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seventy five stripes, to be well laid on his, her or theu*
bare back."
26. tie it further enacted. That, if any person or per- . Tr ..
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stealing fc
sons shall steal trom any other person or persons witnin and punishment
this (erritory, any horse, mare, gelding, mule or ass, he,
she or they so offending, shall on conviction thereof, by
due course of law, be deemed guilty of felony, and be fined
not exceeding rive hundred dollars, receive not exceeding
two hundred striMfs,.on his or her bare back, well laid
on, pay double damages to the party injured, and stand
committed till sentence is complied with, and shall also oe
disqualifi d from voting at any election, or of giving evidence
in any court of justice, or of holding any office of
profit, honor, or trust in this Territory.
27. tie it further enacted. That, ifanypersdn lawfully
Felonious taking
convicted of stealing cattle orkilling caftie which dees
°r killing cattle,
not belong to him with felonious intent, he shall sutler
the same punishment as is imposed for the crime of horse
stealing.
28. Be it further enacted, That, whosoever shall forge, Forgery of charf
deface, corrupt, or embezzle, any charters, gifts, grants, ters^ gifts &c-.
bonds* bills, conveyances, wills, testaments or written
contract of .any nututv or kind, or shall deface or false-
ly, any enrolment, register or record, or matter or instrument
recorded, or shall counterfeit the seal or hand writing
of another, with intent to defraud, every person so
offending upon conviction thereof shall be fined in double
t:.e sum he shall thereby have defrauded or attempted to
d« fraud another, and imprisoned not exceeding five y» ars,
and shad moreover be incapable of holding any office of
trust or l^H^t in the Territory.
And alfpersons wilfully aiding or. assisting in these Accessories,
crimes, o^ who shall cause or procure the same, or any of
them to be perpetrated, shall be deemed principals*. And
anyperson or persons who shall fraudulently forge, deface,
corrupt, or counterfeit the seal oi this Territory, or the
seal or signature of any dfficer within the -^me, rvery
person so offending upon conviction, shall be fined not
exceeding fivjkthousand dollars, and imprisoned not exceeding
five years. •
29. Be it furtfrer enacted, That, if anyperson or* per-" Forging bank bills
or notee>
sons within thfc Territory shall falsely makdl^forge %v
counterfeit, or willingly aid or assist in falsely making,
forging or counterfeiting, any bill or note, in imitation of,
or purporting to be, a bill or note, issued by order of tjje -
president, directors and compaiy of any^jank o^tne United
Jj.tat^s, or any individual s^ate or territory, opp^rtnership
or body politic or any order or check any hank,
or corporation,, or any ca#iTier therqof, or shall falsely
alter or cause, or* procure to # be falsely altered, or wil-
lingly aick or assist in falsely altering, an£ bill or note, is-