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CRIMINAL PROCEDURE.
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tions of the deceased, or shall in any way aid, assist, counsel, or procure the same to be done, every such person or persons so offending, shall, on conviction, be fined not less than one hundred dollars, nor more than five hundred dollars: Proviso.Provided, That this section shall not extend to the dissection of any criminal, where the same shall be directed to be delivered up for that purpose by competent authority: And provided, also, That this section shall not be construed to prevent any person from removing the body or bodies of their deceased relations or intimate friends, to any other place of sepulture that he or she may think proper.

Persons voting more than once. Penalty.Sect. 138. If any person, being an elector, shall vote more than once at any election which may be held by virtue of any law of this territory, he shall, on conviction thereof, be fined in any sum not exceeding one hundred dollars.

Bribing or threatening an elector.Sect. 139. If any person shall, by bribery, menace, treating, or other corrupt means or device whatsoever, either directly or indirectly, attempt to influence any elector of this territory, in giving his vote at any election, every person so offending, and being thereof convicted, shall be fined not exceeding five hundred dollars, and shall thereafter be disqualified from voting at any election in this territory for five years.

Disturbing peace and order on the Sabbath. Penalty.Sect. 140. Any person who shall hereafter knowingly disturb the peace and good order of society by labor or amusement on the first day of the week, commonly called Sunday (works of necessity and charity excepted), shall be fined, upon conviction thereof, in any sum not exceeding five dollars.

Preceding section, how construed.Sect. 141. The preceding section shall not be construed to prevent watermen from landing their passengers, lading and unlading their cargoes, or ferrymen from carrying over the water travellers or persons moving with their families, on the first day of the week; nor to prevent the due exercise of the rights of conscience by any person who may think proper to keep any other day as a Sabbath, than the first day of the week.

Disturbing family on the Sabbath. Penalty.Sect. 142. Whoever shall be guilty of any noise, rout, or amusement on the first day of the week, called Sunday, whereby the peace of any private family may be disturbed, such person so offending, shall be deemed guilty of a misde-