CO129-511-21 Accessories and Abettors Ordinance 1928- Bill 13-9-1928 - 27-11-1928 — Page 21

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No. 3 of 1865.

Punishment

of accessory

after the fact.

c. 94, S. 4.

ACCESSORIES AND ABETTORS,

5. Every accessory after the fact to any felony (except where it is otherwise specially enacted), whether the same 24 & 25 Vict. is a felony at common law or by virtue of any Ordinance, shall be liable to imprisonment for any term not exceeding two years, and it shall be lawful for the court to require the offender to enter into his own recognizances and to find sureties, both or either, for keeping the peace, in addition to such punishment: Provided that no person shall be impris- oned under this section for not finding sureties for any period exceeding one year.

Prosecution

of accessory tion of prin- cipal offender. 21&25 Viet

c. 91, s. 5.

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Accessories generally.

6. If any principal offender is in anywise convicted of any felony, it shall be lawful to proceed against any accessory, either before or after the fact, in the same manner as if such principal felon had been attainted thereof, notwithstanding such principal felon may die, or be pardoned, or otherwise delivered before attainder; and every such accessory shall, on conviction, suffer the same punishment as he would have suffered if the principal had been attainted.

7. Any number of accessories at different times to any elony, and any number of receivers at different times of ›roperty stolen at one time, may be charged with substan- ive felonies in the same indictment and may be tried together, notwithstanding the principal felon is not included in the same indictment or is not in custody or amenable to justice.

8. Every person who aids, abets, counsels, or procures the commission of any misdemeanor, whether the same is a mis- demeanor at common law or by virtue of any Ordinance, shall be liable to be indicted, tried and punished as a principal offender.