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used for fuel, 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.
17,
set fire to
24 & 25 Vict.
18. Any person who unlawfully and maliciously by any overt act attempts to set fire to any such matter or thing as is mentioned either in section 16 or in such circumstances that, if the same were thereby set fire to, the offender would, under either of such sections, be guilty of felony, shall be guilty of felony, and shall be liable to imprisonment for seven years, and, if a male under the age of sixteen years, with or without whipping.
Injuries to sea and river banks, etc.
Destroying sea-bank,
c. 97, s. 30.
etc.
19. Any person who unlawfully and maliciously—
(a) breaks down, or cuts down, or otherwise damages or destroys any sea-bank or sea-wall, or the bank, dam, or wall of or belonging to any river, creek, drain, reservoir, pool, or marsh, whereby any land or building is or is in danger of being overflowed or damaged; or
(b) throws, breaks, or cuts down, levels, undermines, or otherwise destroys any quay, wharf, jetty, lock, sluice, floodgate, weir, tunnel, drain, watercourse, or other work belonging to any port, harbour, dock, or reservoir, or on or belonging to any navigable creek,
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.
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Removing pile of
etc.
c. 97, s. 31.
20. Any person who unlawfully and maliciously—
(a) cuts off, draws up, or removes any piles or other materials fixed in the ground, and used for securing any sea-bank or sea-wall or the bank, dam, or wall of any river, creek, trench, drain, aqueduct, marsh, reservoir, pool, port, harbour, dock, quay, wharf, jetty, or lock; or
(b) opens or draws up any floodgate or sluice, or does any other injury or mischief to any river or creek or to any drain, trench, or canal, with intent and so as thereby to obstruct or prevent the carrying on,
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Malicious Damage.
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used for fuel, 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.
17,
set fire to
24 & 25 Vict.
18. Any person who unlawfully and maliciously by any Attempt to overt act attempts to set fire to any such matter or thing crop, etc.
in such a 97, s. 18. as is
mentioned either in section 16 or circumstances that, if the same were thereby set fire to, the offender would, under either of such sections, be guilty of felony, shall be guilty of felony, and shall be liable to imprisonment for seven years, and, if-a-male-under-the-age of sixteen years, with-or-without-whipping.
Injuries to sea and river banks, etc.
Destroying sea-bank,
c. 97, s. 30.
etc.
19. Any person who unlawfully and maliciously— (a) breaks down, or cuts down, or otherwise damages or 24 & 25 Vict.
destroys any sea-bank or sea-wall, or the bank, dam, or wall of or belonging to any river, creek, drain, reservoir, pool, or marsh, whereby any land or building is or is in danger or being overflowed or damaged; or
(b) throws, breaks, or cuts down, levels, undermines, or otherwise destroys any quay, wharf, jetty, lock, sluice, floodgate, weir, tunnel, drain, watercourse, or other work belonging to any port, harbour, dock, or reservoir, or on or belonging to any navigable creek,
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.
[25
Removing pile of
etc.
c. 97, s. 31.
20. Any person who unlawfully and maliciously— (a) cuts off, draws up, or removes any piles or other sea-bank,
materials fixed in the ground, and used for securing 24 & 25 Vict. any sea-bank or sea-wall or the bank, dam, or wall of any river, creek, trench, drain, aqueduct, marsh, reservoir, pool, port, harbour, dock, quay, wharf, jetty, or lock; or
(b) opens or draws up any floodgate or sluice, or does any other injury or mischief to any river or creek or to any drain, trench, or canal, with intent and so as thereby to obstruct or prevent the carrying on,
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