The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1862-03-22
Punishment of TreasOn in Maryland.

other himdred offences.
Be it enacted b, the General .fssembly
Of .Haryland, That sec ion two hundred
and two, of article thirty, Of The Code
Of Public General Laws be, and the same
! is hereby, repealed, and that the follow
! ing be enacted and inserted in said code
in lieu thcrcof-to wit:
Section 202. Subsection /. If any
person shall levy war against the State,
or shall! adhere to the enemies thereof,
whether foreign or domestic, giving them
aid or comfort within this Safe or else
where. and shall! be thereof convicted
on confession in open court or on the
testimony of two witnesses, DO h of them
to the same overt act, he shall suffer
dea,h or be sentenced to confinement in
the penitcntiary for not less than six NOT
more than twenty years, at the discre-
ton of the court.
Sub sec. .. If any person shall provide
or procure money, goods, or other pro-
perty or effects, (other than munitions
of war; to be used in the lcvying of
war against the State, or in giving aid
or comfort to the enemies of this S ate,
within this State or elsewhere, and be
convicted thereof, he shall be sentenced
to imprisonment in the common jail of
the coun y or city wherever he may be
convicted, for Il term not exceeding six
months, or to a fine not exceeding five
hundred dollars, at the discretion of the
court; and il the property or effects SO
provided or procured consist, or in the
whole, of munitions Of war, the person
so providing or procuring such munitions
OF war shall, on conviction thereof, be
sentenced tie confinement in the peni en-
tiary for term no, less than six months
nor more than two years, Or to fine not
less than one hundred nor more than
five hundred dollars, at the discretion of
the court, and in any and every case the
money, goods, property, or effects, so
provided or procured, shall be forfeited
to the use of the s ate
Sub-Scc. 3. .7nd orhereaS, experience
has shown that evi-nunded persons are
disposed to commit the offences specified
in this subsection for the purpose Of
promoting rebellion or war against this
State therefore,
Be 1t enaeted, That if any person or
persons shall wilfuIly, and for the pur-
pose of promoting rebellion or war against
this Stae, burn Or destroy any bridge,
via-duct, culvert, structure, rails, ferry
beat or o her property belonging to and
being part of any highway or railroad
within this Sta c, or engine, car, vihcle
or property belonging to, or used or
employed upon any railroad wi hin this
State, or shall DIES roy any dam, lock,
abutment, towing-path, was e-weir or
feeder Of any canal, or any beat, vessel
or o,her property belonging to, or used,
or employed thereon, within this State,
every such person, upon conviction
thereof, shall be sentenced to undergo
confinement in the peni,entiary fora term
not less than two nor more than six
years, or 70 a fine Of not less than five
hundred, nor more than two thousand
dollars, in the discretion of the court.
Sub-scc. 1. That if any person or
persons wi hin this State shall! hold any
secret or public meeting, or public
meeting. or uni e with or belong to any
secret club or association, known by him
or them to be intended to etfec., promote,
or encourage the separation or secession
of this Sta e from the Government or
Union of the Uni ed States, or to effect,
promote, or encourage the incorporation
or union of this Sd c with the so-called
Southern Confederacy, every such person,
upon conviction thereof, shall be sen en-
ccd to confinement in the peritcu larry
for a term not less than two nor more
than six years, or to fine of not less
than five hundred nor more than three
thousand dollars, at the discrc ion of
the court.
Sub-sec. 5. If any person shall con-
spire or combine with others to levy
war against this State, or to give aid or
comfort to the enemies thereof, whe her
forei On or domectic, within this State or
elsewhere, and be convicted thereof, he
shall be sentenced to confinement in the
penitentiary for not less than two years
nor more than six years, or to a fine not
exceeding five thousand dollars, at the
discretion of the court.
Sub-scc. 6. That if, with intent to
promote rebellion Or war against this
Sta.e, or to give aid and comfort to the
enemies thereof, any person shall a:tcmps
to burn or destroy, or any person shall
attempt or conspire with other to burn
or destroy auy bridge, fcrry-boat, via.
duct, culvert, structure, rails, or other
property, belonging to or beng part of
any highway or railroad, or any engine,
car, vehicle, or other property, either
belonging to, or used, or employed on
any railroad within this State, Or if any
person or persons shall attempt or con-
splre with other to destroy any dam,
ock, abutment, towing path, wastc-weir
or feeder of any canal, or any boat, YES
sci, or o,her properly, belonging to or
used, or employed thereon, within this
State, every person so offending, upon
convic ion thereof, shall be sentenced to
confinement. in the pcniten,iary for term
not exceeding three years, nor less than
one year or fined in sum not more
that two thousand, nor less than five
hundred dollars, in the discrc ion of the
court,
Sub-scc. 7. That if any person or
persons shall wilfully attempt to con-
spirc or bctray, yield or deliver to any