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labour, for the first offence for a period not less than two nor more thanseven years, and for the second offence for a period not less than fivenor more than twelve years.

Sec. 8. And be it further enacted, That every person convicted ofperjury, or subornation of perjury, shall be sentenced to suffer imprison-ment and labour, for the first offence for a period not less than two normore than ten years, and for the second offence for a period not lessthan five nor more than fifteen years.

Sec. 9. And be it further enacted, That every person convicted of felo-niously stealing, taking, and carrying away, any goods or chattels, or otherpersonal property, of the value of five dollars or upwards, or any banknote, promissory note, or any other instrument of writing, for the pay-ment or delivery of money or other valuable thing, to the amount of fivedollars or upwards, shall be sentenced to suffer imprisonment and labour,for the first offence for a period not less than one nor more thanthree years, and for the second offence for a period not less than threenor more than ten years.

Sec. 10. And be it further enacted, That every person convicted ofreceiving stolen goods, or any article, the stealing of which is made pun-ishable by this act, to the value of five dollars or upwards, knowing themto have been stolen, or of being an accessary after the fact in any felony,shall be sentenced to suffer imprisonment and labour, for the first offencefor a period not less than one nor more than five years, and for the se-cond offence for a period not less than two nor more than ten years.

Sec. II. And be it further enacted, That every person duly convictedof having falsely forged and counterfeited any gold or silver coin, whichnow is, or shall hereafter be, passing or in circulation within the Districtof Columbia ; or of having falsely uttered, paid, or tendered in payment,any such counterfeit or forged coin, knowing the same to be forged andcounterfeit; or of having aided, abetted or commanded the perpetrationof either of the said offences; or of having falsely made, altered, forged,or counterfeited, or caused or procured to be falsely made, altered,forged, or counterfeited, or having willingly aided or assisted in falselymaking, altering, forging, or counterfeiting, any paper, writing, orprinted paper, to the prejudice of the right of any other person, bodypolitic or corporate, or voluntary association, with intent to defraud suchperson, body politic or corporate, or voluntary association, or of havingpassed, uttered or published, or attempted to pass, utter, or publish, astrue, any such falsely made, altered, forged, or counterfeited paper, writ-ing or printed paper, to the prejudice of the right of any other person,body politic or corporate, or voluntary association, knowing the sameto be falsely made, altered, forged, or counterfeited, with intent to de-fraud such person, body politic or corporate, or voluntary association,shall be sentenced to suffer imprisonment and labour, for the first offencefor a period not less than one year nor more than seven years, for thesecond offence for a period not less than three nor more than tenyears.

Sec. 12. And be it further enacted, That every person duly convictedof obtaining by false pretences any goods or chattels, money, bank note,promissory note, or any other instrument in writing, for the payment ordelivery of money or other valuable thing, or of keeping a faro bank orgaming table, shall be sentenced to suffer imprisonment and labour for aperiod not less than one year, nor more than five years ; and every per-son, so offending, shall be a competent witness against every other personoffending in the same transaction, and may be compelled to appear andgive evidence in the same manner as other persons : but the testimony sogiven shall not be used in any prosecution or proceeding, civil or crimi-nal, against the person so testifying.

Sec. 13. And be it further enacted, That every person, upon a second

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Perjury, sub-ornation of per-jury.

Theft.

Receiving sto-len goods.

Forgery.

Obtaining byfalse pretences.

Keeping gam-ing table.

Larceny.