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Book/Printed Material In Senate of the United States, February 9, 1821. Mr. Smith, from the Committee on the Judiciary, to which was referred the resolution, "to inquire into the propriety of so modifying the law punishing piracy, as to authorize the President of the United States, in such cases as he may deem expedient, to commute capital punishments for confinement in penitentiary houses," made the following report Cited as: S. Doc. 16-88

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  • In Senate of the United States, February 9, 1821. Mr. Smith, from the Committee on the Judiciary, to which was referred the resolution, "to inquire into the propriety of so modifying the law punishing piracy, as to authorize the President of the United States, in such cases as he may deem expedient, to commute capital punishments for confinement in penitentiary houses," made the following report

Other Title

  • Cited as: S. Doc. 16-88

Names

  • United States Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary
  • Smith, William 1751-1837
  • United States. Government Publishing Office, publisher, distributor
  • United States. Congress. Senate, author

Created / Published

  • Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1821.

Headings

  • -  Capital punishment
  • -  Imprisonment
  • -  Legislative amendments
  • -  Pirates
  • -  Piracy
  • -  Sentences (Criminal procedure)

Genre

  • Government publication
  • Legislative materials

Medium

  • 1 online resource (3 pages).

Call Number/Physical Location

  • KF12
  • 16-2:S.DOC.88
  • Y 1.1/2:43

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Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2022687831

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  • image
  • pdf
  • online text

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United States Congress. Senate. Committee On The Judiciary, William Smith, Publisher United States Government Publishing Office, and Author United States Congress. Senate. In Senate of the United States, February 9, . Mr. Smith, from the Committee on the Judiciary, to which was referred the resolution, "to inquire into the propriety of so modifying the law punishing piracy, as to authorize the President of the United States, in such cases as he may deem expedient, to commute capital punishments for confinement in penitentiary houses," made the following report. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1821. Pdf. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2022687831/.

APA citation style:

United States Congress. Senate. Committee On The Judiciary, Smith, W., United States Government Publishing Office, P. & United States Congress. Senate, A. (1821) In Senate of the United States, February 9, . Mr. Smith, from the Committee on the Judiciary, to which was referred the resolution, "to inquire into the propriety of so modifying the law punishing piracy, as to authorize the President of the United States, in such cases as he may deem expedient, to commute capital punishments for confinement in penitentiary houses," made the following report. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office. [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2022687831/.

MLA citation style:

United States Congress. Senate. Committee On The Judiciary, et al. In Senate of the United States, February 9, . Mr. Smith, from the Committee on the Judiciary, to which was referred the resolution, "to inquire into the propriety of so modifying the law punishing piracy, as to authorize the President of the United States, in such cases as he may deem expedient, to commute capital punishments for confinement in penitentiary houses," made the following report. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1821. Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/2022687831/>.