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SIXTIETH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 321. 1909. 1143 Third. When committed within or on an lands reserved or c,2}_}l:“g0‘{,‘§}§,°:; acqluired for the exclusive use of the United Sytates, and under the United sums exc usive jurisdiction thereof, any place purchased or otherwise acquired by the United Statesab consent of the legislature of the State in which the same shall be, for the erection of a fort, magazine, arsenal, dock-yard, or other needful building. _ Fo1u·th. On any island, rock, or key, containing deposits of guano, °‘““° ‘“"‘“°“‘ which may, at the discretion of the President, be considered as appertaining to the United States. no. 273. Murder is the unlawful killing of a human being with {-£‘§,'{’§;,§,§’§P°°· malice aforethought. Every murder eyetrated by poison, lying in wait, or any other kind of willful, dbli erate, malicious, and premeditated killing; or committed in the perpetration of, or attempt to perpetrate, any arson, rape, burglary, or robbery; or perpetrated from a premeditated design unlawfullyl and maliciouslv to e act the death o any human being other ’than im who is killed, is murder in the first degree. Any other murder is murder in the second degree. S°°°¤d d°¤'°°· Sec. 274. Manslaughter is the unlawful killing of a human being ,,,,‘§3‘}‘°‘““¤*"“’ ‘*°‘ without malice. It is of two kinds: mai s., see. sem, P: First. Vo1untary——Upon asudden quarrel or heat of passion. 1 v.;;.,,.;.,,,, Second. Invo1untary—In the commission of an unlawful act not ""°l“““'¥ amounting to a felony, or in the commission of a lawful act which might produce death, in an unlawful manner, or without due caution and ClI'0 l7i0I1. Sec. 275. very person guilty of murder in the first degree shall ;·{_¤!g¤m¤¤¢·· suffer death. Every person guilty of murder in the second degree rz. sfiiee. cm, p. shall be im risoned not less than ten years and may be imprisoned “"“· for life. Ihrery person guilty of voluntary manslaughter shall be {"gf’*‘jg,_"°E,{;,3_ P_ imprisoned not more than ten years. Every person guiltyug invol- 1038- ' rmtary manslaughter shall be imprisoned not more t three years, or nned not exceeding one thousand dollars, or both. Sec. 276. Whoever shall assault another with intent to commit {ffQf;f‘Pj:,§“,‘2p°§_ murder, or ra e, shall be imprisoned not more than twenty years. R- S-. sec- 5346. P- Whoever shall) assault another with intent to commit any felony, 1°hh€.- felony. except murder, or rape, shall be fined not more than three thousand _ dollars, or imprisone not more than ten years, or both. Whoever, '“"‘ "°“*’°“"· °‘°· with intent to do bodil harm, and without just cause or excuse, shall assault another with a dangerous weapon, instrument, or other thing, shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars, or imprisoned not more than five years, or both. Whoever shall unlaw ully B°""“•'-°‘°· strike, beat, or wound another, shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars, or imprisoned not more than six months, or both. Whoever shall unlawful] assault another, shall be fined not more "““‘¥"°"”"‘"· than three hundred dollars, or imprisoned not more than three months, or both. Sec. 277. Wlnoever shall attempt to commit murder or manslaugh- ,,,3},2;; ,;Q°“‘P‘“ “‘ ter, except as provided in the preceding section, shall be fined not lg; S-. wc- 5342. r- more than one thousand dollars and imprisoned not more than three ` ears. y Sec. 278. Whoever shall commit the crime of rape shall suffer }{f“§; M_ Em p_ death. 1038- Sec. 279. Whoever shall carnally and unlawfully know any female mitgoffgnil under the age of sixteen vears, or shall be accessory to suc carnal ¤g;1jr¤£¤¤¤g¤58 and unlawful knowledge before the fact, shall, for a first offense, be °` 'p' ' imprisoned not more than fifteen years, and for a subsequent offense be imprisoned not more than thirty years. Sec. 280. Every master, officer, seaman, or other person employed ° on board of any American vessel who, during the voya e, under wg S-- ¤¢<=· 534% P- promise of marriage, or by threats, or the exercise of authority, or ` solicitation, or the making of gifts or presents, seduces and has illicit