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State, without being legally authorized; or if any person, by color of his office, shall willfully and corruptly oppress any person, under pretence of acting in his official capacity: the person so offending shall, upon conviction thereof, be fined in a sum not exceeding two hundred and fifty dollars, or imprisoned in the cell or dungeon of the jail of the county, and be fed on bread and water only, not exceeding ten days, or both, at the discretion of the court.

up or encouraging suits, quar

Sec. 14. That if any judge, justice of the peace, clerk of Officers stirring any court, sheriff, coroner, constable, attorney or counsellor at law, shall encourage, excite and stir up, any suit, quarrel or reis, etc. controversy, between two or more persons, with intent to injure such person or persons; such judge, justice of the peace, clerk, sheriff, constable, attorney or counsellor at law, shall, upon conviction thereof, be fined in any sum not exceeding five hundred dollars, and shall be answerable to the party injured, in treble damages.

Sec. 15. That if any sheriff, coroner, constable, jailer, clerk, Officer corruptly county recorder, county auditor, county treasurer, or county by color of his injuring any one assessor, by color of, or in execution of, his office, shall de- office, etc. signedly, willfully or corruptly injure, defraud or oppress any person, or shall attempt to defraud, injure or oppress any person; such sheriff, coroner, constable, jailer, clerk, county recorder, county auditor, county treasurer or county assessor, shall, on conviction thereof, be fined in any sum not exceeding two hundred dollars, and be answerable to the party so injured, defrauded or oppressed, in treble damages.

ing land marks

Sec. 16. That if any person shall knowingly, willfully and Destroying maliciously, demolish, cut down or destroy any private, public, bridges, and alor toll bridge; cut, fell, deface, alter or remove any land mark, tering or remov corner or bearing tree, properly established: the person so of fending shall, on conviction thereof, be fined in any sum not exceeding five hundred dollars, or imprisoned in the cell or dungeon of the jail of the county, and be fed on bread and water only, not exceeding thirty days, or both, at the discretion of the court.

Sec. 17. That if any two persons shall agree and willfully Affray fight or box at fisticuffs; the persons so offending shall be deemed guilty of an affray, and upon conviction thereof, shall be fined each, in a sum not exceeding fifty dollars, or be imprisoned and kept in close confinement in the county jail, not exceeding ten days, or both, at the discretion of the court.

ment or tomb

Sec. 18. That if any person shall willfully and maliciously Defacing or desalter, deface, break down or destroy any monument or tomb-troying monustone, erected or set up to perpetuate the memory of any de- stone ceased person; every person so offending shall, upon conviction thereof, be fined in any sum not exceeding two hundred dol- . lars, and be kept in solitary confinement in the cell or dungeon of the county jail, and be fed on bread and water only, not exceeding thirty days, at the discretion of the court.

so to do, or aiding therein

Sec. 19. That if any person shall wantonly dig or take up Digging up dead any corpse or dead human body, buried or entombed in any body, attempting cemetery or burying ground, either public or private, or shall attempt so to do; or shall carry away from such cemetery or burying ground, any such corpse or dead body; or shall aid, assist, or be any way concerned, either in the attempt, or in digging or taking up, or in carrying away such corpse or dead body, as aforesaid: every person offending in either of the aforesaid instances, shall, upon conviction thereof, be fined in any sum not exceeding one thousand dollars, or be imprisoned in the cell or dungeon of the county jail, and fed on bread and water only, not exceeding thirty days, or both, at the discretion of the court.

fasing ear mark or brand

Sec. 20. That if any person shall willfully and maliciously Altering or de-alter or deface any artificial ear mark or brand, upon any horse, mare, foal, filly, mule or ass, sheep, goat or swine, cow, OX, steer, bull or heifer, the property of another; every person so offending shall, on conviction thereof, be fined in any sum not exceeding fifty dollars, and be liable in treble damages to the party injured.

ting liquors to Indians

Sec. 21. That if any person shall barter or sell any spiriSelling intoxica tuous or other liquors, of an intoxicating quality, to any Indian or Indians, within this State; every person so offending shall, on conviction thereof, be fined in any sum not exceeding one hundred dollars, or be imprisoned in the cell or dungeon of the jail of the county, and be fed on bread and water orly, not exceeding ten days, or both, at the discretion of the court: Provided, That nothing in this section shall extend to any tavern keeper who shall sell to any traveling Indians: Provided, also, The same shall not exceed one gill to each Indian.

Proviso in rela tion to tavern keepers

Refusing to aid

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Sec. 22. That if any person, having been called upon by the sheriff or other ministerial officer, in any county in this oficer in appre State, to assist such sheriff or other officer in apprehending hending crimi any person charged with, or convicted of, any offence against any of the laws of this 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 offend ng shall, upon conviction thereof, be fined in any sum not exceeding fifty dollars.

Sec. 23. That if any person shall knowingly send or deliSending or deli. Ver any letter or writing, with or without a name subscribed vering threaten thereto, or signed with a fictitious name, containing willful and tort money, &c malicious threats of injury of any kind whatever, or with intent,

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or for the purpose of, extorting money or other valuable things, from any person; every person so offending shall, upon conviction thereof, be fined in any sum not less than fifty, nor more than five hundred dollars, or be imprisoned in the cell or dungeon of the jail of the county, and be fed on bread and water only, not exceeding ten days, or both, at the discretion of the court.

tery

Sec. 24. That if any married woman shall hereafter desert Living and coher husband, and live and cohabit with another man in a state baiting in adul of adultery; she shall, upon conviction thereof, be imprisoned in the cell or dungeon of the jail of the county, and be fed on bread and water only, not exceeding thirty days: 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 state of adultery: every person so offending shall, on conviction thereof, be fined in any sum not exceeding two hundred dollars, and be imprisoned in the ceil or dungeon of the jail of the county, and be fed on bread [and water] only, not exceeding thirty days, at the discretion of the court.

Sec. 25. That if any unmarried persons sha!! live and co- Living in a state habit together in a state of fornication; such persons, so offend- of fornication ing, shail each, on conviction thereof, be fined in any sum not exceeding one hundred dollars, and be imprisoned in the cell or dungeon of the county jail, not exceeding ten days.

See. 26. That if any person shall write, print or publish Liber any false or malicious libel, of, or concerning, another; or shall cause or procure any such libel to be written, printed or published: every person so offending shall, upon conviction thereof, be fined in any sum not exceeding five hundred dollars, and, moreover, be liable to the party injured.

Sec. 27. That if any sheriff, coroner, jailer, or other person sherif, etc. kuj. whatsoever, having any offender in custody, charged with, or fering criminal convicted of, any offence made punishable by the laws of this to escape State, shall voluntarily suffer such offender to escape and go at large; every sheriff, coroner, jailer or other person so offending shall, on conviction thereof, be fined in any sum not ex ceeding five hundred dollars, or he imprisoned in close confinement, not exceeding ten days, or both, at the discretion of the court.

Rescue

Sec. 28. That if any person shall rescue by force any offender, charged with, or convicted of, any offence, by the laws of this State made punishable with 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 of fender; every person so offending shall, upon conviction thereof, be fined in any sum not exceeding five hundred dollars, and be imprisoned in the cell or dungeon of the jail of the county, and be fed on bread and water only, not exceeding thirty days. Sec. 29. That if any person shall aid or assist any prisoner confined in any jail or other place of confinement, charged Assisting prisonwith, or convicted of. any offence against the laws of this State, though no esto make his or her escape from such jail or place of confine- cape be made ment, although no escape be actually made; every person so offending shall, upon conviction thereof, be fined, not more

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corrupt or influ ence juror or witness

than five hundred, nor less than fifty dollars, or be imprisoned in the cell or dungeon of the jail of the county, not exceeding thirty days, or both, at the discretion of the court.

Sec. 30. That if any person shall attempt to corrupt or inAttempting to fluence any juror or witness, either by promises, threats, letters, money, or other undue means, either directly or indirec ly; every person so offending shall, upon conviction thereof, be fined in any sum not exceeding five hundred dollars, and imprisoned in the cell or dungeon of the jail of the county, not exceeding thirty days.

Sec. 31. That if any juror or witness shall corruptly take Juror or witness and receive any money, goods, chattels, or, other reward, either receiving bribe directly or indirectly, in any action or suit instituted before any court having jurisdiction thereof; such juror or witness so offending shall, on conviction thereof, be fined in any sum not exceeding five hundred dollars, and imprisoned in the cell or dungeon of the jail of the county, and be fed on bread and water only, not exceeding thirty days.

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Sec. 32. That if any person, legally called upon to give testimony before any court or other authority in this State, authorized to administer oaths and affirmations, shall refuse to take an oath or affirmation; such 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. 33. That if any person shall, directly or indirectly, in Bribery of judge, any way or manner, give, promise or contract to give, any justice, or arbi- money or other valuable thing, with intent to obtain, procure, or influence the opinion, judgment or decree of any judge or justice of the peace of this State, or arbitrator, in any action, plea, suit, complaint, indictment, controversy, matter or cause, depending, or which shall depend, before him or them, or before any court in this State; every person so offending shall, upon conviction thereof, be fined in any sum not less than fifty, nor more than one thousand dollars.

to procure an es cape

Sec. 34. That if any person shall, by bribery, persuasion, setribery of a mi duction, or any other arts or means whatever, attempt to prenisterial officer, vail upon any ministerial officer, or other person charged with the safe-keeping of any person accused or convicted of any of fence against the laws of this State, to permit such person to escape from the custody of such officer or other person; every person so offending shall, upon conviction thereof, be fined in any sum not more than two hundred, nor less than twenty-five dollars.

Sec. 35. That if any person shall willfully or maliciously Malicious burn. set fire to, or burn, or cause to be burned, any barrack, or ing of bay, etc. stack of hay, wheat, rye, oats, barley, flax, hemp, or fodder, or

grain of any kind; or any corn crib, or place wherein corn may the property of be deposited; or any fence, boards, plank, scantling, rails, tan- another bark or timber, the property of another: every person so offending shall, upon conviction thereof, be fined in any sum not more than five hundred, nor less than ten dollars, and be imprisoned in the cell or dungeon of the jail of the county, not exceeding thirty days, or both, at the discretion of the court; and shall be answerable to the party injured in double damages.

etc.

Sec. 36. That if any person shall willfully and maliciously Maliciously set on fire, or cause to be set on fire, any woods, prairies, or setting are to other grounds, within this State, other than his own; or shall woods, prairies, intentionally permit the fire to pass from his own prairie or grounds, to the injury of any other person or persons: every person so offending shall, on conviction thereof, for every such offence, be fined in a sum not exceeding fifty dollars, at the discretion of the court, and stand committed until the sentence of the court is complied with; and shall be liable to an action of the party injured, for the damages which he, she or they may have sustained in consequence of such fire.

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Sec. 37. That if any person shall willfully and maliciously Maliciously kil kill or destroy any horse, mare, foal, filly, mule or ass, sheep, ling of horses or goal, cow, ox, steer, bull, heifer or swine, the property of another: such person shall, upon conviction thereof, be fined in ther any sum not more than one hundred, nor less than five dollars, and imprisoned in the cell or dungeon of the jail of the county, and be fed on bread and water only, not exceeding twenty days, at the discretion of the court; and shall, moreover, be liable to the owner of the property killed or destroyed, in double the value thereof: Provided, That nothing in this section shall be construed to extend to any person who shall kill any of the before mentioned animals, trespassing in his or mals her own inclosure.

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Sec. 38. That if any person shall willfully and maliciously Malicious cut down, saw, bark, or otherwise kill or destroy, any fruit or struction of fruit other tree or trees, standing or growing in any nursery, garden, yard or orchard, the property of another; every person so of fending shall, upon conviction thereof, be fined in any sum not more than five hundred, nor less than five dollars: and the owner of the fruit or other tree or trees, thus killed or destroyed, shall recover not less than double the value of the same, from the person or persons killing or destroying said fruit or other tree or trees.

Cutting, boxing

another

Sec. 39. That if any person shall wrongfully, and without any lawful authority, cut down, fell, box, bore, or otherwise or injuring trees, injure or destroy any living tree or trees, standing or growing the property of on any land owned by, or belonging to any other person or per-" sons, body politic or corporate, other than the trees in the preceding section mentioned: every such person so offending shall, on conviction thereof, be fined in any sum not exceeding One hundred dollars, nor less than five dollars: and shall more

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