Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1862-03-21
Alarplano affairs.
THE TREASON BILL.

The following is an official copy OF the
treason bill, as passed by both houses of
the Maryland Legislature:
Be 1t enacted bythe General Assembly
of Maryland, That section two hundred
and two of article thirty of the Code of
Public General Laws be and the same is
hereby repealed, and that the following
be enacted and inserted in said Code in
lieu thereof, to wit:
Section 202. Subsection l. IF any
person shall levy war against this State.
or shall adhere to the enemies thereof,
whether foreign or domestic, giving
them aid or comfort within this State or
elsewhere, and shall be thereof convicted,
on confession in open court, or on the
the testimony Of two witnesses. both of
them to the same overt act he shall suf-
fer death, or be sentenced to confinement
in the penitentiary for not less than six
nor more than twenty years, at the dis
erection Of the court.
Subsection 2. If any person shall pro-
vide or procure money, goods or other
property or effects, (other than NUM-
tons of war, to be used in the levying
of war against this State, or in giving aid
or comfort to the enemies of this State,
within this State or elsewhere, and be
convicted thereof, he shall be sentenced
to imprisonment in the common Jail Of
the county or city wherever he may be
convicted, for term not exceeding six
months, or to fine not exceeding FIVE
hundred dollars, at the discretion of the
court; aud if the property or effects SO
provided or procured consist in part or in
the whole Of munitions of war, the per-
son SO providing or procuring such mu-
uitions of war shall, on conviction there
of, be sentenced to confinement in the
penitentiary for term not less than six
months or more than two years, or to a
fine not less than one hundred nor more
than five hundred dollars, at the discre-
ton of the court, and in any and every
case the money, goods, property or eff
fects so provided or procured shall be
forfeited to the use of the State.
Subsection 8. And whereas expert
ence has shown that evil-minded persons
are disposed to commit the oileEses speci-
fed in this subsection, for the purpose
of promoting rebellion or war against
this State, therefore
Be 1t enacted. That if any person or
persons shall willfully, and for the pur-
pose of promoting rebellion or war against
this State, burn or destroy any bridge,
viaduct, culvert, structure, rails, ferry
boat, or other property belonging to and
being part Of any highway or railroad
within this State, or engine, car vehicle,
or property belonging to, or used or en-
ployed upon any railroad within this
State, or shall destroy any dam, lock,
abutment, towing path, wasteweir, or
feeder Of any canal, or any boat, vessel,
or other property, belonging to or used
or employed thereon within this State,
every such person, upon conviction there
Of, shall be sentenced to undergo confne-
ment in the penitentiary, for term not
less than two or more than six years
or to fine of not less than Eve hundred
nor more than two thousand dollars, in
the discretion of the court.
Snb-sec. A. That if any person or
persons within this State, shall bold any
secret or public meeting, or unite with
or belong to any secret club or associa-
ton. known by him or them to be in
tended to effect, promote or encourage
the separation or secession of this State
from the Government or Union of the
United States, or to effect, promote or
encourage the incorporation or union Of
this State with tho so-called Southern
Confederacy, every such person, upon
conviction thereof, shall be sentenced to
confinement in the Pententiary, for a
term not less than two nor more than six
years, or to fine Of not less than Eve
hundred or more than three thousand
dollars, at the discretion 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 and
comfort to the enemies thereof, whether
foreign or domestic, within this State or
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shall be sentenced &c confinement 10 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-sec. 6. That if with intent to
promote rebellion or war against this
State, or TO give aid and comfort to the
enemies thereof, any person shall attempt
TO burn or destroy, or any person shall
attempt or conspire with others to burn
ordestroy any bridge, ferry-boat, yiaduct,
culvert structure, rails, or other property
belonging to, or being part of any bigh-
way. or railroad, or any engine, car,
vehicle, or any other property. either
belonging to or used or employed upon
any railroad within this State, or if any
person or persons shall attempt or con-
spire with others 10 destroy any dam,
lock. abutment, towing path, te-weir,
or feeder Of any canal, or any boat, yes