, 1854-05-13

cOnn'y jail Tor any length OF time not eX-
ceeding one year and fined not exceeding
five hundred dollars, Or fined only.
OF PRINCIPALS AND ACCESSORIES.
Sec 1875. No distinction shall exist be-
tween an accessory before the fact, and q
principal, or between principals in the first
and second degree, and all persons concern.
cd in the commission Of an offence, wheth.
er they directly counsel the act constituting
he offence, or COUNSEL, aid and abct in its
commission, though not present, shall here
after be indicted, tried and punished as pr,D.
cipalS
See. l2G. Every person not standing in
the relation Of husband or wife, parent or
grant parent, child or grand child, brother
or sister 10y consanguini'y or affinity TO the
offender who after the commission Of any
felony, shall harbor, conceal or maintain,
or assist any principal felon or accessory
before the fact, or shall give the offender
any other aid, knowing that he had commit
ted felony, or had been accessory there o
before the fact, with inteUt that he shall
avoid Or escape from detection, arrest, trial
or punishment, shall be deemed accessory
after The fact. .and shall on conviction there
of be imprisoned in the county jail not more
than one year, or be fined in any sum not
exceeding five hundred dollars.
See. l27. Every person who shall become
an accessory after the fact to any felouy,
may be indicted, convicted and punished,
whether the principal fclon shall or shall
not have been convicted previously or shall
Or shall not be aneuahle TO justice, 10y any
court having jurisdiction o try the principal
telon, and either in the county where such
person shall become an accessory or in the
county where such principal felony shall
have been committed
OF FINES.
Sec. l2S. AL fines imposed on any per-
son by the provisions of this act where he
same shall be collected, shall be paid TO the
county treasurer as (scbool) funds of the
county, where such conviction shall have
been had who shall give duplicate receipts
therefor, one of which shall be filed with the
county auditor, end all officers refusing or
neglocting to pay over any fines within one
month after they shell have been received
shall upon conviction thereof be fined in
lour-fold the amoua; Of such fnes so re-
ceived
GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATIVE TO CRIMES AND
PUNIsHMENrs.
Sec. l29 When public offence has been
committed partly in one county and partly
in another, or the act or effects constituting
or requisite TO the coEsummation of the Of
fence occur in two or more counties, the
jurisdiction is in either county.
Sec. 1870. Offences committed on tie
boundary liue of two counties or within one
hundred rods of the dividing liue between
them, may be alleged in the indictment to
have been committed in either Of them, and
may he prosecuted and punished in either
county
See. ISL. Wien property taken il one
county by burglary, robbery, larceny OF
embe zzlemeut has been brought into anoth.
or county, the jurisdiction is IN either coun'
ty.
Sec. 1872. If any mortal wound is given,
or poison administered in one county, aud
death by means thereof eusue in auo her
the jurisdiction is in either.
Sec. 1888 In the prosecution Of any Of
fence committed upon, or in relation TO, OF
in any way affecting any real estate, or any
offence committed in stealing, embezzlIng,
destroying, injuring OF fraudulently receiving
or concealing any money, goods or other
personal estate, it shall be sufficient, and
shall not be deemed u variance, il it be
proved on trial that at the time when such
offence was committed, either the actual OF
constructive possession, or the general oI
special property in the whole, or any part
OF such real or personal estate was IN the
person or community alleged in the indict
ment or other accusation, to be the ownei
thereof.
Sec. 1874. When The term "pcrson" oil
other word is used to designate the party
whose property is the subject of an Offence
or against whom any act is done with IN
tent to defraud or injure, the term may b'
construed to include the United States, thi'
Territory, or any State or Territory, or any
public or private corporations, as well as al
individual.
See. 1876. Every term in this act imply
ing one only, shall when required be con
strued to mean two or more, and any tern
implying two or more shall also he con
strued to mean when required but one, ex
cept in cases where two or more are neceS
sary 10 constitute the offence, and ever.
term implying sex, shall when necessary b.
construed to mean 10th or either.
See. 1856. No offence committed agains
the laws heretofore in force, shall be affect
ed by the provisions of this act, excep
where any punishment may have been NIT
igated by those provisions, they may be eX
tended and applied to any judgment here
after 10 be pronounced.
See 1871. No prosecution for any offenc
committed shall he affected by the provis
ithls of this act, except thai, the proceeding
in such prosecution shall be coniormed whe
necessary to the provisions ofsthe act regu