any Indian or Indians within this state, or convey or attempt to convey, or be instrumental in conveying any of the aforesaid liquor or liquors out of the state, with intent to dispose of the same to any Indian or Indians, unless authorised by the proper authority, every person so offending shall, upon conviction thereof, be fined in a sum not exceeding one hundred dollars.

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Sec. 19. Be it further enacted, That if any person or persons, having been called upon by fusing to the sheriff or other ministerial officer in any assist civil county in the state, to assist such sheriff or officers how other officer in apprehending any person charg. punished ed with or convicted of any offence against any of the laws of the state, or in securing such offender, when apprehended, or in conveying such offender to the jail of the county, shall neglect or refuse to render such assistance, every person so offending shall, upon conviction thereof, be fined in a sum not exceeding fifty dollars.

Sec. 20. Be it further enacted, That if any False prosetwo or more persons shall agree together, false- cutors how ly and maliciously, to accuse or prosecute any punished person, or cause any person or persons to be accused or prosecuted of or for any offence, by the law of this state made punishable with death or imprisonment, and shall, in pursuance of such agreement, procure or cause any person or persons to be falsely and maliciously prosecuted for any offence, by the laws of this state made punishable with death or imprisonment, every person so offending shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined in a sum not exceeding five hundred dollars, and imprisoned not more than six months, or either or both, at the

discretion of the court before whom such offend er shall be found guilty.

Sec. 21. BE it further enacted, That if an Forgery in person shall malicisusly write any letter, o writing how other writing, and subscribe thereto the nam punished of any other person, and in any way cause such letter or other writing to be made public, fo the purpose of subjecting the person whose name shall be falsely affixed to such letter o other writing, to an accusation of, or prosecu tion for any offence, by the laws of this state punished by death or imprisonment, every person so offending shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined in a sum not exceeding five hundred dollars, and imprisoned not more than six

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months.

Sec. 22. Be it further enacted, That every married woman who shall have sexual intercourse with other person than her husband, every unmarried man who shall have sexual intercourse with a married woman, and every married man who shall have sexual intercourse with other women than his wife, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction thereof, shall be imprisoned not exceeding six months, at the discretion of the court: Provided, That the testimony of one of the parties to the crime shall in no case be received as evidence against the other party.

Sec. 23. BE it further enacted, That if any Continued married woman shall hereafter desert her husband, and live and cohabit with another man, in a state of adultery, upon conviction thereof, she shall be imprisoned any term of time not exceeding six months; and if any married man shall hereafter desert his wife, and live and cohabit with any other woman, in a state of

adultery; or if any married man living with his wife, shall keep any other woman, and notoriously cohabit with her, in a state of adultery; or if any unmarried man shall live and cohabit with a married woman, in a atate of adultery, every person so offending, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined in any sum not exceeding two hundred dollars, or imprisoned not more than six months, or both, at the discretioni of the court.

Sec. 24. Be it further enacted, That if any Publishing person shall write, print and publish any false libe's how and malicious libel, of or concerning any other punished person, or shall cause or procure any such libel to be written, printed and published, every person so offending shall, upon conviction thereof, be fined not exceeding five hundred dollars.

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Sec. 25. Be it further enacted, That if any unmarried persons shall live and cohabit together, in a state of fornication, such persons so ed offending shall, on conviction thereof, be fined in any sum not exceeding one hundred dollars and be imprisoned not more than six months.

Sec. 26. Be it further enacted, That if any Cutting tim person shall cut, fell, box, bore or destroy any ber on public living tree standing or growing on any of the 1nds how public school or ministerial lands in this state, punished not having first obtained license from the proper authority so to do, every person so offending shall, upon conviction thereof, be fined in a sum not exceeding thirty dollars.

Sec. 27. Be it further enacted, That if any Officers suf ministerial or other officer whatsoever, having fering prison any offender in his custody charged with, or ers to escape convicted of any offence. by this act made pu how punish nishable by imprisonment, shall voluntarily suffer such offender to escape and go at large, every ministerial officer so offending shall, upon ल

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conviction thereof, be fined in a sum not exceeding five hundred dollars, or be imprisoned not exceeding six months, or both, at the discretion of the court.

Sec. 28. BE it further enacted, That if any person or persons shall rescue, by force, any offender charged with, or convicted of any of fence, by this act made punishable by imprisonment, from any jail or other place of confinement, or from the custody of any officer or other person charged with the safe-keeping of such offender, every person so offending his, her or their aiders, abettors and procurors, shall, upon conviction thereof, be fined in a sum not exceeding five hundred dollars, and imprisoned not more than six months.

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Sec. 29. BE it further enacted, That if Marrying justice of the peace, or any ordained minister of any religious society, shall solemnize marriage contrary to the provisions of the laws which are or may be in force regulating marriages, the person so offending, on conviction thereof, shall be fined in any sum not exceeding five hundred dollars.

Sec. 30. Be it further enacted, That if any person or persons shall attempt to corrupt or influence any juror, legally summoned to attend any court, either by promise, threats, letters, money or other undue means, either directly or indirectly, every person so offending shall, upon conviction thereof, be fined in a sum not exceeding five hundred dollars, and imprisoned not more than six months.

Sec. 31. Be it further enacted, That if any juror shall corruptly take or receive any money, goods, chattels or other reward. either directly or indirectly, from any plaintiff or defendant, in any action or suit instituted before any court

having jurisdiction thereof, such juror so of fending shall, upon conviction thereof, be fined in a sum not exceeding five hundred dollars, and imprisoned not more than six months.

Sec. 32. Be it further enacted, That no per- Indictment son shall be indicted or prosecuted for any of for offences fence against the provisions of this act, unless to be found such indictment shall be found, or prosecution in one year commenced within one year from the time such offence was committed.

Sec. 33. Be it further enacted, That all pro- Offences secutions under the foregoing sections of this under this act shall be by indictment before the court of act punish common pleas, in the county where the offence able by indict ment only shail have been committed; and all persons, imprisoned under the provisions of this act, shall be imprisoned in the jail of the proper County.

Sec. 34. Be it further enacted, That if any Persons re person legally called upon to give testimony be- fusing to fore any court or other authority in this state, give testimo authorised to administer oaths and affirmations, by how pu shall refuse to take an oath or affirmation, such nished court or authority may commit the person so refusing to prison, until he or she shall consent to take such oath or affirmation; and after the person committed to prison, as aforesaid, shall have taken the oath or affirmation required, the court or authority aforesaid, may, moreover, punish such person for such refusal by a fine not exceeding twenty dollars.

Sec. 35. Be it further enacted, That all fines Fines to be and forfeitures incurred under this act shall be paid into the paid into the county treasury where the convic- county trea

tion shall have been had.

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Sec. 36. Be it further enacted, That in all Fines under cases where a fine shall be inflicted, agreeably this act how to the provisions of this act, it shall be the duty

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