850
Destroying
wrecks or any
articles
belonging thereto...
Sending letters threatening
to burn or destroy houses, buildings, ships, &c.
Persons committing malicious injuries not before provided for exceeding the amount of $25.
ORDINANCE No. 8 OF 1865.
Malicious Injuries to Property.
maliciously injure or conceal 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 being convicted thereof shall be liable, at the discretion of the Court, to be kept in penal servitude for any term not exceeding seven years 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, and, if a male under the age of sixteen years, with or without whipping.
of
39. Whosoever shall unlawfully and maliciously destroy any part of any ship or vessel which shall be 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 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.
Sending Letters threatening to burn or destroy:—
40. Whosoever shall send, deliver, or utter, or directly or indirectly cause to be received, knowing the contents thereof, any letter or writing threatening to burn or destroy any house, barn, or other building, or any rick or stack of rice, hay, straw or other agricultural produce, or any grain, rice, hay, straw, or other agricultural produce in or under any building or any ship or vessel,—or to 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 ten years, 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, and, if a male under the age of sixteen years, with or without whipping.
Injuries not before provided for:-
41. Whosoever shall unlawfully and maliciously commit any damage, injury, or spoil to or upon any real or personal property whatsoever, either of a public or private nature, for which no punishment is hereinbefore provided, the damage, injury, or spoil being to an amount exceeding twenty-five dollars, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and being convicted thereof shall be liable, at the discretion of the Court, to
850
Destroying
wrecks or any
articles
belonging thereto...
Sending letters threatening
to burn or destroy houses, buildings, ships, &c.
Persons committing malicious injuries not before pro- vided for exceeding the amount of $25.
ORDINANCE No. 8 OF 1865.
Malicious Injuries to Property.
maliciously injure or conceal 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 being convicted thereof shall be liable, at the discretion of the Court, to be kept in penal servitude for any term not exceeding seven years 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, and, if a male under the age of sixteen years, with or without whipping.
of
39. Whosoever shall unlawfully and maliciously destroy any part any ship or vessel which shall be in distress, or wrecked, stranded, or cast on shore, or any goods, merchandise, or articles of any kind belong- ing to such ship or vessel, 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.
Sending Letters threatening to burn or destroy:—
40. Whosoever shall send, deliver, or utter, or directly or indirectly cause to be received, knowing the contents thereof, any letter or writing threatening to burn or destroy any house, barn, or other building, or any rick or stack of rice, hay, straw or other agricultural produce, or any grain, rice, hay, straw, or other agricultural produce in or under any building or any ship or vessel,—or to 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 ten years, and not less than three years, or to be imprisoned for any term not exceeding two years, with or without bard labour, and with or without solitary confinement, and, if a male under the age of sixteen years, with or without whipping.
Injuries not before provided for:-
41. Whosoever shall unlawfully and maliciously commit any damage, injury, or spoil to or upon any real or personal property what- soever, either of a public or private nature, for which no punishment is herein before provided, the damage, injury, or spoil being to an amount exceeding twenty-five dollars, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and being convicted thereof shall be liable, at the discretion of the Court, to
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