Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1862-02-14
rIE TREASON HILL
The following is tho bill to define and
punish treason, which was passed BY the
House Of .DeIeea!es on the 28th az:


Entitled al Act to amend section two
hundred and two Of Article thirty Of
the Code Of Public General Laws, re
1 laEug 10 crimes aud punishmcnts, BY
defining Treason and providing FORTH
! punishment Of Treason and other kim
dred oilcnses.
Il eaaeie7 81 liz lgsae,ar 49,, !,
1 al lsagiaa1 1fae section tNo h6a9iTed
and two Of Article thirty Of the Code q
4 Public General Laws. be-. and che Same
4 is hereby repealed. and that the follow.
ling be enacted and inserted III said Code
1 in lieu thereof to wit:
Section POP. Sub-Sec. I. If any per-
son shall lew war AGAINST This State. or
shall adhere to the enemies thereof whe-
thor foreign or domestic. giving them
aid or comfort within this State Or else
where. and shall be thereof convicted on
confession in open court, or on the testi-
mouy Of two Witnesses both Of them to
tbe,same overt act or one Of them 70 one
and the other to another overt act Of the
same treason. he shall suffer death. or
be sentenced TO confinement ii Tho Peni.
tertiary for not less thon Six nor more
than twenty wears at the discretion Of
the conrt
Sub-Sec. . IL any porson shall pro-
vide or nrocure money oools or othoy
property or effects (other than munitions
Of wary 10 he used IN the levvino 81
war AGAINST ibis State or in giving aid
or comfort to the enemies of Ills State
within this State or elsewhere and be-
convicted thereof he shall be- sentenced
to imprisonment in the county iail Of
Tho county or eitv wherever bg NAV 81
convicted for term not exceeding sly
months or to a fine not exceeding FIVE
bundred dollars N tho discretion 9f tha
conrt and If tbo nronertv Or effects q
nrovided Or procured eonsist in mart or
I Il ~ wbole oe ,nnoitions az wor ~
nereon 70 nrovidino Or nroenr;ng spcb
mpnit;ons If war Shall on conviction
thereof he sentenced ia oon6pement r.
the nanitentiarv f,r term not oveeed .
jnc tao vears or az gaenot 3 cseding
me- value Of tbe said pronertv or eiToets
A Tho discretion Of the CONT and n anv
and evcrv case the MONEY goods nro.
nertv or eGfcets 50 nroyided or procured
/ sbaiI he forfeited TO tbe uso Of fbe STATE
Sub-sec 3 Ind Vbereos experience
has shown that evil.minded nersons arc
dismissed 70 commit tbe offences snecifed
IN tbis subsection for tbe pnrnose Of
promotino rebellion or war against tbis
State therefore
BE II eaao,ea That If any 3ers1n or
persous shall wilfullv burn or destroy
snv bridec. viaduct culvort structurc
rails ferry boat or other nronertv be-
LONGING to. and beinc mart Of anv biob.
waV or railroad witbin this State or
engine car vehicle ar nronertv bo
lonoino ia or used or emnloved mon any
railroad within this State or shall de-
i-etrov onv dam locl obntmont towine
,q,G wosteweir or fpodor If snv canal
or anv boot vessel or other nronorfy
Lelon0iog n ar used ar on,,lovsd tboro
on w;fb;n tbis gtoto ovsrv sncb ro~son
mon conyiction thereof sbau he son'
farcoa % rn1oroo conGrc,nort L ~
/ pcrite,t;srg a. torr M lcss d'ar
i,ga ~, ,,:ro ~ tb,,, roors or ,o ca1
~ I'll ~ ~ ,ton Go LgJ ','@' - no. I,,
t,r t,ro tl,oaa.r5 3dl1ars 4 tlo a;-ns.
w. ~ ,taoea.e - ~
s,h Ga ' TLo, 70 .na no-.o. =,
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ioa .-yDl u. r ,'l,T 1870, NIX .i
y. - ~ - an, $3.50 nl,h =. 80
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,ond.1 liz ~ XXX, 49, rrorao,a ~ snoenrsr.
III 80, so,.o,.,;@, ~. eocass;or oe XII e,af,
fror H. Govorn,,'c,,t ~ ITnion If IN,
Irri,od Stotes ~ 10 egeot nromolo 4,
a eo,-o ' nv incor,orotion ar pnion u
XXX sfstc yifb he eo.called Southern
I ronfsJor.og cyery rnoh porson. mon
cnnyiction yboreof eball bo sentenced u
confnemonl IN fbe poniteptiarv for a
term not less tban two nor more than six
ycars Or N q Gno Of not less than Eve
! hundred or moro tban three thousand