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General Assembly debate over punishment for crimes and Penitentiary funding
The General Assembly discusses defining punishments for murder in the second degree and related felonies, debating jail terms from eight to twenty years and life in prison, and filling blanks in a bill. It also addresses penalties for mutilation crimes, compensation for state officers, and the site and management of the Penitentiary building.
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