Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1864-12-23
t is hereby enacted, &c.

offence against the laws of this state, am
shall be punished by fine not less thai
fifty dollars, nor more than five hundred
dollars, or by Imprisonment in the coun
|ty Jail not less than thirty days nor NOR,
than one year, or both of said punish
ments, in the discretion of the court.
Sec. 2. This act shall take effect from
its passage.
Approved Nov. 10, 1864
An act in addition to chapter one hundred
and twenty of the general statutes en-
titled "Of general provisions concern
ing crimes and punishments."
1t is hereby enacted, &c,
Sec. /. When any person shall be
convicted Of any crime punishable with
death and sentenced to suffer such pun
ishment, he may at the sane time, at the
discretion of the court, be sentenced to
solitary confinement in the state prison
until such punishment shall be inflicted.
Sec. 2. When any person shall be
sentenced to suffer the punishment OF
death, and the court do not sentence such
person TO solitary confinement in the state
prison as provided in the preceding sec.
ton of this act, the sentence of death
shall be carried into execution, within the
county in which the conviction shall be
had at such time as shall be designated
by the court passing fnal sentence and
said court shall issue their warrant, un-
der the seal Of said court, directed to the
sheriff Of such county, commanding said
sheriff 10 cause the said sentence of death
to be carried into execution.
Sec. 3. When a sheriff shall inflict
The punishment of death upon any con-
vict in obedience to a warrant, as proyi-
led in the second section of this act, he
shall return the Original warrant with his
1oings thereon, to the court from which
said warrant issued, and the clerk shall
,ubjoin to the record d sentence brief
abstract Of the sheriff, return upon said
warrant.
Sec. 4. So much of section seven of
chapter one hundred and twenty of the
general statutes inconsistent with the pro-
'isions OF this act is hereby repealed,
Sec. 5. This act shall take effect from
is passage.
Approved November Is, 1864.
An act defining offences against the gov
ernment, and providing for their pun
ishment.
1t is hereby enacted, &c.
Sec. l. That if any person or persons
wing allegiance to this stale, shall levy
var or conspire to levy war, against the
anne, or shall adhere to The enemies of
he state giving them aid and comfort,
'ithin the state or elsew here, and thereof
e convicted before county court duly
olden within and for any county within
ne state, either on confession in open
ourt, or on the testimony of what at
'ast is equivalent 10 two witnesses to the
anne overt act of treason of which be or
ley shall stand indicted, such person or
ersons shall be adjudged guilty of trea-
IN against this state, and shall suffer
cath by hanging by the neck until dead,
hich sentence of death shall be carried
Ito execution within the county in which
e conviction shall be bad, at such time
shall be designated by the court pass
g final sentence.
Sec. z. That 1t any person or per- q
ms owing allegiance to this state, know
g Of any such treason TO have been
mmitted, or knowing of the intent Of !.
y person or persons to commit any 4,
ch treason, shall not, within fourteen
Iys from the time of having such know
dge, give information thereof to the :,
en- governor of this state, to some one
the judges of the supreme court Of
dicature, or 20 some justice Of the 4
ace, such person or persons, on convic-
IN thereof before the county court,
all be adjudged guilty Of misprision of