Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1857-03-21

TPUBLIc-No. 45.1
AN ACT in addition to more eeoually to provide
for the punishment of certain crimes against the Unit
ed States; and for other purposes.
Be enacted By the Senate and House of Representatives
Of the United States of america Congress assembled
That if any person persons upon the high seas in
any of the sea, any river haven creek BASIN
or bay, within the admiralty jurisdiction of the United
States and out of the jurisdiction of any particular State
shall unawully and wilfully but without malice afore-
thought, strike stab, wound shoot at other per-
son, of which striking, stabbng, woundng, shooting
such person shall afterwards die upon land within
without the United States, every person offending, his
or her counsellors aders and abeors shall be deemed
guilty of the crime of manslaughter and upon conviction
thereof shall be punished is hereinafter provided.
Sec. 2 And be at further enacted, That if any person
upon the high in any of the sea, or in any
river haven creek, basin bay within the admiralty
jurisdiction of the United States and out of the ursdic
ton of any particular State shall attempt to commit the
crime of murder mansaughter by poisoning drowning
or strangng another person. by any means not con-
shutting the offence of assault with dangerous wea
pom, such offender upon conviction thereof shall be
punished by Imprisonment, with without hard labor
for period not exceeding three years, and fine not
exceeding thousand dollars at the discretion of the
court.
Sec g. And be it further enacted, That the crime of
manslaughter provided for by this act and all other
acts heretofore passed. shall be punished by imprison
ment with without hard labor, for period not
ceeding three years, and fine not exceeding thou
sand dollars at the discretion of the court
Sec f. And be 1t further enacted That all acts and parts
of inconsistent with the provisions of this act
hereby repealed PROVIDED howcuer, That this repeal
shall not affect any act done before any prosecution
pending at the time of the passage of this act but all
such shall be indctabe and punishable and all such
prosecutions shall be proceeded with the would
have been in icable and punishable and proceeded with
as if this act had not been passed.
Sec 5. And be- further enacted, That in all cases where
any OATH affirmation or affidavit shall be made taken
before any register receiver either both of them
of any local land Office in the United States any Terri
tory thereof when any oath, affirmation affidavit
shall be made taken before any person authorized by
the laws of any State Territory of the United States to
administer oahs afrmations take aidavits, and
such oaths, armatons, adavits made, used, or
filed in any of said local land Offices in the General
Land Office, will in arising under any either
of the ORDERS regulations instructions concerning any
the public lands of the United States issued by the
Commissioner of the General Land Office other proper
officer of the Government of the United States under
the laws of the United States in any relating to
affecting any right claim title, any contest therefor,
to any public lands of the United States and if
person or persons taking such oath or affirmation or
affidavit shall knowingly, wfuy or corruptly or
affirm falsely, the shall be deemed and taken to be
perjury and the person persons guilty thereof shall
upon conviction be liable to the punishment prescribed
for that offence by the laws of the United States.
Approved March 8, 1857