The committee to whom was referred a bill from the files of the last Legislature, concerning the punishment of treason, rape and arson, together with the petitions and other papers accompanying said bill, have attended to the subject and ask leave to report ...
1841
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The committee to whom was referred a bill from the files of the last Legislature, concerning the punishment of treason, rape and arson, together with the petitions and other papers accompanying said bill, have attended to the subject and ask leave to report ...
Published
[Boston, Massachusetts?] : [publisher not identified], [1841]
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Variant Title
At head of title: Commonwealth of Massachusetts. House of Representatives, Jan. 30, 1841
Running Title
Treason, rape and arson, Jan. 1841
Description
1 online resource (9 pages).
System Control No.
(NNC-L)LLMC1422027807
(TEMPOCo)1422027807
(TEMPOCo)1422027807
Summary
"This bill provides for the punishment of the crimes of treason, rape and arson, by substituting solitary imprisonment for life instead of death, as the penalty in all cases where human life has not been made a sacrifice. The Committee are unanimous in the opinion that the time has arrived for making this alteration in our penal code ..."--Page 2.
Note
Includes committee report, signed by Thos. A. Greene, and a bill entitled "An act for the punishment of treason, rape, and arson."
"Reported by a special committee."--Page [1].
"Reported by a special committee."--Page [1].
Source of Description
Online resource; title from PDF first lines of text (LLMC Digital, viewed February 12, 2024).
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Act for the punishment of treason, rape, and arson
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