A Treatise on the Police of the Metropolis Part 6

12. Coining false money, by Imprisonment not less than 12, using a bad alloy; and by nor more than 15 years, and fraud giving false money the condemnation to the public works.

quality of good.

13. Accomplices in Imprisonment not less than 8, fabricating tools for nor more than 12 years, and Coining. condemnation to the public works.

14. a.s.sisting in the escape Imprisonment not less than 1 of a prisoner. month, nor more than 5 years; and condemnation to the public works.

15. Magistrates granting Imprisonment not less than 12, indulgencies contrary to nor more than 15 years; and law, &c. deprivation of authority.

_Criminal Offences against Human Life and Bodily Safety._

16. _Murder_,--by Imprisonment not less than 15, wounding a man so that death nor more than 30 years; the latter ensues, including all in cases of consanguinity.[17]

accomplices.

17. Killing a man in Imprisonment not less than 1 self-defence, if the slayer month, nor more than 5 years, and exceed the bounds of condemnation to the public works.

necessity.

18. _Murder_,--with an Imprisonment not less than 30 intention to rob or steal the years, with the hot iron; in property of the person, or cruel cases, to be closely other property intrusted to chained, with corporal his care. punishment[18] every year.

19. a.s.sa.s.sination by Condemnation to the Chain,[19]

stratagem, arms, or poison. not less than 30 years.

20. Inducing another to commit Imprisonment not less than 5, Murder; by caresses, promises, nor more than 8 years, and presents, or threats; whether condemnation to the public death is the result or not. works.--If murder is committed, the criminal shall suffer as a murderer.

21. _Duelling_,--or If death ensues; condemnation to challenging another to combat the chain for 30 years, where the with murderous weapons on survivor is the challenger. If whatever pretence the challenge the survivor be the party be grounded.--The person challenged, imprisonment, not accepting the challenge is more than 12, nor less than 8 equally guilty, after agreeing years, and condemnation to the to combat with murderous weapons. public works. If neither fall, imprisonment to the challenger, not less than 1 month, nor more than 5 years; and hard labour in the public works.

22. Accomplices acting as Imprisonment not less than 1, a.s.sistants and seconds. nor more than 5 years.

23. A woman with child using Imprisonment not less than 15, means to procure abortion. nor more than 30 years; and condemnation to the public works: augmented when married women.

24. Accomplices advising and Imprisonment not less than 1 recommending abortion. month, nor more than 5 years, and condemnation to the public works.--Punishment increased when the accomplice is the father of the infant.

25. Exposing a living infant, Imprisonment not less than 8, in order to abandon it to danger nor more than 12 years; to be and death; or to leave its increased under circ.u.mstances of deliverance to chance; whether aggravation.

the infant, so exposed, suffers death or not.

26. Maiming by malignant Imprisonment not less than 1 a.s.sault. month, nor more than 5 years.

27. Suicide or self-murder, The body to be thrown into without any sign of insanity. the earth by the executioner, and the name of the person and crime to be publicly notified and fixed on a gallows.

_Criminal Offences against Honour and Liberty._

28. _Calumny_--false Imprisonment not less than 1 accusation--injuring a man of month, nor more than 5 years, his right, or robbing him of his and condemnation to the public good name unjustly and without works; with corporal punishment proof (See post. No. 56.) if the party receive injury.

29. _Rape_,--or forcibly, Imprisonment not less than 3 by a.s.sociates, threatnings, or years, nor more than 12, and shewing weapons, overpowering condemnation to the public works.

and forcing a woman to submit, and shamefully abusing her by rendering her incapable of opposition.

30. Accomplices aiding in the Imprisonment not less than 5, commission of a rape. nor more than 8 years; and condemnation to the public works.

31. _Forcibly carrying a Imprisonment not less than 15 person out of the State_ years, nor more than 30 years; without his will, or the augmented if the criminal is a consent of the Magistrate, natural-born subject.

enlisting men into foreign service, &c.

32. _Forcibly, or by Imprisonment not less than 1 address, secretly carrying month, nor more than 5 years; if away a Minor_ past the years no injury result--otherwise of infancy, under the care of imprisonment, not less than 8, nor parents or guardians, &c. more than 12 years, and condemnation to the public works.

33. _Forcibly, and by Imprisonment not less than 5 address, getting possession of years, and not more than 8; and any woman_ contrary to her condemnation to the public will, obtaining her consent to works.

marriage, or shameful debauchery, and carrying her from her abode; whether the design is accomplished or not.

34. _Forcibly carrying away Imprisonment not less than 1 a woman known to be bound by month, nor more than 5 years, lawful marriage_, or under and condemnation to the public protection of parents, and works.

without her consent.

35. Accomplices aiding and The same.

a.s.sisting.

36. _Unlawful Imprisonment_, Imprisonment not less than 1 or keeping a person in month, nor more than 5 years; confinement against his will augmented in cases of damages.

and of his own private authority.

_Criminal Offences against Possessions and Rights._

37. _Fraud._--Obtaining the Various, according to the degree property of another by of malignity--in general by stratagem, with an evil design imprisonment not less than 8, on his possessions, honour, nor more than 12 years; and in or liberty; forging t.i.tle smaller offences, not less than 5 deeds or contracts, or nor more than 8; and condemnation _altering_ the same. to the public works.

_Perjury_ in a Court of The same.

Justice, a.s.suming a false name, &c. &c. bearing false witness.

38. _Theft_, or taking a Imprisonment not less than 1 moveable from the possession of month, nor more than 5 years, if another by fraud, and without unaccompanied by aggravating his consent. (See post. No. circ.u.mstances: but in aggravated 47.) cases, imprisonment not less than 5 nor more than 8; or not less than 8, nor more than 12 years.

39. _Accomplices in Imprisonment not less than 1 Theft_.--abettors and month nor more than 5 years, and receivers, &c. condemnation to the public works.

40. _Robbery_--committed Imprisonment not less than 15 alone or in company, by using years, nor more than 30; if wounds violence, or forcing a person ensue, in consequence of the to discover effects, on which violence used. And if acts of the offender has felonious cruelty or wounds, occasioning views. death, then the punishment of the chain additional.

41. _Incendiary_--where one Imprisonment not less than 8 undertakes an action from which nor more than 12 years; and fire may ensue, or with intention condemnation to the public works: to prejudice, or cause damage, when the flames have been stifled.

with a view to profit by the Setting fire to a Camp, Magazine, disorder that takes place, he Barn, Timber-yard, &c.

shall be considered as an from 15 to 30 years; according _incendiary_, whether to the circ.u.mstances of the case.

damage ensues or not.

42. _Bigamy_--where one Imprisonment not less than 5 bound by the tie of lawful nor more than 8 years, or matrimony, concludes a second condemnation to the public works; marriage with another person, if the person with whom the single or married. offender contracts the second marriage was acquainted with the first.--If concealed, then imprisonment not exceeding 12 nor less than 8 years.

_Civil Offences that endanger the Life or Health of the Citizen._

43. _Misadventure_--where Imprisonment from 1 month without any ill intention, by to a year, or condemnation to the means of poisonous merchandize, public works, if the offender has or apothecaries selling caused any immediate damage; adulterated drugs, any person but if the cause of damage be suffers danger or injury. remote, imprisonment from a day to 1 month.

44. Damage to man or child, Imprisonment from 1 day to occasioned by riding or driving a month; to be augmented, in carriages with too much speed; case death or wound should have or injury received by persons resulted from the accident.

incapable of guarding against danger, occasioning a wound or death, which might have been prevented by due vigilance.