Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1867-04-20
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Laws u The IInIlcA SlaIcS.
rnssrd ~ ibo sct1ni session ~
tl'o Ihirit-Ninth Snrrcss.

fthiic NJ "
Az Acr Iruvid.ng for the punish
mrut orcrrluIn crimes therein nu
iuol In the District 0f Columbia.
and lur other purposes,
he u 0ID'rd LV me- Senate 0ud
Honsr nj q pr@rpi1i'rr' of tie lHr
ted S'dia " impird ~ CoHgrr, u.s.,
Sembied, That il any person shall
stc,d any money or other personal
goods or cha,tcls, the property Of
another, or the value Of ,hrty,iivc
dollars or upward, the person so OF.
lcndng shall bo doomed guilty Of
larceny, and, upon conviction there
oE shull be Imprisoned in the peui,
Tertiary, and kept nj hard labor not
more than three years, norIcSs than
one year
SEc . lgd be i frrihT rp5gteL
That II ANY person shall steal, or
muliciouSly or illoniously destroy
amy bank bril-, promisSory note or
notes, hill OF exchange, order, re-
coipt, warrant, draft, check, or bond
given for the payment of money, or
receipt acknowledging the receipt
ct money or other property, or any
government bonds or other sccuri.
lies, or stamps, United States treas
ury notes, or any public stocks, OF
the value OF thirly.fve dollars or
upward, knowing the same to be
snch, any such person shall be
deemed guilty of II misdcmCanor
and on conviction thereof shall be
imprisoned in the penitentiary, and
kept at hard labor not more than
three years, nor less than one year,
Sec, 3. Aui be It f,Wfhcr en0cted,
That if any person shall receive or
buy any goods, or chattels, or bank
bill or bills, or rromissmy note or
notes, bill ofcXchango, order, receipt,
draft, warrant check, or bond, Civ
en- for the payment Of money, or.
any government bond, United States
treasury note or notes, or other Sc.
curitics, or government stamps, or
stocks, Of the value of thirty five
dollars or upwards, which have been
stolen, with intent to deiraud the
owners thereof, every person so of,
tending shall be deemed guilty Of
misdcmcanor, and, upon conviction
thereof, Shall be imprisoned in the
Ionitentiary, and kept at hard labor,
not more than three [years,l nor
less than one wear
SEC, !. and be II further enacted,
That if any person shall steal anv
money, or other Goods and chotteis
of any kind whatever Of less value
than thirtv.dvc dollars fine proper.
tv Of another or Shall stcol or ma.
liciouslv dcstro,. ony Lnnk hiIl
nromisso,.v notn iii IF cvrbonmc
order, warrant, dralf check orboHd |
mr. onv occonnt,LIn rocoint for mon
ev givnn lor thn no,.mnnt or no.
l[nowled~mcnt Of INV sum rndcr
thirtv.fyc dollars or fnr INV Tnitcj |
States treasury n;.,c or Government
stamps Of less value than thirty. five
dollars the proncrtv Of another or
shall receive or huy tbe same know.
inc the same to he stolen for thc
purpose of dofraudinr the owner
thereof every surl nerson so of. |
Tending on conviction thereof shall
make restitution to the party in
iured in two.fold the value of the
property stolen or DESTROYED, and be
fined in any sum MT evccedino two
hundred dollars or shall be impris
oncd in the iail of said District for
any time moi exceodinv siv months
or both ut the discretion of the
court
SEC i AD1Le Il h,,jzer eoocted
Thot ;t',nv cIorr, or scry,ont NJ ony
,r;v,to ncrsnn or nav, no,,tnor
Kin LoIcnnt ,,orso,s - thooao
If sixtoen vnprs : or onv oeicer
onont olarl. ~, co,. =,
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