1981 Ed.)
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(d) attempts to drown, suffocate, or strangle any person, with intent in any of such cases to commit murder, shall, whether any bodily injury is effected or not, be guilty of felony, and shall be liable to imprisonment for life.
{ Amended, 30 of 1911, ss. 2, 4 and 5)
commit murder by means not specified.
14. Any person who, by any means other than those specified in any of the preceding sections, attempts to commit murder shall be guilty of felony, and shall be liable to imprisonment for life.
(Amended, 30 of 1911, ss. 2, 4 and 5, and 50 of 1911, Schedule)
LETTERS THREATENING TO MURDER
15. Any person who maliciously sends, delivers, or utters, or directly or indirectly causes to be received, knowing the contents thereof, any letter or writing threatening to kill or murder any person shall be guilty of felony and shall be liable to imprisonment for 10 years.
{ Amended, 30 of 1911, ss. 2, 4 and 5, and 39 of 1954, Second Schedule)
ACTS CAUSING OR TENDING TO CAUSE DANGER TO LIFE, ETC.
16. Any person who---
(a) unlawfully and maliciously prevents or impedes any person being on board of or having quitted any ship or vessel which is in distress, or wrecked, stranded, or cast on shore, in his endeavour to save his life; or
(b) unlawfully and maliciously prevents or impedes any person in his endeavour to save the life of any such person as in this section first aforesaid,
shall be guilty of felony, and shall be liable to imprisonment for life. (Amended, 30 of 1911, ss. 2, 4 and 5)
17. Any person who-
(a) unlawfully and maliciously, by any means whatsoever, wounds or causes any grievous bodily harm to any person;
or
(b) shoots at any person; or
(c) by drawing a trigger or in any other manner, attempts to discharge any kind of loaded arms at any person,
with intent in any of such cases to maim, disfigure, or disable any person, or to do some other grievous bodily harm to any person, or with intent to resist or prevent the lawful apprehension or detainer of any person, shall be guilty of felony, and shall be liable to imprisonment for life.
(Amended, 30 of 1911, ss. 2, 4 and 5)
1861 c. 100, s. 15.
Sending letter threatening to murder.
1861 c. 100, s. 16.
Impeding person endeavouring to save himself or another from shipwreck.
1861 c. 100, s. 17.
Shooting or attempting to shoot, or wounding or striking with intent to do grievous bodily harm.
1861 c. 100, s. 18.
1981 Ed.)
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(d) attempts to drown, suffocate, or strangle any person, with intent in any of such cases to commit murder, shall, whether any bodily injury is effected or not, be guilty of felony, and shall be liable to imprisonment for life.
{ Amended, 30 of 1911, ss. 2, 4 and 5)
commit murder by means not specified.
14. Any person who, by any means other than those specified Attempting to in any of the preceding sections, attempts to commit murder shall be guilty of felony, and shall be liable to imprisonment for life.
(Amended, 30 of 1911, ss. 2, 4 and 5, and 50 of 1911, Schedule)
LETTERS THREATENING TO MURDER
15. Any person who maliciously sends, delivers, or utters, or directly or indirectly causes to be received, knowing the contents thereof. any letter or writing threatening to kill or murder any person shall be guilty of felony and shall be liable to imprisonment for 10 years.
{ Amended, 30 of 1911, ss. 2, 4 and 5, and 39 of 1954, Second Schedule)
ACTS CAUSING OR TENDING TO CAUSE DANGER TO LIFE, ETC.
16. Any person who---
(a) unlawfully and maliciously prevents or impedes any per- son being on board of or having quitted any ship or vessel which is in distress, or wrecked, stranded, or cast on shore, in his endeavour to save his life; or
(b) unlawfully and maliciously prevents or impedes any per- son in his endeavour to save the life of any such person as in this section first aforesaid,
shall be guilty of felony, and shall be liable to imprisonment for life. (Amended, 30 of 1911, ss. 2, 4 and 5)
17. Any person who-
(a) unlawfully and maliciously, by any means whatsoever, wounds or causes any grievous bodily harm to any person;
or
(b) shoots at any person; or
(c) by drawing a trigger or in any other manner, attempts to
discharge any kind of loaded arms at any person,
with intent in any of such cases to maim, disfigure, or disable any person, or to do some other grievous bodily harm to any person, or with intent to resist or prevent the lawful apprehension or detainer of any person, shall be guilty of felony, and shall be liable to imprisonment for life.
(Amended, 30 of 1911, ss. 2, 4 and 5)
1861 c. 100, s. 15.
Sending letter threatening to murder.
1861 c. 100, s. 16.
Impeding person endeavouring to save himself or another from shipwreck.
1861 c. 100, s. 17.
Shooting or attempting to shoot, or wounding or striking with intent to do grievous bodily harm.
1861 c. 100, s. 18.
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