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24. If, on the trial of any person for any felony mentioned in section 22, the jury are not satisfied that such person is guilty thereof, but are satisfied that he is guilty of any misdemeanor mentioned in section 23, the jury may acquit the accused of such felony and find him guilty of such misdemeanor, and thereupon he shall be liable to be punished in the same manner as if he had been convicted on an indictment for such misdemeanor.

(Amended, 50 of 1911, Schedule, and 5 of 1924, s. 8)

25. Any person who-

(a) being legally liable, either as a master or mistress, to provide for any apprentice or servant necessary food, clothing, or lodging, wilfully and without lawful excuse refuses or neglects to provide the same; or

(b) unlawfully and maliciously does or causes to be done any

bodily harm to any such apprentice or servant,

so that the life of such apprentice or servant is endangered, or the health of such apprentice or servant has been or is likely to be permanently injured, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be liable to imprisonment for 3 years.

(Amended, 30 of 1911, ss. 2 and 5)

26. Any person who unlawfully abandons or exposes any child. being under the age of 2 years, whereby the life of such child is endangered, or the health of such child is or is likely to be per- manently injured, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be liable to imprisonment for 3 years.

(Amended, 30 of 1911, ss. 2 and 5)

27. (1) If any person over the age of 16 years who has the custody, charge or care of any child or young person under that age wilfully assaults, ill-treats, neglects, abandons or exposes such child or young person or causes or procures such child or young person to be assaulted, ill-treated, neglected, abandoned or exposed in a manner likely to cause such child or young person unnecessary suffering or injury to his health (including injury to or loss of sight, or hearing, or limb, or organ of the body, or any mental derangem- ent) such person shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be liable-

(a) on conviction on indictment to a fine of $2,000 and to imprisonment for 2 years; or (Amended, 22 of 1950, Schedule)

(b) on summary conviction to a fine of $250 and to imprison-

ment for 6 months,

and for the purposes of this section a parent or other person over the age of 16 having the custody, charge or care of a child or young person under that age shall be deemed to have neglected him in a manner likely to cause injury to his health if he fails to provide

Conviction for offence under s. 23 on trial for offence under s.

22.

1861 c. 100, s. 25.

Failure to provide apprentice or servant with food, etc.. whereby life is endangered, etc. 1861 c. 100, s. 26.

Exposing child whereby life is endangered. 1881 c. 100, s. 27.

Ill-treatment or neglect by those in charge of child or young person. [cf. 1908 c. 67. s. (2.)

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