Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1862-02-14
Vol. vII.---No. ~.


son or persons shall attempt Of conspirc
with others to destroy any dam, lock,
abutmeut, towing path. wasscweir. or
goeder Of any canal, or any boat, vessel.
or other property, belonging to, or used
Or employed thereon, within this State.
any person 80 offending. upon conviction
thereof shall besentenced to confinement
n tho Psnitentiary, for term not OK 4
ceeding three years, nor less than ono
year, or hned in sum Of not more than
two thousaad nor less than five hundred
dollars, ii the discretion Of tic court.
Sub Sec. That Il any pessan or
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1 20 bctray, yield Or daiivsn ,auy person or
persons ia rebellion against TIE Govern
ment Of this State, or to their emissaries,
aiders or abotlors, any ship, vessel, or
steamboat within this State; every per-
son SO offending shall, upon conviction
thereof, be sentenced to confinement in
the Pcnitcntiary for term not exceed
ing three years nor less than one year.
or fined in SUN of not more than two
thousaud nor less than Eve hundred dol
Tors, in the discretion of the court
Sub-Seo g. If any person within this
State shall soduee, entiee, or persuade,
any other person to commit any one Of
the offences which are by the several sub
sections of this section prohibited, and
such offence be committed, the said per-
son who so seducod, enIiced, or persua-
ded, shall, on conviction, be sentenced to
suffer such punishment as the person
committing said offence would be liable
to suffer as punishment for the crime
so committed by bin.
Su5-Soc. 0. If any person within this
State shall attempt to seduce, ontice, or
persuade, any other person to commit
any Of the offences which by tho several
sub-scctlons Of this sections are prohibit
ted, though such offence has not been
committed, and shall be convicted there
Of, he shall be sentenced to confinement
in tho Penitentiary for not less than two
years nor more than four years, or to
fine Of not less than iiv. hundred or more
than two thousand dollars, in tho discre-
lionof the court
Suisse TO- And be Il enacted, That
the proceeds of all fines arising ont of
the execution Of the provisions of this act,
after all poeessory expenses incurred upon
their collection arc paid, be and the same
arc hereby set apart and appropriated as
portion Of the military fund for the re-
lief of the families Of the Maryland vol
unteers.
sub-Sec. II. If any Of tho offences
within described shall have been COM
uittcd before this act goes into operation,
the same shall be punished according to
the law existing at the time Of the com
mission thereof
Sub.Sec. ~ Aa2 b. 1t enacted, That
this act shall take effect from and after
the date Of its passage.
Mr. Phelps offered an amendment. to
come IL as the eighth subsection, proyi-
ding that if any one displayed scees-
sion flag he should be deemed guilty Of a
misdeneanor, and be fined from fifty to
one hundred dollars, or imprisoned in
jail for not more than sixty days, uor less
thirty days
Alr. Herbert moved to amend the Sec
oud sub-section, BY striking out the twen-
tieth line and insert mot less than six
months, nor more than two years, or to
Emo Of not less than one hundred dol
lars thereby making the punishment
Tor procuring goods, 90, for the pur-
pose Of selling or Transporting them TO
an enemy as above. The amendments
we're adopted.