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(ACT of May 3d, 1798.)

number of twenty persons of the jury; the court in any of the cases aforesaid, shall notwithstanding proceed to the trial of the persons so standing mute or challenging, as if he or they had pleaded not guilty, and render judgment thereon accordingly.

31. SEC. xxx. The benefit of clergy shall not be used or allowed, upon conviction of any crime, for which, by any statute of the United States, the punishment is or shall be declared to be death.

32. SEC. XXXI. No person or persons shall be prosecuted, tried or punished for treason or other capital offence aforesaid, wilful murder or forgery excepted, unless the indictment for the same shall be found by a grand jury within three years next after the treason or capital offence aforesaid shall be done or committed; nor shall any person be prosecuted, tried or punished for any offence not capital, nor for any fine or forfeiture under any penal statute, unless the indictment or information for the same shall be found or instituted within two years from the time of committing the offence, or incurring the fine or forfeiture aforesaid : Provided, That nothing herein contained shall extend to any perspoorer-t o sons fleeing from justice.

33. SEC. XXXII. The manner of inflicting the punishment of death, shall be by hanging the person convicted by the neck until dead.

RESOLUTION of March 3d, 1791. 1 Bioren, 357.

34. Whereas congress did by a resolution of the 23d day of September, 1789, recommend to the several states to pass laws, making it expressly the duty of the keepers of their jails to receive, and safe keep therein all prisoners committed under the authority of the United States; in order therefore to ensure the administration of justice: Resolved, That in case any state shall not have complied with the said recommendation, the marshal in such state, under the direction of the judge of the district, be authorized to hire a convenient place to serve as a temporary jail, and to make the necessary provision for the safe keeping of prisoners committed under the authority of the United States, until permanent provision shall be made by law for that purpose; and the said marshal shall be allowed his reasonable expenses incurred for the above purposes, to be paid out of the treasury of the United States.

ACT of May 3d, 1798. 3 Bioren, 45.

An act to authorize certain officers and other persons to administer oaths.

SEC. 1. [Empowers the president of the senate, the speaker of the house of representatives, a chairman of a committee of the whole, or a chairman of a select committee of either house to administer oaths or affirmations to witnesses. [See Congress, 5.]

35. SEC. 1. If any person shall wilfully, absolutely and falsely

ACT of March 26th, 1804.)

swear or affirm, touching any matter or thing material to the point in question, whereto he or she shall be thus examined; every person so offending and being thereof duly convicted, shall be subjected to the pains, penalties and disabilities, which by law are prescribed for the punishment of the crime of wilful and corrupt perjury. [See Congress, 17. Act of February 8, 1817.]

ACT of January 30th, 1799. 3 Bioren, 118.

An act for the punishment of certain crimes therein specified.

36. SEC. 1. If any person, being a citizen of the United States. whether he be actually resident, or abiding, within the United States, or in any foreign country, shall, without the permission or authority of the government of the United States, directly or indirectly, commence, or carry on, any verbal or written correspondence or intercourse with any foreign government, or any officer or agent thereof, with an intent to influence the measures or conduct of any foreign government, or of any officer or agent thereof, in relation to any disputes or controversies with the United States; or defeat the measures of the government of the United States; or if any person, being a citizen of, or resident within, the United States, and not duly authorized, shall counsel, advise, aid or assist, in any such correspondence, with intent, as aforesaid, he or they shall be deemed guilty of a high misdemeanor, and, on conviction before any court of the United States having jurisdiction thereof, shall be punished by a fine not exceeding five thou sand dollars, and by imprisonment during a term not less than six months, nor exceeding three years: Provided always, That nothing in this act contained shall be construed to abridge the right of individual citizens of the United States to apply, by themselves, or their lawful agents, to any foreign government, or the agents thereof, for the redress of any injuries in relation to person or property which such individuals may have sustained from such government, or any of its agents, citizens, or subjects.

ACT of March 26th, 1804. 3 Bioren, 611.

An act in addition to the act, entitled "An act for the punishment of certain crimes against the United States.

37. SEC. 1. Any person, not being an owner, who shall, on the high seas, wilfully and corruptly cast away, burn, or otherwise destroy, any ship or other vessel, unto which he belongeth, being the property of any citizen or citizens of the United States, or procure the same to be done, and being thereof lawfully convicted, shall suffer death.

38. SEC. 11. If any person shall, on the high seas, wilfully and corruptly cast away, burn, or otherwise destroy, any ship or vessel of which he is owner, in part or in whole, or in any wise direct or procure the same to be done, with intent or design to prejudice

(ACT of April 21st, 1806.)

any person or persons that hath underwritten, or shall underwrite, any policy or policies of insurance thereon, or if any merchant or merchants that shall load goods thereon, or of any other owner or owners of such ship or vessel, the person or persons offending therein, being thereof lawfully convicted, shall be deemed and adjudged guilty of felony, and shall suffer death.

39. SEC. 111. Any person or persons guilty of any crime arising under the revenue laws of the United States, or incurring any fine or forfeiture by breaches of the said laws, may be prosecuted, tried, and punished, provided the indictment or information be found at any time within five years after committing the offence or incurring the fine or forfeiture, any law or provision to the contrary notwithstanding.

ACT of April 21st, 1806. 4 Bioren, 67.

An act for the punishment of counterfeiting the current coin of the United States; and for other purposes.

40. SEC. 1. If any person shall falsely make, forge, or counterfeit, or cause or procure to be falsely made, forged, or counterfeited, or willingly aid or assist in falsely making, forging, or counterfeiting, any gold or silver coins, which have been or which hereafter shall be coined at the mint of the United States, or who shall falsely make, forge, or counterfeit, or cause or procure to be falsely made, forged, or counterfeited, or willingly aid or assist in falsely making, forging, or counterfeiting, any foreign gold or silver coins, which, by law, now are or hereafter shall be made current, or be in actual use and circulation as money within the United States; or who shall utter, as true, any false, forged, or counterfeited, coins of gold or silver, as aforesaid, for the payment of money, with intention to defraud any person or persons, knowing the same to be falsely made, forged, or counterfeited; any such person, so offending, shall be deemed and adjudged guilty of felony, and, being thereof convicted according to the due course of law, shall be sentenced to imprisonment, and kept at hard labor for a period not less than three years, nor more than ten years; or shall be imprisoned not exceeding five years, and fined not exceeding five thousand dollars.

41. SEC. II. If any person shall import, or bring from any foreign place into the United States, any false, forged, or counterfeit, gold or silver coins, which are by law made current, or are in actual use and circulation as money, within the United States, with the intent to utter, or make payment with, the same, knowing the same to be falsely made, forged, or counterfeited; or who shall utter, as true, any such false, forged, or counterfeited, coins of gold or silver, as aforesaid, for the payment of money, with intention to defraud any person or persons, knowing the same to be falsely made, forged, or counterfeited, the person so offending shall be deemed guilty of felony, and, being thereof convicted ac

(ACT of June 30th, 1812.)

cording to the due course of law, shall be sentenced to imprisonment, and kept at hard labour, for a period not less than two years, nor more than eight years; or shall be imprisoned not exeeding two years, and fined not exceeding four thousand dollars.

42. SEC. III. If any person shall, fraudulently and for gain's sake, by any art, way, or means, whatsoever, impair, diminish, falsify, scale, or lighten, the gold or silver coins which have been, or which shall hereafter be, coined at the mint of the United States, or any foreign gold or silver coins, which are by law made current, or are in actual use and circulation, as money, within the United States, every person so offending shall be deemed guilty of a high misdemeanor, and shall be imprisoned not exceeding two years, and fined not exceeding two thousand dollars.

43. SEC. IV. Nothing in this act contained shall be construed to deprive the courts of the individual states of jurisdiction, under the laws of the several states, over offences made punishable by this act.

ACT of June 30th, 1812. 4 Bioren, 459.

An act to authorize the issuing of treasury notes.

44. SEC. X. If any person shall falsely make, forge, or counterfeit, or cause, or procure to be falsely made, forged, or counterfeited, or willingly aid or assist in falsely making, forging, or counterfeiting, any note, in imitation of, or purporting to be, a treasury note aforesaid; or shall falsely alter, or cause or procure to be falsely altered, or willingly aid or assist in falsely altering, any treasury note issued as aforesaid; or shall pass, utter, or publish, or attempt to pass, utter, or publish, as true, any false, forged or counterfeited note, purporting to be a treasury note as aforesaid, knowing the same to be falsely forged or counterfeited; or shall pass, utter, or publish, or attempt to pass, utter, or publish, as true, any falsely altered treasury note, issued as aforesaid, knowing the same to be falsely altered, every such person shall be deemed and adjudged guilty of felony, and, being thereof convicted by due course of law, shall be sentenced to be imprisoned and kept to hard labour for a period not less than three years, nor more than ten years, and be fined in a sum not exceeding five thousand dollars.

ACT of February 25th, 1813. 4 Bioren, 504.

An act authorizing the issuing of treasury notes for the service of the year 1813. SEC. XII. [Is in the same words as the 10th section of the act of June 30th, 1812. Supra 44.]

ACT of March 4th, 1814. 4 Bioren, 652.

An act to authorize the issuing of treasury notes for the service of the year 1814. SEC. XII. [Is in the same words as section x, of the act of June 30th, 1812. Supra 44.]

ACT of December 26th, 1814. 4 Bioren, 739.

An act supplemental to the acts authorizing a loan.

45. SEC. VI. If any person shall, with intent to injure or defraud the United States, or any person or corporation, falsely make, forge, or counterfeit, or cause or procure to be falsely made, forged, or counterfeited, or willingly aid or assist in falsely making, forging, or counterfeiting, any note, in imitation of, or purporting to be, a treasury note, or shall falsely alter, or cause or procure to be falsely altered, or wilfully aid or assist in falsely altering, any treasury note, issued by virtue of this act, or shall pass, utter, or publish, or attempt to pass, utter, or publish, as true, any false, forged, or counterfeited, note, purporting to be a treasury note as aforesaid, knowing the same to be falsely made, forged, or counterfeited; or shall pass, utter, or publish, or attempt to pass, utter, or publish, as true, any falsely altered treasury note, issued as aforesaid, knowing the same to be falsely altered; every such person shall be deemed and adjudged guilty of felony, and being thereof convicted by due course of law, shall be sentenced to be imprisoned for a period not less than three years, nor more than ten years, or imprisoned and kept to hard labour for a period not less than three years, nor more than ten years, and, in either case, be fined in a sum not exceeding five thousand dollars.

ACT of February 8th, 1817. Pamphlet edit. 202.

46. SEC. 1. The chairman of any standing committee, either of the house of representatives or of the senate of the United States, is empowered to administer oaths or affirmations to witnesses in any case under their examination; and any person who shall be guilty of perjury, before such committee, shall be liable to the pains, penalties and disabilities prescribed for the punishment of the crime of wilful and corrupt perjury.

ACT of March 3d, 1817. Pamphlet edit. 265.

An act to provide for the punishment of crimes and offences committed within the Indian boundaries.

47. SEC. 1. If any Indian, or other person or persons, shall within the United States, and within any town, district, or territory, belonging to any nation or nations, tribe or tribes, of Indians, commit any crime, offence, or misdemeanor, which, if committed in any place or district of country under the sole and exclusive jurisdiction of the United States, would, by the laws of the United States, be punished with death, or any other punishment, every such offender, on being thereof convicted, shall suffer the like punishment as is provided by the laws of the United States for the like offences, if committed within any place or dis

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