190
intent to steal
carcase, etc.
24 & 25 Vict.
c. 96 s. 11.
Stealing dog. Ib. s. 18.
Possession of stolen dog. Ib. s. 19.
Taking money to restore dog. Ib. s. 20.
Stealing beast or bird ordinarily kept in confinement.
Ib. s. 21.
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felony, and, being convicted thereof, shall be liable to the same punishment as if he had been convicted of feloniously stealing the same, provided the offence of stealing the animal so killed would have amounted to felony.
12.--(1.) Every person who steals any dog shall, on conviction thereof before any Police Magistrate, either be committed to the common gaol, there to be imprisoned, or to be imprisoned and kept to hard labour; for any term not exceeding six months, or shall forfeit and pay, over and above the value of the said dog, such sum of money not exceeding one hundred dollars as to the Magistrate may seem meet.
(2.) Every person who, having been convicted of any such offence, either against this or any former enactment in force in this Colony, afterwards steals any dog shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, being convicted thereof, shall be liable, at the discretion of the Court, to imprisonment for any term not exceeding eighteen months, with or without hard labour.
13.--(1.) Every person who unlawfully has in his possession or on his premises any stolen dog or the skin of any stolen dog, knowing such dog to have been stolen or such skin to be the skin of a stolen dog, shall, on conviction thereof before a Police Magistrate, be liable to pay such sum of money not exceeding one hundred dollars as to the Magistrate may seem meet.
(2.) Every person who, having been convicted of any such offence, either against this or any former enactment in force in this Colony, is afterwards guilty of any such offence as in this section before mentioned shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, being convicted thereof, shall be liable, at the discretion of the Court, to imprisonment for any term not exceeding eighteen months, with or without hard labour.
14. Every person who corruptly takes any money or reward, directly or indirectly, under pretence or upon account of aiding any person to recover any dog which has been stolen, or which is in the possession of any person not being the owner thereof, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, being convicted thereof, shall be liable, at the discretion of the Court, to imprisonment for any term not exceeding eighteen months, with or without hard labour.
15. Every person who--
(1.) steals any bird, beast, or other animal ordinarily kept in a state of confinement or for any domestic purpose, not being the subject of larceny at common law in England; or
(2.) wilfully kills any such bird, beast, or animal, with intent to steal the same or any part thereof,
shall, on conviction thereof before a Police Magistrate, at the discretion of the Magistrate, be imprisoned for a term not exceeding six months, or shall forfeit and pay, over and above the value of the said animal, such sum of money not exceeding one hundred dollars as to the Magistrate may seem meet.
(2.) Every person who, having been convicted of any such offence, either against this or any former enactment in force in this Colony, is afterwards guilty of any such offence as in this section before mentioned shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, being convicted thereof, shall be liable, at the discretion of the Court, to imprisonment for any term not exceeding eighteen months, with or without hard labour.
16.--(1.) Every person who steals any dog, or any skin or other part thereof in his possession or on his premises, shall, on conviction thereof before a Police Magistrate, be liable to a penalty not exceeding ...
(2.) Every person who steals or takes any bird, beast, or other animal or any part thereof, being the property of another person, or the plumage or skin of any such bird, beast, or animal, or any part thereof, knowing the same to be stolen, shall, on conviction thereof before a Police Magistrate, be liable to a penalty not exceeding ... for every such offence.
17. Every person who steals or kills any pigeon or other domestic bird, any house dove, or carrier or homing pigeon, not being the subject of larceny at common law in England, shall, on conviction thereof before a Police Magistrate, be liable to a penalty not exceeding ... for every such bird.
18. Every person who fraudulently cancels, or attempts to cancel, or obliges or induces any other person to cancel any stamp or writing of the same nature and effect as a stamp, with intent to defraud Her Majesty of any duty or other money due on the security or instrument so stamped or written, or with the intent mentioned in this or any former enactment, or in any other manner, ...
190
intent to steal
carcase, etc.
24 & 25 Fict.
c. 96 s. 11.
Stealing dog. Ib. s. 18.
Possession of stolen dog. Ib. 8. 19.
Taking money to restore dog. Ib. s. 20.
Stealing beast or bird ordinarily kept in confinement.
Ib. s. 21.
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felony, and, being convicted thereof, shall be liable to the same punish- ment as if he had been convicted of feloniously stealing the same, pro- vided the offence of stealing the animal so killed would have amounted to felony.
12.--(1.) Every person who steals any dog shall, on conviction there- of before any Police Magistrate, either be committed to the common gaol, there to be imprisoned, or to be imprisoned and kept to hard la- bour; for any term not exceeding six months, or shall forfeit and pay, over and above the value of the said dog, such sum of money not ex- ceeding one hundred dollars as to the Magistrate may seem meet.
(2.) Every person who, having been convicted of any such offence, either against this or any former enactment in force in this Colony, afterwards steals any dog shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, being convicted thereof, shall be liable, at the discretion of the Court, to imprisonment for any term not exceeding eighteen months, with or without hard labour.
13.-1.) Every person who unlawfully has in his possession or on his premises any stolen dog or the skin of any stolen dog, knowing such dog to have been stolen or such skin to be the skin of a stolen dog, shall, on conviction thereof before a Police Magistrate, be liable to pay such sum of money not exceeding one hundred dollars as to the Magistrate may seem meet.
(2.) Every person who, having been convicted of any such offence, either against this or any former enactment in force in this Colony, is afterwards guilty of any such offence as in this section before mention- ed shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, being convicted thereof, shall be liable, at the discretion of the Court, to imprisonment for any term not exceeding eighteen months, with or without hard labour.
14. Every person who corruptly takes any money or reward, directly or indirectly, under pretence or upon account of aiding any person to recover any dog which has been stolen, or which is in the possession of any person not being the owner thereof, shall be guilty of a misdemean- or, and, being convicted thereof, shall be liable, at the discretion of the Court, to imprisonment for any term not exceeding eighteen months, with or without hard labour.
15. Every person who--
(1.) steals any bird, beast, or other animal ordinarily kept in a state of confinement or for any domestic purpose, not being the subject of larceny at common law in England; or
(2.) wilfully kills any such bird, beast, or animal, with intent to steal
the same or any part thereof,
shall, on conviction thereof before a Police Magistrate, at the discretion
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