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| John Wood - United States - 1802 - 522 pages
...government of the United States, or either House of Congress, or against the President, he should be punished by a fine not exceeding two thousand dollars, and by imprisonment not exceeding two years." This act was to continue in force until the 3d of March, 1801. J CHAPTER VI. Reflections on the conduct... | |
| Samuel Chase, Charles Evans - Impeachments - 1805 - 396 pages
...to defame, or to bring him into contempt or disrepute, such person, beingthereof convicted, shall be punished by a fine, not exceeding two thousand dollars, and by imprisonment, not exceeding two years : and « that if any person shall be prosecuted under this act, it shall be lawful for him to give... | |
| Mathew Carey - Political parties - 1817 - 476 pages
...hostile.desigm of any faratpi nation against the U.'Statei, tluiir people or government, then such person, being thereof convicted before- any court of> the United...jurisdiction thereof, shall be punished by a fine. not exceeding two thousand dollars, and by imprisonment not exceeding1 two years. " Sec. 3. Jbid be... | |
| Thomas Paine - Political science - 1819 - 758 pages
...government of the United States, or either houses of Congress, or against the President, he should be punished by a fine not exceeding two thousand dollars, and by imprisonment not exceeding two years." But it is a much greater crime for a President to plot against a coustit'.itbn and the liberties of... | |
| Edward Ingersoll - Law - 1821 - 882 pages
...with intent, as aforesaid, he or they shall be deemed guilty of a high misdemeanor, and, on conviction before any court of the United States having jurisdiction thereof, shall be punished by a fine not exceeding five thousand dollars, and by imprisonment during a term not less than six months, nor... | |
| United States. Congress - Law - 1825 - 738 pages
...any foreign nation against the United States, their people or Governments, then such person, being thereof convicted before any court of the United States,...jurisdiction thereof, shall be punished by a fine not exceeding two thousand dollars, and by imprisonment not exceeding two years." I think, sir, that... | |
| United States. Congress - Law - 1834 - 740 pages
...being thereof convicted before any court of the United States having jurisdiction (hereof, shall be punished by a fine not exceeding two thousand dollars, and by imprisonment not exceeding two years." We perceive that the law was only directed against false, scandalous, and malicious writings against... | |
| New York (State). Legislature. Senate - Government publications - 1833 - 514 pages
...either, or any of them, the hatred of the good people of "the United States, Sfc. Then such person being thereof convicted " before any Court of the United...jurisdiction thereof, " shall be punished by a fine not exceeding two thousand dollars, and "by imprisonment not exceeding two years." On this part of... | |
| Horace Binney - 1834 - 172 pages
..." foreign nation against the United States, their people, or Govern" ment; then such person, being thereof convicted before any court " of the United...jurisdiction thereof, shall be punished " by a fine not exceeding two thousand dollars, and by imprisonment " not exceeding two years.'* " have a right... | |
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