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ent, and, if a thing is by law made punishable. Every person whatsoever is by law made liable for every first offence to be tried before a Police Magistrate, and every subsequent offence of a person guilty of such offence is punishable under this Ordinance. On conviction before a Police Magistrate in the first instance, or on committal for trial, such person shall be liable to be punished for the offence, and with or without hard labour.
Taking reward for helping to recovery of stolen property, and compounding with the offender to escape trial.
89. Every person who corruptly takes any money or reward, directly or indirectly, under pretence or upon account of helping any person to any chattel, money, valuable security, or other property whatsoever which by any felony or misdemeanor has been stolen, taken, obtained, extorted, embezzled, converted, or disposed of, as in this Ordinance mentioned, shall (unless he has used all due diligence to cause the offender to be brought to trial for the same) be guilty of felony, and, being convicted thereof, shall be liable, at the discretion of the Court, to imprisonment with hard labour for any term not exceeding seven years and not less than three years or to imprisonment 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.
90. Every person who--
(1.) publicly advertises a reward for the return of any property whatsoever which has been stolen or lost, and in such advertisement uses any words purporting that no questions will be asked; or
(2.) makes use of any words in any public advertisement purporting that a reward will be given or paid for any property which has been stolen or lost, without seizing or making any inquiry after the person producing such property; or
(3.) promises or offers in any such public advertisement to return to any pawnbroker or other person who may have bought or advanced money by way of loan upon any property stolen or lost the money paid or advanced, or any other sum of money or reward for the return of such property; or
(4.) prints or publishes any such advertisement,
shall forfeit the sum of two hundred and fifty dollars for every such offence.
24 & 25 Vict. c. 96 s. 101.
Advertising reward for stolen or lost property. Ibid. s. 102.
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ent, and, if a ›ing.
tsoever is by ar for every first offence ing the same fore a Police
it offence of person guilty
such
Ig
pro-
is Ordinance
ore the fact,
in the first
hable under all, on con- nent for any and with or
tae commis-
all be liable
he commis-
on summary he first and ion before a ient offence feiture and subsequent le.
eanor as is extorting, eiving, any tsoever, is ner of the
thereof, in representa- fore which
shall have
power to order the restitution thereof in a summary manner: Provided that if it appears, before any award or order made, that any valuable security has been bonâ fide paid or discharged by some person or body corporate liable to the payment thereof, or, being a negotiable instrument, has been bonâ fide taken or received by transfer or delivery, by some person or body corporate, for a just and valuable consideration, without any notice or without any reasonable cause to suspect that the same had by any felony or misdemeanor been stolen, taken, obtained, extorted, embezzled, converted, or disposed of, in such case the Court shall not award or order the restitution of such security: Provided, also, that nothing in this section shall apply to the case of any prosecution of any banker, merchant, attorney, factor, broker, or other agent, or of any trustee, entrusted with the possession of any goods or of any document of title to goods for any misdemeanor against this Ordinance,
Taking
reward for
helping to recovery of stolen proper-
offender
to trial.
89. Every person who corruptly takes any money or reward, directly or indirectly, under pretence or upon account of helping any person to any chattel, money, valuable security, or other property whatsoever which by any felony or misdemeanor has been stolen, taken, obtained, extorted, embezzled, converted, or disposed of, as in this Ordinance bringing before mentioned, shall (unless he has used all due diligence to cause the offender to be brought to trial for the same) be guilty of felony, and, being convicted thereof, shall be liable, at the discretion of the Court, to imprisonment with hard labour for any term not excred- ing seven years and not less than three years or to imprisonment 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.
90. Every person who--
(1.) publicly advertises a reward for the return of any property what- soever which has been stolen or lost, and in such advertisement uses any words purporting that no questions will be asked; or (2.) makes use of any words in any public advertisement purporting that a reward will be given or paid for any property which has been stolen or lost, without seizing or making any inquiry after the person producing such property; or
(3.) promises or offers in any such publie advertisement to return to any pawnbroker or other person who may have bought or advanced money by way of loan upon any property stolen or lost the money paid or advanced, or any other sum of money or reward for the return of such property ; or
(4.) prints or publishes any such advertisement,
shall forfeit the sum of two hundred and fifty dollars for every such
24 & 25 Vict. c. 96 s. 101.
Advertising
reward for stolen or lost. property. Tb. s. 102.
return of
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