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LARCENY.

No. 5 of 1865.

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25-(1) Every person who steals, or cuts, breaks, or throws Stealing live down with intent to steal, any part of any live or dead fence, or any fence, etc. wooden post, pale, wire, or rail set up or used as a fence, or any [24 & 25 Vict.

c. 96 s. 34.] stile or gate, or any part thereof respectively, shall, on conviction thereof before a Magistrate, be liable to a fine, over and above the value of the article or articles so stolen or the amon of the injury done, not exceeding 25 dollars.

(2) Every person who, having been convicted of any such offence, either against this or any former enactment, afterwards commits any offence against this section shall, on conviction there- of in like manner, be liable to imprisonment for any term not exceeding 6 months.

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26. If the whole or any part of any tree, sapling, or shrub, or any Suspected underwood, or any part of any live or dead fence, or any post, pale, possession of wire, rail, stile, or gate, or any part thereof, being of the value of tree, and not 25 cents at the least, is found in the possession of any person or for it.

accounting on the premises of any person with his knowledge, and such person, [ib. s.35.] being taken or summoned before a Magistrate, does not satisfy him that he came lawfully by the same, he shall be liable to a fine, over and above the value of the article or articles so found, not exceeding 10 dollars.

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27.-(1) Every person who steals, or destroys or damages with Stealing intent to steal, any plant, root, fruit.

fruit, or vegetable production plant, etc., growing in any garden, orchard, pleasure ground, or nursery ground, garden, etc.

growing in hot-house, green-house, or conservatory shall, on conviction thereof [ib. s. 36.] before a Magistrate, be liable to imprisonment for any term not exceeding 6 months, or to a fine, over and above the value of the article or articles so stolen or the amount of the injury done, not exceeding 100 dollars.

(2) Every person who, having been convicted of any such offence, either against this or any former enactment, afterwards commits an offence against this section shall be guilty of felony, and shall be liable to be punished as in the case of simple larceny.

* As amended by No. 30 of 1911, No. 50 of 1911, No. 51 of 1911, No. 8 of 1912, No. 21 of 1912 and the Final Revision Ordinance 1912.

† As amended by No. 30 of 1911, No. 50 of 1911, No. 51 of 1911

and the Final Revision Ordinance 1912.