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Chapter 27, Section 1 of the General Laws of the State of Kansas (1861) provides for punishment by death for any person convicted of treason against the state. The legislature enacted the law at its first session ending March 26, 1861. The following year, the Legislature enacted a death penalty for persons convicted of first degree murder. These laws demonstrate the state's initial stance on capital punishment.
Creator: Kansas Legislature.
Date: 1861
Item Number: 208566
Call Number: SP/345.1/K13
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 208566
Collections - Library
Date - 1861-1869 - 1861
Government and Politics - Crime and Punishment - Crime - Treason
Government and Politics - Crime and Punishment - Punishment - Death penalty
Government and Politics - State Government - Legislature
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Statute
Thematic Time Period - Civil War, 1861 - 1865
Type of Material - Printed materials - Government publications - Legislative - Statutes
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