MALICIOUS DAMAGE.
No. 6 of 1865.
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render the same useless, shall be guilty of felony, and shall be liable to imprisonment for any term not exceeding seven years, and, if a male under the age of sixteen years, with or without whipping.
38. Every person who-
Exhibiting false signal,
(1) unlawfully masks, alters, or removes any light or signal with intent to bring any ship, vessel, or boat into danger; or unlawfully exhibits any false light or signal, with intent to bring any ship, vessel, or boat into danger; or
24 & 25 Vict. c. 97, s. 47.
1903.]
(2) unlawfully and maliciously does anything tending to the immediate loss or destruction of any ship, vessel, or boat, and for which no punishment is hereinbefore provided, shall be guilty of felony, and shall be liable to imprisonment for life, and, if a male under the age of sixteen years, with or without whipping.
39. Every person who unlawfully and maliciously-
Destroying, etc., buoy or other sea mark.
(1) cuts away, casts adrift, removes, alters, defaces, sinks, or destroys; or
24 & 25 Vict. c. 97, s. 48.
(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 shall be liable to imprisonment for any term not exceeding seven years, and, if a male under the age of sixteen years, with or without whipping.
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40. Every person who unlawfully and maliciously destroys any part of any ship or vessel which is in distress, or wrecked, stranded, or cast on shore, or any goods, merchandise, or articles of any kind belonging to such ship or vessel, shall be guilty of felony, and shall be liable to imprisonment for any term not exceeding fourteen years.
Destroying wreck or any article belonging thereto.
24 & 25 Vict. c. 97, s. 49.
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 houses, etc.,
Sending letters threatening to burn or destroy houses, etc.
See No. 10 of 1886, Second Schedule.
Sending letter threatening to burn or destroy...