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The Commissioners of the Code, in pursuance of the Act of April 6th, 1857, beg leave to submit to you this draft of a PENAL CODE, and to invite your examination of it, and such suggestions as may occur to you.

You will please to consider this volume as private in your hands, and return it to one of the Commissioners on or before the first of May next.

Very respectfully,

NEW YORK, April 2, 1864.

DAVID DUDLEY FIELD,
WILLIAM CURTIS NOYES,
ALEXANDER W. BRADFORD.

OF A

PENAL CODE

FOR THE

STATE OF NEW YORK;

PREPARED BY

THE COMMISSIONERS OF THE CODE,

AND

SUBMITTED TO THE JUDGES AND OTHERS FOR EXAMINATION,
PRIOR TO REVISION BY THE COMMISSIONERS

ALBANY:

WEED, PARSONS AND COMPANY, PRINTERS.

1864.