Commonwealth of Massachusetts: To the Honorable the Senate, and the Honorable the House of Representatives, of the commonwealth of Massachusetts: The undersigned, who, by a resolve of the legislature, passed 13th February, 1818, were appointed a committee "to revise the criminal code of this commonwealth, to collate the several laws, for the punishment of crimes and offences, into one act, with such alterations in the description and punishment of offences as they may deem necessary, and to report by bill, &c." ask leave to present several bills ...
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Author(s)
Massachusetts. General Court.
Parker, Isaac, 1768-1830.
Jackson, Charles, 1775-1855.
Davis, Daniel, 1762-1835.
Publisher
[Massachusetts General Court]
Date Issued
1819
Language
English (United States)
Item Format
Book
Physical Description
Contents: [Report of the committee] -- An act relating to the punishment of convicts, who may be sentenced to solitary imprisonment and confinement to hard labor -- An act making further provision for the punishment of robbery, manslaughter, and felonious assaults -- An act in addition to an act, entitled "An act against forgery and counterfeiting" -- An act to enlarge the jurisdiction of the circuit courts of common pleas, in criminal matters.
