This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1826 Excerpt: ...that hath not then any weapon drawn, or that hath not struck first, so as the person stabbed die within six months, every such killing is deemed wilful murder: with exceptions of those who kill in self defence, or by misfortune.--sec. 2d. If a servant kill his master, or wife, her husband, of malice prepense, such ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1826 Excerpt: ...that hath not then any weapon drawn, or that hath not struck first, so as the person stabbed die within six months, every such killing is deemed wilful murder: with exceptions of those who kill in self defence, or by misfortune.--sec. 2d. If a servant kill his master, or wife, her husband, of malice prepense, such killing to be murder.--sec. 3d. If any person shall feloniously attempt robbery, murder, or burglary, and the person against whom the offence was attempted to be committed, shall happen to kill the offender, in resisting him, he shall be acquitted thereof.--sec. 4th. If any person kill another, in self defence, or by misfortune, he shall be acquitted of murder.--sec. 5th. If any person kill another, in endeavoring, by lawful means, to apprehend felons, or in defence of husband, wife, &c. or in suppressing auy riot, or in lawfully chastising a child or servant, he shall be discharged.--sec. 6th. If any officer, ministerial, or judicial, shall be convicted of extortion, in any court of record, he shall be punished by fine and imprisonment, or both.--p. 111. If any person shall acknowledge a fine, deed, &, c. in the name of another, or personate another as bail, he shall be adjudged guilty offeQ ony.--ib. If auy person shall steal any record, or other proceeding, in any court of record, or in the office of the Secretary of State, or clerk of any city or county, every such person, and their procurers, &.c. shall be adjudged guilty of felony.--p. 112. If any servant, to whom any money t goods, &e. shall be delivered by his master, to be safely kept, shall go away with the said money, to the intent to steal the same, or being in his service, shall embezzk the same, with the like intent, and the same be of the value of twenty shilli...
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