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Chapter 33, Section 3 of the General Laws of the State of Kansas (1862) provides for punishment by death for persons convicted of murder in the first degree. The legislature passed the law at its second annual session ending March 6, 1862. The previous year, the legislature passed a death penalty law for persons convicted of treason against the state. These laws demonstrates the state's initial stance on capital punishment.
Creator: Kansas Legislature.
Date: 1862
Item Number: 208567
Call Number: SP/345.1/K13
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 208567
Collections - Library
Date - 1861-1869 - 1862
Government and Politics - Crime and Punishment - Crime - Murder
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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