94
No. 5 of 1865.
LARCENY.
Stealing document of title to lands. [24 & 25 Vict. c. 96 s. 28.]
valuable security, other than a document of title to lands, shall be guilty of felony, of the same nature and in the same degree and punishable in the same manner as if he had stolen any chattel of like value with the share, interest, or deposit to which the security so stolen may relate, or with the money due on the security so stolen, or secured thereby and remaining unsatisfied, or with the value of the goods or other valuable thing represented, mentioned, or referred to in or by the security.
19. Every person who steals, or for any fraudulent purpose destroys, cancels, obliterates, or conceals, the whole or any part of any document of title to lands shall be guilty of felony, and shall be liable to imprisonment for any term not exceeding 3 years, and, if a male under the age of 16 years, with or without whipping. [cf. No. 8 of 1903.]
*
Stealing will. [ib. s. 29.] [cf. No. 3 of 1903.]
20.--(1) Every person who, either during the life of the testator or after his death, steals, or for any fraudulent purpose destroys, cancels, obliterates, or conceals, the whole or any part of any will, whether the same relates to real or personal estate, or to both, shall be guilty of felony, and shall be liable to imprisonment for life, and, if a male under the age of 16 years, with or without whipping. (2) In any indictment for any such offence it shall not be necessary to allege that such will is the property of any person.
(3) Nothing in this or the last section, nor any proceeding, conviction, or judgment to be had or taken thereupon, shall prevent, lessen, or impeach any remedy at law or in equity which any party aggrieved by any such offence might or would have had if this Ordinance had not been passed; but no conviction of any such offender shall be received in evidence in any action at law or suit in equity against him; and no person shall be liable to be convicted of any of the felonies mentioned in this and the last section, by any evidence whatever, in respect of any act done by him, if he at any time previously to his being charged with such offence has first disclosed such act upon oath in consequence of any compulsory process of any Court in any action, suit, or proceeding which has been bona fide instituted by any party aggrieved, or if he has first disclosed the same in any compulsory examination or deposition before any Court on the hearing of any matter in bankruptcy.
* As amended by No. 80 of 1911.
As amended by No. 30 of 1911, No. 50 of 1911 and the Final Revision Ordinance 1912.
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94
No. 5 of 1865.
LARCENY.
Stealing document of
title to lands. [24 & 25 Vict. c. 06 s. 28.1
valuable security, other than a document of title to lands, shall be guilty of felony, of the same nature and in the same degree and punishable in the same manner as if he had stolen any chattel of like value with the share, interest, or deposit to which the security so stolen may relate, or with the money due on the security so stolen, or secured thereby and remaining unsatisfied, or with the value of the goods or other valuable thing represented, mentioned, or referred to in or by the security.
19. Every person who steals, or for any fraudulent purpose destroys, cancels, obliterates, or conceals, the whole or any part of any document of title to lands shall be guilty of felony, and sha'l [cf. No. 8 of be liable to imprisonment for any term not exceeding 3 years, and,
if a male under the age of 16 years, with or without whipping.
1903.]
*
Stealing will. [ib. s. 29.] [cf. No. 3 of 1903.]
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20.--(1) Every person who, either during the life of the testator or after his death, steals, or for any fraudulent purpose destroys, cancels, obliterates, or conceals, the whole or any part of any wil!, whether the same relates to real or personal estate, or to both, shall be guilty of felony, and shall be liable to imprisonment for life, and, if a male under the age of 16 years, with or without whipping. (2) In any indictment for any such offence it shall not be neces- sary to allege that such will is the property of any person.
(3) Nothing in this or the last section, nor any proceeding, con- viction, or judgment to be had or taken thereupon, shall prevent, lessen, or impeach any remedy at law or in equity which any party aggrieved by any such offence might or would have had if this Ordinance had not been passed; but no conviction of any such offender shall be received in evidence in any action at law or suit in equity against him; and no person shall be liable to be convicted of any of the felonies mentioned in this and the last section, by any evidence whatever, in respect of any act done by him, if he at any time previously to his being charged with such offence has first disclosed such act upon oath in consequence of any compulsory process of any Court in any action, suit, or proceeding which has been bona fide instituted by any party aggrieved, or if he has first disclosed the same in any compulsory examination or deposition before any Court on the hearing of any matter in bankruptcy.
* As amended by No. 80 of 1911.
As amended by No. 30 of 1911, No. 50 of 1911 and the Final
Revision Ordinance 1912.
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