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Sending letters threatening to murder.
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16. Whosoever shall maliciously send, deliver, or utter, or directly or indirectly cause to be received, knowing the contents thereof, any letter or writing threatening to kill or murder any person, shall be guilty of felony, and being convicted thereof shall be liable, at the discretion of the court, to be kept in penal servitude for any term not exceeding ten years, . . . or to be imprisoned, . . . and, if a male under the age of sixteen years, with or without whipping.
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