LARCENY.
No. 5 of 1865.
103
C.
51. Every person who plunders or steals any part of any ship or vessel which is in distress or wrecked, stranded, or cast on shore, or any goods, merchandise, or articles of any kind belonging to such ship or vessel, shall be guilty of felony, and shall be liable to imprisonment for any term not exceeding fourteen years, and, if a male under the age of sixteen years, with or without whipping.
[cf. No. 3 of 1903.]
52. If any goods, merchandise, or articles of any kind belonging to any ship or vessel in distress, or wrecked, stranded, or cast on shore, are found in the possession of any person or on the premises of any person with his knowledge, and such person, being taken or summoned before a magistrate, does not satisfy him that he came lawfully by the same, then the same shall, by order of the magistrate, be forthwith delivered over to or for the use of the rightful owner thereof; and the offender shall upon summary conviction for such offence be liable to imprisonment for any term not exceeding six months, or to a fine, over and above the value of the goods, merchandise, or articles, not exceeding one hundred dollars.
53.—(1) If any person offers or exposes for sale any goods, merchandise, or articles whatsoever which have or has been unlawfully taken, or are or is reasonably suspected so to have been taken, from any ship or vessel in distress or wrecked, stranded, or cast on shore, in every such case any person to whom the same are or is offered for sale, or any officer of the customs or police, may lawfully seize the same, and shall with all convenient speed carry the same, or give notice of such seizure, to a magistrate.
(2) If the person who has offered or exposed the same for sale, being summoned by the Magistrate, does not appear and satisfy him that he came lawfully by such goods, merchandise, or articles, then the same shall, by order of the magistrate, be forthwith delivered over to or for the use of the rightful owner thereof, on payment of a reasonable reward (to be ascertained by the magistrate) to the person who seized the same; and the offender shall upon summary conviction for such offence be liable to imprisonment for any term not exceeding six months, or to a fine, over and above the value of the goods, merchandise, or articles, not exceeding one hundred dollars.
* As amended by Law Am. Ord., 1923.
LARCENY.
No. 5 of 1865.
103
tress, etc.
C.
51. Every person. who plunders of steals any part of any Plundering ship or vessel which is in distress of wrecked, stranded, or ship in dis- cast on shore, or any goods, merchandise, or articles of any 24 & 25 Vict. kind belonging to such ship or vessel, shall be guilty of felony, and shall be liable to imprisonment for any tem not 1903.] exceeding fourteen years, and, if a male under the age of sixteen years, with or without whipping.
[cf. No. 3 of
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accounting.
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52 If any goods, merchandise, o articles of any kind Person in belonging to any ship or vessel in distress, or wrecked, possession of stranded, or cast on shore, are of is found in the possession goods not of any person or on the premises of any person with his satisfactorily knowledge, and such person, being taken or summoned 24 & 25 Vict. before a magistrate, does not satisfy him that he came law- c. 95, s. 65. fully by the same, then the same shall, by order of the magistrate, be forthwith delivered over to or for the use of the rightful owner thereof; and the offender shall upon summary conviction for such offence be liable to imprison- ment for any term not exceeding six months, or to a fine, over and above the value of the goods, merchandise, or articles, not exceeding one hundred dollars.
wrecked
for sale.
53-(1) If any person offers or exposes for sale any goods, Power to merchandise, or articles whatsoever which have or has been seize ship- unlawfully taken, or are or is reasonably suspected so to goods offered have been taken, from, any ship or vessel in distress or 24 & 25 Vict. wrecked, stranded, or cast on shore, in every such case any c. 96, s. 66. person to whom the same are or is offered for sale, or any officer of the customs or police, may lawfully seize the same, and shall with all convenient speed carry the same, or give notice of such seizure, to a magistrate.
(2) If the person who has offered or exposed the same for sale, being summoned by the Magistrate, does not appear and satisfy him that he came lawfully by such goods, mer- chandise, or articles then the same shall, by order of the magistrate, be forthwith delivered over to or for the use of the rightful owner thereof, on payment of a reasonable reward (to be ascertained by the magistrate) to the person who seized the same; and the offender shall upon summary. conviction for such offence be liable to imprisonment for any term not exceeding six months, or to a fine, over and above the value of the goods, merchandise, or articles, not exceeding one hundred dollars..
* As amended by Law Am. Ord.,` 1923 ̧
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