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liable, at the discretion of the Court, to imprisonment for any term not exceeding eighteen months, with or without hard labour.

Injuries to Machinery, etc.

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c. 97 s. 15.

15. Every person who unlawfully and maliciously cuts, breaks, or Destroying. destroys, or damages with intent to destroy or to render useless, any or engine. machine or engine, whether fixed or movable, used or intended to be used in any manufacture whatsoever, shall 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 execeding seven years and not less than three years or to imprisonment for any term not ex- ceeding 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 to Crops, Trees, and Vegetable Productions,

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field of grass, ete.

16. Every person who unlawfully and maliciously sets fire to any Setting fire to field or piece or crop of grass, rice, grain, or pulse, or of cultivated vegetable produce, whether standing or cut down, or to any part of any 7, s. 16. wood, coppice, or plantation of trees, or to any heath, gorse, furze, or fern, wheresoever the same may be growing, shall 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 fourteen 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 mider the age of sixteen years, with or without whipping.

heap of corn,

17. Every person who unlawfully and maliciously sets fire to any heap – Setting fire to or stack of corn, rice, grain, pulse, tares, hay, straw, or of ROY cultivated etc. vegetable produce, or to any heap or stack of coals or wood, or to any s. 17. other substance used for fuel, shall be guilty of felony, and, being con- victed thereof, shall be liable, at the discretion of the Court, to imprison- ment with hard labour for life or for any term not less than three years or to imprisonment for any term not exceeding two years, with or with- out hard labour and with or without solitary confinement, and, if a male under the age of sixteen years, with or without whipping.

crop, etc.

18. Every person who unlawfully and maliciously by any overt act. Attempt to attempts to set fire to any such matter or thing as is mentioned in either set fire to - of the last two preceding sections, under such circumstances that, if the 75, 8, 18, same were thereby set fire to, the offender would, under either of such sections, be guilty of felony, shall be guilty of felony, and, being con- victed thereof, shall be liable, at the discretion of the Court, to imprison- ment with hard labour for any term not exceeding seven years and not

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