in his possession or custody, any
mould, pattern, die, punch, press, or other
tool or instrument whatever, devised, odap-
ted, and designed for the forging or making
any false or counterfeit coin. in imitation and
simlitude Of any gold or silver coin cnrreni
within this state, by law or usage, with in
tent 10 use and employ the same or to canse
the same to be used and employed in forging
or making any such false or counterfeit coin
as aforesaid, shall be imprisoned not exceed
ing ten years nor less than two years.
Sec. 10. In no prosecution for forging,
counterfeiting, or altering any bank or
note, or for ulterng, passing, or rendering in
payment as true any such false, forged, coun-
,tcrfeited, or altered hank bill or note, or for
bringing into this State, or for having in pos
session or custody, any such false, forged,
counterfcited, or altered bank bill or note.
with intent to pass the same as true, know
ing the same TO be false, forged, counterfeit
ed, or altered, shall the testimony of any per-
son whose name is purported to be signed to
such bill or note, or his personal attendance
as witness be requisite, when he shall be
absent from this State at the time Of such
trial, or when his place Of residence shall be
without the limits of this State, or more than
thirty miles from the place Of trial but the
testimony OF any competent witness, who is
acquainted with the hand writing Of such
person, or who has knowledge of the differ.
encc in appearance of true and counterfeit
or altered bank bills, and who is skilled there
in, shall be received as competent evidence,
to prove any such bank bill or note to be
false, forged, counterfeitcd or altered.
CHAPTER SIXTH.
Of cGsnces against Chastity Morally and
Decency
Section I. Every person who shall be con-
vcted Of adultery, shall be imprisoned not
exceeding one year, or fined not exceeding
five hundred dollars.
Sec. 2. Every person who shall be convict
ed of fornication, shall be fined not exceed
ing ten dollars.
Sec. B. Every person who shall be convict
ed Of being married to another. or Of cohabi-
thug with another as husband and wife c,having
at the time former husband or wife living,
shall be imprisoned not exceeding five years
nor less than one year, or be fined not OK
ceeding one thousand dollars: Provided that
this shall not extend TO any person whose
husband or wife shall be continually remain
ing without the limits of this State for the
space of seven years together, the party be-
ing married again at the expiration Of said
seven years not knowing the other to be liv-
ing within that time, nor to any person who
shall be divorced at the time Of such second
marriage, nor to any person, by reason Of any
former or prior marriage made when the man
was less than fourteen or the woman less
thnn twelve years of age.
| Sec. q. Every woman who shall be con-
victed of concealing the birth of nny Issue Of
her body, which if it were born alive would
be n bastard, so that it may not be known,
whether il were born dead or alive, or of con-
cealing the death Of any infant bastard child
born of her body, so that it may not be known
whether such child was murdered or not,
shall be imprisoned not exceeding ten months,
or be fined not exceeding three hundred dol
lars.
Sec. 5. Any woman who shall be indicted
for the murder Of her infant bastard child
may also be charged in the same Indictment
with either or both of the offences referred
to in the next preceding section, and If upon
the trial the Jury shall acqut her, ,on the charge
Of murder, and find her guilty Of the other Of.
fences, or either of them, judgment and SEN
tence may be awarded against her according
ly.
Sec. 6. Every person who shall be convict
ed Of blasphemy shall be imprisoned not
exceeding two months or fined not exceed.
ing two hundred dollars.
Sec. 2. Every person who sholl be convict
ed Of profsne cursing and swearing shall be
fnod not exceeding FIVE dollars.
Sec. {. Every person who shall be con-
vctcd Of the obomnable and detestable crime
against nature, either with mankind or with
any beast, shall be imprisoned not exceeding
twelve years nor less than three years.
Sec. Q. Every person who shall be convict
cd OF wifally interruptiDg or disturbing any
assembly ofpeople met for religious worship,
shall be imprisoned not exceeding one year
or fined not exceeding five hundred dollars.
Sec. 10. Every person who shall be con.
victed Of secretly digging up or carrying
away any human body from it's place Of sep
uturc or Of knowingly conceaing any such
body 80 dug up or carried away, shall be i'm.
prisoned not exceeding ten years or Gned
not exceeding one thousand dollars.
Sec. II. Every person who shall be con-
victed Of wilfnlly and maliciously destroying,
mutiuiing, deiacing. injuring, or removing
any tomb, monument, grave stone, or other
structure or thing, placed or designed for
memorial OF the dead. or any fence, railing,
curb or other thing, intended for the protcc. !