Section 1. A national jail shall be built on the public grounds, upon which the council-house is now situated.

Sec. 2. Any person who shall steal any horse, mule, ass, or cat of any kind, shall be punished as follows: For the first of fence the property of the offender shall be sold by the sheriff, to pay the owner of the animal stolen the price of said animal, and all But if the of costs he may sustain in consequence of such theft. tle

fender has no property, or if his property be insufficient to pay for the animal stolen, so much of his annuity shall be retained as may be necessary to pay the owner of said animal, as above direct ed, and no relative of said offender shall be permitted to assist him in paying the penalties of said theft. For the second offence

the thief shall be sent to jail for thirty-five days, and shall pay all costs and damages the owner may sustain on account of said theft. For the third offence the thief shall be confined in jail three months, and shall pay all costs and damages, as above provided. Sec. 3. If any person shall steal a horse beyond the limits of the reserve, and bring it within the limits thereof, it shall be lawful for the owner to pursue and reclaim the same upon presenting satisfactory proof of ownership, and, if necessary, receive the as And it is further sistance of the officers of the Delaware nation. time be clothed as from time to officials that such may provided, with power by the United States agent may pursue such offender either within or without the limits of the reserve.

Sec. 4. Whoever shall ride any horse without the consent of the

owner thereof

shall, for

the

first offence,

pay the sum of ten dol

each clay and night that he may keep the said animal and for the second offence shall be confined in jail for the term of twenty-one days, besides paying a fine of ten dollars. Sec. 5. Whoever shall reclaim and return any such animal to the rightful owner, other than the wrong-doer, as in the last sec tion mentioned, shall receive therefor the sum of two and fifty-hundredths dollars.

Sec. 6. In all cases of theft, the person or persons convicted of

lars for such theft shall be adjudged to pay all costs and damages result ing therefrom; and in case of the final loss of any animal stolen, then the offender shall pay the price thereof in addition to the costs and damages, as provided in a previous section. Whoever shall steal any swine or sheep shall,

Sec. 7. first offence,

be fined the sum of

fifteen

dollars

for the

ten of which