 | Alexander Johnston - United States - 1905 - 624 pages
...April 30, 1790, made death the penalty for treason, as denned in the Constitution, on conviction by "confession in open court, or on the testimony of two witnesses to the same overt act." It also made fine and imprisonment the punishment of misprision of treason, the... | |
 | Chrisenberry Lee Bates - Circuit courts - 1908 - 644 pages
...that, "every person owing allegiance to the United States who levies war against them, or adheres to their enemies, giving them aid and comfort within the United States or elsewhere, is guilty of treason."10 And the punishment of treason is declared as follows : "Every person guilty... | |
 | United States - Law - 1909 - 946 pages
...1. [Treason.] Whoever, owing allegiance to the United States, levies war against them or adheres to their enemies, giving them aid and comfort within the United States or elsewhere, is guilty of treason. [55 Stat. L. 1088.~\ See RS sec. 5331, 7 Fed. Stat. Annot. 348. The notes under... | |
 | David Kemper Watson - Constitutional history - 1910 - 1140 pages
...as follows: "Whoever, owing allegiance to the United States, levies war against them or adheres to their enemies, giving them aid and comfort within the United States or elsewhere, is guilty of treason." (RS sec. 5331.) can be convicted.46 This opinion covers the whole doctrine of... | |
 | Westel Woodbury Willoughby - Constitutional law - 1910 - 900 pages
...declared that " whoever, owing allegiance to the United States levies war against them, or adheres to their enemies giving them aid and comfort within the United States or elsewhere, is guilty of treason." M "Art. Ill, Sec. III. « 35 Stat. at L., chap. 321, p. 1088, § 1. The phraseology... | |
 | Maryland, Julian J. Alexander - Law - 1912 - 604 pages
...1862, ch. 235,1 enacts the punishment of treason, upon 'Code 1904, Art. 27, sees. 413-421. conviction on confession in open Court, or on the testimony of two witnesses, both of them to the same overt act. As to confessions, see Post. 240, 1 East, PC ch. 2, sec. 66. Under... | |
 | North Carolina. State Dept. of Archives and History - 1913 - 644 pages
...provides, that If any person owing allegiance to the United States of America, shall levy war against them, or shall adhere to their enemies, giving them...within the United States or elsewhere and shall be convicted on confession in open Court, or on the testimony of two witnesses to the same overt act of... | |
 | Dice Robins Anderson - Governors - 1914 - 296 pages
...when any such act is done or committed, and being convicted of anyone or more of the aforesaid acts, on confession in open court, or on the testimony of two witnesses to the same overt act of treason, whereof he or they may stand indicted, such person or persons shall... | |
 | Dice Robins Anderson - 1914 - 300 pages
...when any such act is done or committed, and being convicted of anyone or more of the aforesaid acts, on confession in open court, or on the testimony of two witnesses to the same overt act of treason, whereof he or they may stand indicted, such person or persons shall... | |
 | History - 1917 - 664 pages
...citizens or not : Whoever owing allegiance to the United States levies war against them or adheres to their enemies, giving them aid and comfort within the United States or elsewhere, is guilty of treason. The punishment prescribed by law for the crime of treason is death or, at the... | |
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That if any person or persons, owing allegiance to the United States of America shall levy war against them, or shall adhere to their enemies, giving them aid and comfort within the United States or elsewhere, and shall be thereof convicted, on confession... 
