ORDINANCE No. 8 of 1865.
Malicious Injuries to Property.
Injuries to Works of Art:-
847
works of art in museums, churches, &c., or in public
29. Whosoever shall unlawfully and maliciously destroy or damage any book, manuscript, picture, print, statue, bust, or vase, or any other article or thing kept for the purposes of art, science, or literature, or as an object of curiosity, in any museum, gallery, cabinet, library, or other repository, which museum, gallery, cabinet, library, or other repository is either at all times or from time to time open for the admission of the public or of any considerable number of persons to view the same, either by the permission of the proprietor thereof or by the payment of money before entering the same,-or any picture, statue, monument, or other memorial of the dead, painted glass, or other ornament or work of art, in any church, chapel, meeting house, or other place of divine worship, or in any building belonging to the Queen, or to the Colony, or to any college, or in any street, square, churchyard, burial ground, public garden or ground, or any statue or monument exposed to public view or any ornament, railing, or fence surrounding such statue or monument, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and being convicted thereof shall be liable to be imprisoned for any term not exceeding six months, with or without hard labour, and, if a male under the age of sixteen years, with or without whipping; provided that nothing herein contained shall be deemed to affect the right of any person to recover, by action at law, damages for the injury so committed.
Injuries to Cattle and other Animals:-
30. Whosoever shall unlawfully and maliciously kill, maim, or wound any cattle shall be guilty of felony, and being convicted thereof shall be liable, at the discretion of the Court, to be kept in penal servitude for any term not exceeding fourteen and not less than three years, or to be imprisoned for any term not exceeding two years, with or without hard labour, and with or without solitary confinement.
Killing or maiming cattle.
Killing or maiming other animals.
31. Whosoever shall unlawfully and maliciously kill, maim, or wound any dog, bird, beast, or other animal, not being cattle, but being either the subject of larceny at Common Law in England, or being ordinarily kept in a state of confinement, or for any domestic purpose, shall on conviction thereof before a Police Magistrate, at the discretion of the Magistrate, either be committed to the common gaol, there to be imprisoned only, or to be imprisoned and kept to hard labour, for any term
ORDINANCE No. 8 or 1865.
Malicious Injuries to Property.
Injuries to Works of Art:-
847
works of art in museums, churches, &c., or in public
29. Whosoever shall unlawfully and maliciously destroy or damage Injuries to any book, manuscript, picture, print, statue, bust, or vase, or any other article or thing kept for the purposes of art, science, or literature, or as an object of curiosity, in any museum, gallery, cabinet, library, or other places. repository, which museum, gallery, cabinet, library, or other repository is either at all times or from time to time open for the admission of the public or of any considerable number of persons to view the same, either by the permission of the proprietor thereof or by the payment of money before entering the same,-or any picture, statue, monument, or other memorial of the dead, painted glass, or other ornament or work of art, in any church, chapel, meeting house, or other place of divine worship, or in any building belonging to the Queen, or to the Colony, or to any college, or in any street, square, churchyard, burial ground, public garden or ground, or any statue or monument exposed to public view or any orna- ment, railing, or fence surrounding such statue or monument, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and being convicted thereof shall be liable to be imprisoned for any term not exceeding six months, with or without hard labour, and, if a male under the age of sixteen years, with or without whipping; provided that nothing herein contained shall be deemed to affect the right of any person to recover, by action at law, damages for the injury so committed.
Injuries to Cattle and other Animals:-
30. Whosoever shall unlawfully and maliciously kill, maim, or wound any cattle shall be guilty of felony, and being convicted thereof shall be liable, at the discretion of the Court, to be kept in penal ser- vitude for any term not exceeding fourteen and not less than three years, or to be imprisoned for any term not exceeding two years, with or without hard labour, and with or without solitary confinement.
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Killing or maiming cattle.
Killing or maiming other
31. Whosoever shall unlawfully and maliciously kill, maim, or wound any dog, bird, beast, or other animal, not being cattle, but being animals. either the subject of larceny at Common Law in England, or being ordi- narily kept in a state of confinement, or for any domestic purpose, shall on conviction thereof before a Police Magistrate, at the discretion of the Magistrate, either be committed to the common gaol, there to be im- prisoned only, or to be imprisoned and kept to hard labour, for any term
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