840
Rioters demolishing church, building, &c.
Rioters injuring building, machinery, &c.
Tenants of houses, &c. maliciously injuring them.
ORDINANCE No. 8 OF 1865.
Malicious Injuries to Property.
Injuries to Buildings by Rioters, &c. :-
11. If any persons, riotously and tumultuously assembled together to the disturbance of the public peace, shall unlawfully and with force demolish, or pull down or destroy, or begin to demolish, pull down, or destroy, any church, chapel, meeting house, or other place of divine worship,—or any house, stable, coach-house, out-house, warehouse, godown, office, shop, store, mill, store house, granary, hovel, shed, or fold, or any building or erection used in farming land, or in carrying on any trade or manufacture or any branch thereof,—or any building other than such as are in this section before mentioned, belonging to the Queen, or to the Colony, or devoted or dedicated to public use or ornament, or erected or maintained by public subscription or contribution,—or any machinery, whether fixed or moveable, prepared for or employed in the business of any manufacture or in any branch thereof,—every such offender 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 life or for any term 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.
12. If any persons, riotously and tumultuously assembled together to the disturbance of the public peace, shall unlawfully and with force injure or damage any such church, chapel, meeting house, place of divine worship,—house, stable, coach-house, out-house, warehouse, godown, office, shop, store, mill, store house, granary, hovel, shed, fold, building, erection or machinery, as is in the last preceding section mentioned,—every such offender shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, 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: Provided that if upon the trial of any person for any felony in the last preceding section mentioned, the jury shall not be satisfied that such person is guilty thereof, but shall be satisfied that he is guilty of any offence in this section mentioned, then the jury may find him guilty thereof, and he may be punished accordingly.
Injuries to Buildings by Tenants:-
13. Whosoever, being possessed of any dwelling house or other building, or part of any dwelling house or other building, held for any term of years or other less term, or at will, or held over after the
840
Rioters
demolishing
church,
building, &c.
Rioters injur, ing building, machinery,
&c.
Tenants of houses, &c. maliciously injuring them.
ORDINANCE No. 8 OF 1865.
Malicious Injuries to Property.
Injuries to Buildings by Rioters, &c. :-
11. If any persons, riotously and tumultuously assembled together to the disturbance of the public peace, shall unlawfully and with force demolish, or pull down or destroy, or begin to demolish, pull down, or destroy, any church, chapel, meeting house, or other place of divine worship, -or any house, stable, coach-house, out-house, warehouse, godown, office, shop, store, mill, store house, granary, hovel, shed, or fold, or any building or erection used in farming land, or in carrying on any trade or manufac- ture or any branch thereof,—or any building other than such as are in this section before mentioned, belonging to the Queen, or to the Colony, or devoted or dedicated to public use or ornament, or erected or maintained by public subscription or contribution,-or any machinery, whether fixed or moveable, prepared for or employed in the business of any manufacture or in any branch thereof,-every such offender 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 life or for any term 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.
12. If any persons, riotously and tumultuously assembled together to the disturbance of the public peace, shall unlawfully and with force injure or damage any such church, chapel, meeting house, place of divine worship,-house, stable, coach-house, out-house, warehouse, godown, office, shop, store, mill, store house, granary, hovel, shed, fold, building, erection or machinery, as is in the last preceding section mentioned,-every such offender shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, 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
without hard labour: Provided that if upon the trial of any person for any felony in the last preceding section mentioned, the jury shall not be satisfied that such person is guilty thereof, but shall be satisfied that he is guilty of any offence in this section mentioned, then the jury may find him guilty thereof, and he may be punished accordingly.
Injuries to Buildings by Tenants:-
13. Whosoever, being possessed of any dwelling house or other building, or part of any dwelling house or other building, held for any term of years or other less term, or at will, or held over after the
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