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LAWS.
The Revised Code further proposes to proportion crimes and punishments. This is attempted on the following scale:
I. Crimes whose punishment extends to life:
1. High treason. Death by hanging. Forfeiture of lands and goods to the Commonwealth. |
2. Petty treason. Death by hanging. Dissection. Forfeiture of half the lands and goods to the representatives of the party slain. |
3. Murder. |
1. By poison. Death by poison. Forfeiture of one-half as before. |
2. In Duel. Death by hanging. Gibbeting, if the challenger. Forfeiture of one-half as before, unless it be the party challenged, then the forfeiture is to the Commonwealth. |
3. In any other way. Death by hanging. Forfeiture of one-half as before. |
4. Manslaughter. The second offence is murder. |
II. Crimes whose punishment goes to limb:
1. Rape. | Dismemberment. | |
2. Sodomy. | ||
3. Maiming. | Retaliation, and the forfeiture of half the lands and goods to the sufferer. | |
4. Disfiguring. |
III. Crimes punishable by labor:
1. Manslaughter, 1st offence. Labor seven years for the public. Forfeiture of half as in murder. | ||
2. Counterfeiting money. Labor six years. Forfeiture of lands and goods to the Commonwealth. | ||
3. Arson. | Labor five years. Reparation three-fold. | |
4. Asportation of vessels. | ||
5. Robbery. | Labour four years. Reparation double. | |
6. Burglary. | ||
7. House-breaking. | Labor three years. Reparation. | |
8. Horse-stealing. | ||
9. Grand Larceny. Labor two years. Reparation. Pillory. | ||
10. Petty Larceny. Labor one year. Reparation. Pillory. | ||
11. Pretensions to witchcraft, &c. Ducking. Stripes. | ||
12. Excusable homicide. | To be pitied, not punished. | |
13. Suicide. | ||
14. Apostacy. Heresy. |