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punishment as in case of larcency is provided to be in-
flicted.
34. Be it further enacted, That, if any person or per- Buying- stolen
sonss shall receive or buy any goods or chattels, that shall goods,
be feloniously taken or stolen from any other person,
knowing tne same to be stolen, or shall receive, harhor or
conceal any felons or thieves, knowing the same to be so,
he, she or they being of either of the said off, nces legal-
ly convicted, snail be liable to the like punishments as in
case of larceny before are prescribed.
35. Be it further enacted, That, if any person or persons
having knowledge of the actual commission of the
crime of wilful murder, or other felony within this Territorv,
shall conceal and not as soon as may be, disclose and
make known the same, to son^e one of the judges or justices
of the peace, within the said Territory, on conviction
thereof such person or persons shall be adjudged
guilty of misprison of felony, and shall be imprisoned
not exceeding three years
hundred dollars.
and fined not exceeding five
36. Be it further enacted, That, if any person shall wilfully
and corruptly commit perjury, or shall by any means
procure any person to* commit corrupt and wilful perjury,
on his or her oath or affirmation in any suit, controversy,
matter or cause depending in any of the courts of
this Territory, or in any deposition taken pursuant to the
laws of the same, every»person so offending,, and being
th crept' convicted, shall be imprisoned not exceeding
three years, and fined not exceeding eight hundred dollar^and
shail stand in the pillory for one hour, and be
thereafter rendered incapable of giving testimony in any
oft le courts of the said Territory, until such time as the
said judgment so given against the said offender shall
reversed.
be
itfurther enacted, That, if any'person "slytll di-
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rectfy or indirectly, give a^y sum, or^ums of money, or
any other bribe, ^£e*sent or reward; or any promise, contract
or obligation, or security, for the payment or delivery
of any money, present or reward, or any other tUhg,
to obtain or procure the opinion, judgment^or decree of
any judge or justke acting within this Territory, in any
suit, controversy, matter or cause*,,depending before him,
or them^ind ih all thereof be convicted, such person or
persons so giving, promising, contracting, or securing to
he given, paid or delivered any sum or sums oT money,
present, reward, or otfier bribe, as aforesaig, and the
judge or justice who'shatl in any wise accept or receive*
the same, on conviction thereof, shall be fined and imprisoned
at th'a discretion of the court, and shall forever
be disqualified to hold any
within this Territory.
office 6T honor, trust' or profit
Having- knowled
of murder-and nof
disclosing-,
Perjury.
Bribing- court or
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