A comparative view of the punishments annexed to crime in the United States of America and in England / by J. Sydney Taylor.

  • Taylor, J. Sydney (John Sydney), 1795-1841.
Date:
1831
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Credit: A comparative view of the punishments annexed to crime in the United States of America and in England / by J. Sydney Taylor. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    l^ape* In Maine, Massachusetts, Punishment in all cases—death. Rhode Island, Connecticut, In the reign of Edward I. the Delaware—death. punishment for this offence was In New Hampshire—solitary two years’ imprisonment—and^wc confinement for not less than six at the king’s will. It was first months, and hard labor for life. made a felony without benefit of In Vermont—irwprisoTzrnenf clergy, by the act of the 18 Eliz. not exceeding ten years, and fine cap. 7. not exceeding 1000 dollars ; or either of said punishments. In New Jersey—and solitary imprisonment to hard labor. not exceeding fifteen years. Second conviction— death. In Pennsylvania—imprisonment for the first offence for not less than two, nor more than twelve years. In Maryland—death, or imprisonment in the penitentiary not exceeding twenty-one years, with occasional solitary confinement. In Virginia—when committed by a free imprisonment m the penitentiary for not less than ten, nor more than twenty years. By the code for Louisiana it is punishable with imprisonment tt hard labor for life. IHaiifjcm; In Maryland—imprisonment in the penitentiary for not more than ten years, with occasional solitary confinement. InNsw Hampshire—solitary confinement not less than six months—and hard labor not less than one year, nor more than twenty years. In Maine—solitary confine- ment not exceeding one year, and imprisonment with hard labor not exceeding ten years. In Connecticut—when the tongue is cut out, or the eye put out with malice—death. In Vermont — imprisonment for life, or a term of years not less than seven. In Rhode IsLAND~fwi/)ris#n- ment for not more than two years, —and Ti fine of not less than 50 dollars,nor more than2000 dollars. In Massachusetts—solitary confinement not exceeding one year, and imprisonment at hard labor for any time not exceeding ten years. The violently depriving another of the use of such of his members as may render him the less able in fighting, either to defend him- self or to annoy an adversary. Formerly, by the common law, punished with fine and imprison, ment; afterwards it was enacted by the statute called the Coventry Act, (the 22 and 23 Car. II. Cap. 1,) that if any person should of malice aforethought and by lying in wait, unlawfully cut out or disable the tongue, put out the eye, slit the nose, cut off a nose or lip, or cut off or disable any limb or member of any other person, with intent to maim or to disfigure him, he and his abettors should suffer death. This and another statute, 5 Hen. IV. Cap, 5. rela- tive to the crime of Mayhem were repealed by the statute 9 Geo. IV. Cap. 31, commonly called Lord Lansdoivne's Act^ which relates to the various offences against the person, and by section 12th enacts, that if any person shall