LARCENY.
No. 5 of 1865.
93
over and above the value of the bird, not exceeding ten dollars.
Larceny of written instruments.. valuable
18. Every person who steals, or for any fraudulent purpose destroys, cancels, or obliterates, the whole or any part of any 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.
document of title to lands.
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 three years, and, if a male under the age of sixteen years, with or without whipping.
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 sixteen 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 section or in section 19, 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 ...
* As amended by Law Rev. Ord., 1923,
LARCENY.
No. 5 of 1865.
93
over and above the value of the bird, not exceeding ten dollars.
Larceny of written instruments..
valuable
18. Every person who steals, or for any fraudulent purpose Scaling destroys, cancels, or obliterates, the whole or any part of any security. valuable security, other than a document of title to lands, 24 & 25 Vict. shall be guilty of felony, of the same nature and in the same c. 96, s. 27. 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 remain- ing unsatisfied, or with the value of the goods or other valuable thing represented, mentioned, or referred to in or by the security.
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19. Every person who steals, or for any fraudulent purpose Stealing destroys, cancels, obliterates, or conceals, the whole or any title to lands. part of any document of title to lands shall be guilty of 24 & 25 Vict. felony, and shall be liable to imprisonment for any term not el. No. 3 of exceeding three years, and, if a male under the age of sixteen 1903.] years, with or without whipping.
c. 96, s. 28.
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c. 96, s. 29.
20.-(1) Every person who, either during the life of the Stealing will. testator or after his death, steals, or for any fraudulent pur- 24 & 25 Vict. pose destroys, cancels, obliterates, or conceals, the whole or [ef. No. 3 of 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 sixteen 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 section or in section 19, nor any pro- ceeding, conviction, or judgment to be had or taken there- upon, 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
* As amended by Law Rev. Ord., 1923,
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