A.D. 1865.]
MALICIOUS DAMAGE.
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39. Every person who unlawfully and maliciously---
Destroying, etc., buoy
(1) cuts away, casts adrift, removes, alters, defaces, sinks, or destroys; or
(2.) does any act with intent to cut away, cast adrift, remove, alter, deface, sink, or destroy; or
(3.) in any other manner injures or conceals,
any boat, buoy, buoy rope, beacon, perch, or mark used or intended for the guidance of seamen or the purpose of navigation shall 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.
Of or other sea mark. 24 & 25 Vict. c. 97 s. 48.
wreck or any thereto.
40. Every person who unlawfully and maliciously destroys any part Destroying of any ship or vessel which is in distress, or wrecked, stranded, article cast on shore, or any goods, merchandise, or articles of any kind belonging to such ship or vessel, shall 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 fourteen 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.
Sending Letters threatening to burn or destroy. Houses, etc.
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41. Every person who sends, delivers, or utters, or directly or indirectly causes to be received, knowing the contents thereof, any letter or writing threatening to burn or destroy any house, barn, or other building, or any rick or stack of rice, hay, straw, or other agricultural produce, or any grain, rice, hay, straw, or other agricultural produce in or under any building, or any ship or vessel, or to kill, main, or wound any cattle, shall 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 ten 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.
Miscellaneous Injuries.
42. Every person who unlawfully and maliciously commits any Injuries not