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ORDINANCE No. 8 OF 1865.

Malicious Injuries to Property.

853

accessories.

shall be punishable in the same manner as the principal in the first degree and is by this Ordinance punishable; and every accessory after the fact to any felony punishable under this Ordinance shall on conviction be liable, at the discretion of the Court, to be imprisoned for any term not exceeding two years, with or without hard labour, and with or without solitary confinement; and every person who shall aid, abet, counsel, or procure the commission of any misdemeanor punishable under this Ordinance shall be liable to be proceeded against, indicted, and punished as a principal offender.

47. Any constable or peace officer may take into custody, without a warrant, any person whom he shall find lying or loitering in any highway, yard, or other place, during the night, and whom he shall have good cause to suspect of having committed or being about to commit any felony against this Ordinance, and shall take such person as soon as reasonably may be before a Police Magistrate, to be dealt with according to law.

48. Every punishment and forfeiture by this Ordinance imposed on any person maliciously committing any offence, whether the same be punishable upon information or upon summary conviction, shall equally apply and be enforced, whether the offence shall be committed from malice conceived against the owner of the property in respect of which it shall be committed or otherwise.

*Abettors in misdemeanors
as
ns to persons loitering at night and felony.
suspected of
Apprehension of]
Malice against owner of property
unnecessary.

49. Every provision of this Ordinance not herein-before so applied shall apply to every person who, with intent to injure or defraud any other person, shall do any of the acts herein-before made penal, although the offender shall be in possession of the property against or in respect of which such act shall be done.

50. It shall be sufficient in any information for any offence against this Ordinance, where it shall be necessary to allege an intent to injure or defraud, to allege that the party accused did the act with intent to injure or defraud (as the case may be,) without alleging an intent to injure or defraud any particular person; and on the trial of any such offence it shall not be necessary to prove an intent to injure or defraud any particular person, but it shall be sufficient to prove that the party accused did the act charged with an intent to injure or defraud (as the case may be).

persons in possession of the property injured.

Intent to injure particular person need not be stated in information.

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ORDINANCE No. 8 OF 1865. Malicious Injuries to Property. 853 accessories. shall be punishable in the same manner as the principal in the first degree and is by this Ordinance punishable; and every accessory after the fact to any felony punishable under this Ordinance shall on conviction be liable, at the discretion of the Court, to be imprisoned for any term not exceeding two years, with or without hard labour, and with or without solitary confinement; and every person who shall aid, abet, counsel, or procure the commission of any misdemeanor punishable under this Ordinance shall be liable to be proceeded against, indicted, and punished as a principal offender. 47. Any constable or peace officer may take into custody, without a warrant, any person whom he shall find lying or loitering in any highway, yard, or other place, during the night, and whom he shall have good cause to suspect of having committed or being about to commit any felony against this Ordinance, and shall take such person as soon as reasonably may be before a Police Magistrate, to be dealt with according to law. 48. Every punishment and forfeiture by this Ordinance imposed on any person maliciously committing any offence, whether the same be punishable upon information or upon summary conviction, shall equally apply and be enforced, whether the offence shall be committed from malice conceived against the owner of the property in respect of which it shall be committed or otherwise. *Abettors in misdemeanors as ns to persons loitering at night and felony. suspected of Apprehension of] Malice against owner of property unnecessary. 49. Every provision of this Ordinance not herein-before so applied shall apply to every person who, with intent to injure or defraud any other person, shall do any of the acts herein-before made penal, although the offender shall be in possession of the property against or in respect of which such act shall be done. 50. It shall be sufficient in any information for any offence against this Ordinance, where it shall be necessary to allege an intent to injure or defraud, to allege that the party accused did the act with intent to injure or defraud (as the case may be,) without alleging an intent to injure or defraud any particular person; and on the trial of any such offence it shall not be necessary to prove an intent to injure or defraud any particular person, but it shall be sufficient to prove that the party accused did the act charged with an intent to injure or defraud (as the case may be). persons in possession of the property injured. Intent to injure particular person need not be stated in information.
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ORDINANCE No. 8 OF 1865. Malicious Injuries to Property. 853 accessories. shall be punishable in the same manner as the principal in the first degree degree and is by this Ordinance punishable; and every accessory after the fact to any felony punishable under this Ordinance shall on conviction be liable, at the discretion of the Court, to be imprisoned for any term not exceeding two years, with or without hard labour, and with or without solitary confinement; and every person who shall aid, abet, counsel, or procure the commission of any misdemeanor punishable under this Ordinance shall be liable to be proceeded against, indicted, and punished as a princi- pal offender. 47. Any constable or peace officer may take into custody, without a warrant, any person whom he shall find lying or loitering in any high- way, yard, or other place, during the night, and whom he shall have good cause to suspect of having committed or being about to commit any felony against this Ordinance, and shall take such person as soon as reasonably may be before a Police Magistrate, to be dealt with according to law. 48. Every punishment and forfeiture by this Ordinance imposed on any person maliciously committing any offence, whether the same be punishable upon information or upon summary conviction, shall equally apply and be enforced, whether the offence shall be committed from malice conceived against the owner of the property in respect of which it shall be committed or otherwise. *Abottors in misdemeanors as ns to persons loitering at night and felony. suspected of Apprehen sion of] Malice of property against owner unnecessary. this Ordi- nance shall apply to 49. Every provision of this Ordinance not herein-before so applied Provisions of shall apply to every person who, with intent to injure or defraud any other person, shall do any of the acts herein-before made penal, although the offender shall be in possession of the property against or in respect of which such act shall be done. 50. It shall be sufficient in any information for any offence against this Ordinance, where it shall be necessary to allege an intent to injure or defraud, to allege that the party accused did the act with intent to injure or defraud (as the case may be,) without alleging an intent to injure or defraud any particular person; and on the trial of any such offence it shall not be necessary to prove an intent to injure or defraud any particular person, but it shall be sufficient to prove that the party accused did the act charged with an intent to injure or defraud (as the case may be). persons in the property possession of injured. Intent to cular person injure parti- need not be stated in information..
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ORDINANCE No. 8 OF 1865.

Malicious Injuries to Property.

853

accessories.

shall be punishable in the same manner as the principal in the first degree degree and is by this Ordinance punishable; and every accessory after the fact to any felony punishable under this Ordinance shall on conviction be liable, at the discretion of the Court, to be imprisoned for any term not exceeding two years, with or without hard labour, and with or without solitary confinement; and every person who shall aid, abet, counsel, or procure the commission of any misdemeanor punishable under this Ordinance shall be liable to be proceeded against, indicted, and punished as a princi- pal offender.

47. Any constable or peace officer may take into custody, without a warrant, any person whom he shall find lying or loitering in any high- way, yard, or other place, during the night, and whom he shall have good cause to suspect of having committed or being about to commit any felony against this Ordinance, and shall take such person as soon as reasonably may be before a Police Magistrate, to be dealt with according to law.

48. Every punishment and forfeiture by this Ordinance imposed on any person maliciously committing any offence, whether the same be punishable upon information or upon summary conviction, shall equally apply and be enforced, whether the offence shall be committed from malice conceived against the owner of the property in respect of which it shall be committed or otherwise.

*Abottors in misdemeanors

as

ns to persons loitering at night and felony.

suspected of

Apprehen sion of]

Malice of property

against owner

unnecessary.

this Ordi- nance shall apply to

49. Every provision of this Ordinance not herein-before so applied Provisions of shall apply to every person who, with intent to injure or defraud any other person, shall do any of the acts herein-before made penal, although the offender shall be in possession of the property against or in respect of which such act shall be done.

50. It shall be sufficient in any information for any offence against this Ordinance, where it shall be necessary to allege an intent to injure or defraud, to allege that the party accused did the act with intent to injure or defraud (as the case may be,) without alleging an intent to injure or defraud any particular person; and on the trial of any such offence it shall not be necessary to prove an intent to injure or defraud any particular person, but it shall be sufficient to prove that the party accused did the act charged with an intent to injure or defraud (as the case may be).

persons in the property

possession of

injured.

Intent to cular person

injure parti-

need not be stated in information..

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