New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-03-30
hEI2EA ZESSEUE5.
AN ACI
No. &;
Relative to Crimes and Ofenses.

Relative to Crimes and Offenses.
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the Senate
and House of Representatives of the State
ofLouisiana in General Assembly convened
That whoever shall teloniously or mali
ciously take away, destroy, secrete, alter
falsify, mutiate or deface any bill Of in
dictment, inform alton, bond, or any part 81
any record in any criminal proceeding il
this. State, and all persons aiding, a0ettiDe
or assisting therein, shall on conviction bt
imprisoned at hard labor for a period moi
exceeding twenty years, and fined not eX'
ceedinP Two thousand dollars.
SEC. 2. Be 1t further enacted, etc, That
whoever shall maiiciously and irSudulentiy
sever from the soil Of another am produce,
or any fruit or crop growing thereon OF
attached thereto, or shall felOniOu5ly OF
nsiiciously sever from any building or from
any gate, fence or other enclosure OF another,
any part thereof or any material OF which II
is formed, shall on conviction thereof be
imprisoned at hard labor or otherwise, not
exceeding two years. and be fined not ex-
ceediDg one Thousand dollars, al the dlscre-
tisn OF the court.
SEC. 3. Be il further enacted, etc, That
whoever shall wound or kill any neat cattle,
hog, sheep or goat, the property Of another,
with intent to steal the same, whoever shall
feloniously or maliciOusly mark or brand,
or alter or defaCe the mark or brand Of any
cattle, hog, sheep or goat, and all persons
present aiding, abetting or assisting therein,
shall on conviction be imprisoned at hard
labor or otherwise, not exceeding two years,
and fined not exceeding one thousand dol.
lars, at the discretion of the court.
Sec. 4. Be it further enacted, etc. That
whoever shall falsify and knowingly sell any
produce or merchandise by short weights
or measure shall on conviction thereof be
imprisoned at hard labor for a period not
exceeding two years and fined not exceed
ing two thousand dollars, at the discretion
OF the court.
Sec. 5. Be it further enacted, ETC.. That
whoever shall conspire with another person
or persons TO commit or to procure the
commission of the crime of murder, rape,
robbery, burglary, arson, perjury or forgery.
on conviction thereof shall be imprisoned
at hard labor not exceeding two years nor
less than six months, and fined not exceed.
ing two thousand dollars nor less than FIVE
hundred dollars, a. the discretion Of the
court.
SEC. 6. Be it further enacted. etc, That
whoever shall conspire with an another
person or persons to commit CIR procure to
be committed the crime OF murder, rape,
robbery, burglary, arson, per Jury or for
gerry, and in pursuance Of said conspiracy
shall enter or approach any dwelling house,
schoolhouse. church house, Clubhouse,
stOrehouSe, barn, cotton gin mouse, pianta-
ton or farm, or make any assault upon any
person or disturb any peaceable assembly,
shall on conviction thereof be imprisoned
st hard labor not exceeding ten years nor
less than one year. and fined not exceeding
two thousand dollars, at the discretion of
the court.
SEC. Z. Be it further enacted. etc, That
whoever shall conspire with another person
or persons TO commit the crime of assault
and battery, or by violence or threats OF
violence TO compel any person or persons TO
leave any town, city or parish, or any place
where such person may lawfully be. on con-
viction thereof shall be fined or imprisoned,
or both, at the discretion of the court, the
fine not to exceed one thousand dollars AMI
the imprisonment not to exceed one year.
SEC. s. Be it further enacted, etc., That
whoever shall shoot at any dwelling house,
schoolhouse, Church house or Clubhouse any
person or persons being lawfully therein,
shall on conviction be imprisoned at hard
labor not exceeding ten years and fined not
exceeding two thousand dollars.
SEC. 8. Be it further enacted, etc, That
this act shall take effect from and after
its passage.
(Signed) MORTIMER CARR.
Speaker of the House Of Representatives,.
(Signed) OSCAR j. DUNN,
Lieutenant Governor and President OF the
Approved March 16. 1870.
(Signed) II. C. WARMOTH,
Governor of the State of Louisiana.
A true copy:
GEO. Z. BovEE,
Secretary of State.