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

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 S. Doc. 16-88 United States Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary. Smith, William 1751-1837 United States. Government Publishing Office, publisher distributor United States. Congress. Senate, author text government publication text Government publication. Legislative materials. dcu 1821 monographic Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, publisher 1821. eng 1 online resource (3 pages). Capital punishment Imprisonment Legislative amendments Pirates Piracy Sentences (Criminal procedure) KF12 https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.law/llserialsetce.00043_00_00-047-0088-0000 2024785517 1065777149 WYU 241022 20250607132806.3 24064535 Converted from MARCXML to MODS version 3.8 using MARC21slim2MODS3-8_XSLT1-0.xsl (Revision 1.172 20230208) eng