While the law was originally written 173 years ago, it is well known and has been amended many times since then to keep it up to date as per the current intents

While the law was originally written 173 years ago, it is well known and has been amended many times since then to keep it up to date as per the current intents of the current legislature. While one can argue that the law should be abolished or amended further, it is clearly not some outdated, forgotten law.