The committee appointed to consider the expediency of abolishing the punishment of death, have made some progress therein, and they now ask leave to report in part, and to be allowed to sit again for the further consideration of the subject [electronic resource].
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| Other title: | At head of title: Commonwealth of Massachusetts. House of Representatives, Jan. 17, 1838 Capital punishment, Jan. 1838 LLMC online. Act to provide for the punishment of highway robbery and burglary. |
| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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[Massachusetts?] :
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[1838]
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| Series: | House (Series) (Massachusetts. General Court. House of Representatives) ;
1838, no. 6. |
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| Item Description: | Includes committee report signed at end by R. Rantoul, Jr., Chairman, and text of a bill entitled "An act to provide for the punishment of highway robbery and burglary." "The Committee unanimously report: That the punishment of death ought to be abolished in the cases of Burglary and Highway Robbery, for which purpose, they submit the accompanying Bill."--Page 1. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (4 pages). |