MALICIOUS DAMAGE.
No. 6 of 1865.
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substance
with
36. Every person who unlawfully and maliciously places Placing or throws in, into, upon, against, or near any ship or vessel explosive any gunpowder or other explosive substance, with intent to near ship destroy or damage any ship or vessel
vessel or any machinery, intent to working tools, goods, or chattels, shall, whether or not any damage it. explosion takes place and whether or not any injury is effected, 24 & 25 Vict. be guilty of felony, and shall be liable to imprisonment for any [cf. No. 3 of term not exceeding fourteen years, and, if a male under the age of sixteen years, with or without whipping.
c. 97, s. 45.
1903.]
24 & 25 Vict. c. 97, s. 46
37. *Every person who unlawfully and maliciously damages, Damaging otherwise than by fire, gunpowder, or other explosive substance, wise than
ship other- any ship or vessel whether the same is complete or in an by fire. unfinished state, with intent to destroy the same or 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-
(1) unlawfully masks, alters, or removes any light or signal or unlawfully exhibits any false light or signal, with intent to bring any ship, vessel, or boat into danger; or
(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.
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39. Every person who unlawfully and maliciously—
(1) cuts away, casts adrift, removes, alters, defaces, sinks, or destroys; or
[cf. No. 3 of 1903.]
Exhibiting false signal, with intent into danger. to bring ship
24 & 25 Vict. c. 97, s. 47. [cf. No. 3 of 1903.]
Destroying, etc., buoy or other sea
24 & 25 Vict. c. 97, s. 48.
(2) does any act with intent to cut away, cast adrift, remove, [cf. No. 3 of alter, deface, sink, or destroy; or
1903.]
(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
* See No. 10 of 1886, Second Schedule.
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