Removing land-mark,

Wilfully cutting tree, etc.

Possession of offensive weapon, etc., with intent to use it for unlawful purpose.

Behaving riotously or provoking breach of peace.

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or bank, with intent feloniously to steal or otherwise unlawfully obtain any part of the contents thereof; or unlawfully drinks or wilfully spills or allows to run to waste any part of the contents thereof; or

(4.) wilfully causes to be broken, pierced, started, cut, torn, or otherwise injured any cask, chest, bag, or other package containing any goods, while on board of any barge, lighter, or other craft, lying in the harbour or waters aforesaid, or any quay, creek, wharf, or landing-place adjacent to the same, or on the way to or from any warehouse, with intent that the contents of such package or any part thereof may be spilled or dropped from such package,

20. Every person who removes or carries away any stone or stake driven into the ground as a land-mark, or for the purpose of defining or marking the boundaries of any lot or parcel of ground, shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding fifty dollars, or, in the discretion of the convicting Magistrate, to imprisonment for any term not exceeding seven days.

21. Every person who wilfully—

(1.) cuts, breaks, damages, injures, or destroys any tree, shrub, or underwood, whether the same is the property of the Crown or of any private person; or

(2.) damages, breaks, or destroys any fence, or any wall, bridge, or embankment,

shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding one hundred dollars, or, in the discretion of the convicting Magistrate, to imprisonment for any term not exceeding fourteen days.

Offences against Good Order.

22. Every person who has in his possession any spear, bludgeon, or other offensive weapon, or any crowbar, picklock, skeleton-key, or other instrument fit for unlawful purposes, with intent to use the same for any such unlawful purpose, or is unable to give a satisfactory account of his possession thereof, shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding one hundred dollars, or, in the discretion of the convicting Magistrate, to imprisonment for any term not exceeding fourteen days.

23. Every person who behaves in a riotous, noisy, or disorderly manner, or uses any profane or indecent language or any threatening, abusive, or insulting words or behaviour, with intent to provoke a breach of the peace or whereby a breach of the peace may be occasioned, shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding fifty dollars, or, in the discretion of the convicting Magistrate, to imprisonment for any term not exceeding seven days.

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