0h 25min, apr 30, 1790 y - Signs Act (1 Stat 112) defining a set of Federal Crimes (on government lands or the high seas) inclulding treason, murder, robbery, piracy, counterfeiting, bribery, etc. Punishments include imprisonment, fines, death and "public whipping."
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