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18

No. 1 of 1845.

Offences

SUMMARY OFFENCES.

19. Every person who within the Colony or in the harbour relating to vessels, or waters thereof, commits any of the following offences shall be liable to a fine not exceeding 100 dollars, or to imprisonment without hard labour for any term not exceeding 14 days,----

(1) knowingly takes in exchange from any seaman or other person, not being the owner or master of any vessel, anything belonging to any vessel lying in the harbour or waters aforesaid, or any part of the cargo of any such vessel, or any stores or articles in charge of the owner or master of any such vessel; or

(2) for the purpose of protecting or preventing anything whatsoever from being lawfully seized within the Colony or in the harbour or waters thereof, on suspicion of its being stolen or otherwise unlawfully obtained, or of preventing the same from being produced or made to serve as evidence concerning any felony or misdemeanor committed or supposed to have been committed within the Colony or in the harbour or waters thereof, frames or causes to be framed any bill of parcels containing any false statement in regard to the name or abode of any alleged vendor, the quantity or quality of any such thing, the place whence or the conveyance by which the same was furnished, the price agreed upon or charged for the same, or any other particular, knowing such statement to be false; or fraudulently produces such bill of parcels, knowing the same to have been fraudulently framed; or

(3) bores, pierces, breaks, cuts open, or otherwise injures any cask, box, or package containing wine, spirits, or other liquors on board any ship, boat, or vessel, or in or upon any warehouse, wharf, quay, or bank, with intent feloniously to steal or otherwise unlawfully obtain any part of the contents thereof; or unlawfully drinks or wilfully spills or allows to run to waste any part of the contents thereof; or

(4) wilfully causes to be broken, pierced, started, cut, torn, or otherwise injured any cask, chest, bag, or other package containing any goods, while on board of any barge, lighter, or other craft, lying in the harbour or waters aforesaid, or any quay, creek, wharf, or landing-place adjacent to the same, or on the way to or from any warehouse, with intent that the contents of such package or any part thereof may be spilled or dropped from such package.

As amended by No. 80 of 1911 and No. 50 of 1911.

20. Every person who drives or rides any cattle or other animal on any footway or other place not being a proper road for cattle or other animals, or who drives or rides any cattle or other animals in a furious manner, or otherwise maltreats the same, shall be liable to a fine not exceeding 25 dollars, or to imprisonment with or without hard labour, for any term not exceeding 14 days.

21. (1) Every person who rides or drives on or over any bridge or culvert at such a rate of speed or in such a manner as to endanger any bridge or culvert, or who rides or drives on or over any bridge or culvert without having the same properly lighted, shall be liable to a fine not exceeding 25 dollars.

(2) Every person who rides or drives on or over any bridge or culvert without having the same properly lighted, shall be liable to a fine not exceeding 25 dollars.

22. Every person who wilfully or negligently obstructs or other- wise interferes with the free passage of any public road, street, or other thoroughfare, or who encroaches upon or obstructs any public road, street, or other thoroughfare, shall be liable to a fine not exceeding 50 dollars, or to imprisonment with or without hard labour, for any term not exceeding 1 month.

23. Every person who uses any abusive, insulting, or threatening language, or behaves in a threatening or insulting manner, towards any person in any public place, or who is guilty of any breach of the peace, or who uses any obscene language or makes any obscene gesture, shall be liable to a fine not exceeding 25 dollars, or to imprisonment for any term not exceeding 7 days.

24. Every person who (1) has in his possession any housebreaking implement or other instrument or tool adapted for housebreaking, and is not able to give a satisfactory account of his possession of the same; or (2) puts any false key or other implement or tool, of any kind whatever, into any lock, with intent to open the same, or to procure the same to be opened, for any unlawful purpose, shall be liable...

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18 No. 1 of 1845. Offences SUMMARY OFFENCES. 19. Every person who within the Colony or in the harbour relating to vessels, or waters thereof, commits any of the following offences shall be liable to a fine not exceeding 100 dollars, or to imprisonment without hard labour for any term not exceeding 14 days,---- (1) knowingly takes in exchange from any seaman or other person, not being the owner or master of any vessel, anything belonging to any vessel lying in the harbour or waters aforesaid, or any part of the cargo of any such vessel, or any stores or articles in charge of the owner or master of any such vessel; or (2) for the purpose of protecting or preventing anything whatsoever from being lawfully seized within the Colony or in the harbour or waters thereof, on suspicion of its being stolen or otherwise unlawfully obtained, or of preventing the same from being produced or made to serve as evidence concerning any felony or misdemeanor committed or supposed to have been committed within the Colony or in the harbour or waters thereof, frames or causes to be framed any bill of parcels containing any false statement in regard to the name or abode of any alleged vendor, the quantity or quality of any such thing, the place whence or the conveyance by which the same was furnished, the price agreed upon or charged for the same, or any other particular, knowing such statement to be false; or fraudulently produces such bill of parcels, knowing the same to have been fraudulently framed; or (3) bores, pierces, breaks, cuts open, or otherwise injures any cask, box, or package containing wine, spirits, or other liquors on board any ship, boat, or vessel, or in or upon any warehouse, wharf, quay, or bank, with intent feloniously to steal or otherwise unlawfully obtain any part of the contents thereof; or unlawfully drinks or wilfully spills or allows to run to waste any part of the contents thereof; or (4) wilfully causes to be broken, pierced, started, cut, torn, or otherwise injured any cask, chest, bag, or other package containing any goods, while on board of any barge, lighter, or other craft, lying in the harbour or waters aforesaid, or any quay, creek, wharf, or landing-place adjacent to the same, or on the way to or from any warehouse, with intent that the contents of such package or any part thereof may be spilled or dropped from such package. As amended by No. 80 of 1911 and No. 50 of 1911. 20. Every person who drives or rides any cattle or other animal on any footway or other place not being a proper road for cattle or other animals, or who drives or rides any cattle or other animals in a furious manner, or otherwise maltreats the same, shall be liable to a fine not exceeding 25 dollars, or to imprisonment with or without hard labour, for any term not exceeding 14 days. 21. (1) Every person who rides or drives on or over any bridge or culvert at such a rate of speed or in such a manner as to endanger any bridge or culvert, or who rides or drives on or over any bridge or culvert without having the same properly lighted, shall be liable to a fine not exceeding 25 dollars. (2) Every person who rides or drives on or over any bridge or culvert without having the same properly lighted, shall be liable to a fine not exceeding 25 dollars. 22. Every person who wilfully or negligently obstructs or other- wise interferes with the free passage of any public road, street, or other thoroughfare, or who encroaches upon or obstructs any public road, street, or other thoroughfare, shall be liable to a fine not exceeding 50 dollars, or to imprisonment with or without hard labour, for any term not exceeding 1 month. 23. Every person who uses any abusive, insulting, or threatening language, or behaves in a threatening or insulting manner, towards any person in any public place, or who is guilty of any breach of the peace, or who uses any obscene language or makes any obscene gesture, shall be liable to a fine not exceeding 25 dollars, or to imprisonment for any term not exceeding 7 days. 24. Every person who (1) has in his possession any housebreaking implement or other instrument or tool adapted for housebreaking, and is not able to give a satisfactory account of his possession of the same; or (2) puts any false key or other implement or tool, of any kind whatever, into any lock, with intent to open the same, or to procure the same to be opened, for any unlawful purpose, shall be liable...
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18 No. 1 of 1845. Offences SUMMARY OFFENCES. 19. Every person who within the Colony or in the harbour relating to vessels, or waters thereof, commits any of the following offences shall be seamen, and liable to a fine not exceeding 100 dollars, or to imprisonment without hard labour for any term not exceeding 14 days,---- merchandise. * (1) knowingly takes in exchange from any seaman or other person, not being the owner or master of any vessel, anything be- longing to any vessel lying in the harbour or waters aforesaid, or any part of the cargo of any such vessel, or any stores or articles in charge of the owner or master of any such vessel; or (2) for the purpose of protecting or preventing anything what- soever from being lawfully seized within the Colony or in the harbour or waters thereof, on suspicion of its being stolen or otherwise unlawfully obtained, or of preventing the same from being produced or made to serve as evidence concerning any felony or misdemeanor committed or supposed to have been committed within the Colony or in the harbour or waters thereof, frames or causes to be framed any bill of parcels containing any false statement in regard to the name or abode of any alleged vendor, the quantity or quality of any such thing, the place whence or the conveyance by which the same was furnished, the price agreed upon or charged for the same, or any other particular, knowing such statement to be false; or fraudulently produces such bill of parcels, knowing the same to have been frau- dulently framed; or (3) bores, pierces, breaks, cuts open, or otherwise injures any cask, bex, or package containing wine, spirits, or other liquors on board any ship, boat, or vessel, or in or upon any warehouse, wharf, quay, or bank, with intent feloniously to steal or otherwise unlaw. fully obtain any part of the contents thereof; or unlawfully drinks or wilfully spills or allows to run to waste any part of the contents. thereof; or (4) wilfully causes to be broken, pierced, started, cut, torn, or otherwise injured any cask, chest, bag, or other package containing any goods, while on board of any barge, lighter, or other craft, lying in the harbour or waters aforesaid, or any quay, creek, wharf, or landing-place adjacent to the same, or on the way to or from any warehouse, with intent that the contents of such package or any part thereof may be spilled or dropped from such package. As amended by No. 80 of 1911 and No. 50 of 1911. 20. driven or mai liable withou 21. (1) or und any pri (2) or emba shall b ment, 22. L or other or other the sam satisfaci fine nat labour, 23. E manner, ing, abu a breach occasion imprison: 7 days. 24. Ev (1) ha accoutren and is not (2) put ter, of an admission to be don procure to purpose, * As † As
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18

No. 1 of 1845.

Offences

SUMMARY OFFENCES.

19. Every person who within the Colony or in the harbour relating to vessels, or waters thereof, commits any of the following offences shall be seamen, and liable to a fine not exceeding 100 dollars, or to imprisonment without

hard labour for any term not exceeding 14 days,----

merchandise.

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(1) knowingly takes in exchange from any seaman or other person, not being the owner or master of any vessel, anything be- longing to any vessel lying in the harbour or waters aforesaid, or any part of the cargo of any such vessel, or any stores or articles in charge of the owner or master of any such vessel; or

(2) for the purpose of protecting or preventing anything what- soever from being lawfully seized within the Colony or in the harbour or waters thereof, on suspicion of its being stolen or otherwise unlawfully obtained, or of preventing the same from being produced or made to serve as evidence concerning any felony or misdemeanor committed or supposed to have been committed within the Colony or in the harbour or waters thereof, frames or causes to be framed any bill of parcels containing any false statement in regard to the name or abode of any alleged vendor, the quantity or quality of any such thing, the place whence or the conveyance by which the same was furnished, the price agreed upon or charged for the same, or any other particular, knowing such statement to be false; or fraudulently produces such bill of parcels, knowing the same to have been frau- dulently framed; or

(3) bores, pierces, breaks, cuts open, or otherwise injures any cask, bex, or package containing wine, spirits, or other liquors on board any ship, boat, or vessel, or in or upon any warehouse, wharf, quay, or bank, with intent feloniously to steal or otherwise unlaw. fully obtain any part of the contents thereof; or unlawfully drinks or wilfully spills or allows to run to waste any part of the contents. thereof; or

(4) wilfully causes to be broken, pierced, started, cut, torn, or otherwise injured any cask, chest, bag, or other package containing any goods, while on board of any barge, lighter, or other craft, lying in the harbour or waters aforesaid, or any quay, creek, wharf, or landing-place adjacent to the same, or on the way to or from any warehouse, with intent that the contents of such package or any part thereof may be spilled or dropped from such package.

As amended by No. 80 of 1911 and No. 50 of 1911.

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