A.D. 1865.
LARCENY,
No. 5.
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ent, and, if a thing is by law made punishable. Every person whatsoever is by law made liable for every first offence to be tried before a Police Magistrate, and every subsequent offence of a person guilty of such offence is punishable under this Ordinance. On conviction before a Police Magistrate in the first instance, or on committal for trial, such person shall be liable to be punished for the offence, and with or without hard labour.
Taking reward for helping to recovery of stolen property, and compounding with the offender to escape trial.
89. Every person who corruptly takes any money or reward, directly or indirectly, under pretence or upon account of helping any person to any chattel, money, valuable security, or other property whatsoever which by any felony or misdemeanor has been stolen, taken, obtained, extorted, embezzled, converted, or disposed of, as in this Ordinance mentioned, shall (unless he has used all due diligence to cause the offender to be brought to trial for the same) be guilty of felony, and, being convicted thereof, shall be liable, at the discretion of the Court, to imprisonment with hard labour for any term not exceeding seven years and not less than three years or to imprisonment for any term not exceeding two years, with or without hard labour and with or without solitary confinement, and, if a male under the age of sixteen years, with or without whipping.
90. Every person who--
(1.) publicly advertises a reward for the return of any property whatsoever which has been stolen or lost, and in such advertisement uses any words purporting that no questions will be asked; or
(2.) makes use of any words in any public advertisement purporting that a reward will be given or paid for any property which has been stolen or lost, without seizing or making any inquiry after the person producing such property; or
(3.) promises or offers in any such public advertisement to return to any pawnbroker or other person who may have bought or advanced money by way of loan upon any property stolen or lost the money paid or advanced, or any other sum of money or reward for the return of such property; or
(4.) prints or publishes any such advertisement,
shall forfeit the sum of two hundred and fifty dollars for every such offence.
24 & 25 Vict. c. 96 s. 101.
Advertising reward for stolen or lost property. Ibid. s. 102.
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