Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1838-05-24

o"e part vi tue state 10 another part OF the
same, or for the purpose Of defending the
same in time of war, agrecably to law, or ex.
cept such person be sent by due course oi
law, shall be imprisoned not exceeding ter
years nor less than one year.
CHAPTER THIRD.
OTcGences against private property.
Sec. /. Every person who shall be convic,
ted of arson, shall suffer death, or be impris
onad for life, or for any term Of not less ter
years.
Sec. 2. Every person who shall be convic
ted OF wrongfully or maliciously burning, OF
otherwise destroying any dwelling house ol
other building whatever, the burning whereof
shall not be arson ot common law, any ship
or vessel, dam, lock, bridge, or flume, shall be
imprisoned not exceeding ten years.
Sec. 3. Every person who shall be convic-
ted Of malciously and wilfully burning, OF
otherwise destroying any stack of corn, hay,
grain, straw, cornstalks or husks, any fax, or
fence, or fencing stuff, any pile or parcel OF
boards, timber, or other lumber. or other pro-
perty except such the burning or destroying
whereof is provided for in the two sections
next preceding, shall be imprisoned not ex-
ceeding two ycars,or fined not exceeding one
thousand dollars.
Sec. a. Every person who shall wilfuly
burn any building, or any goods, wares, or
merchandise, or other chattels, which shall at
the time be insured against loss by FIRE, with
intent to injure the insurer, whether such
person be the owner of the property burnt or
not, shall be imprisoned not exceeding ten
years nor less than two years.
Sec. 5. The preceding sections in this
n ha ntn ch, I,, A
woman who shall commit either of the often
ces therein described, though the property
burned or destroyed shall belong partly or
wholly to her husband.
Ser.6 Every person who shall be convic-
ted of burglary shall be imprisoned for life,
Ior for any term not less than ivc years.
Sec. z. Every person who shall be convic-
ted of breaking and entering any bank, Office,
shop, or warehouse, not adjoining to or occu-
pied with dwelling-house, any meeting.
house, church, chapel, court house, town :.
house, college, academy, school-house, libra
ry, or other building erected for public use,
or occupied for any public purpose, or any
ship or vessel, in the night time, with intent
to commit murder, rape, robbery, or larceny,
shall be imprisoned not exceeding ten years,
nor less than two years.
Sec. 8. Every person who shall be convic-
ted Of horse stealing, shall be deemed guilty
of larceny and be imprisoned not exceeding
FIVE years.
Sec. 9. Every person who shall be convic-
ted OF stealing any money, goods or chattels,
any note of the treasury Of this State for the
payment of money-any bank bill-any GER
tificate OF any bank or any public officer or
corporation, securing tho payment Of money
to any person, or certifying the same to be
due-any order emitting any person to mo-
ney or any article-any bill of exchange. bond
warrant, obligation, bill or promissory note
for the payment of money or any valuable
property-any record or paper belonging to
any public oflice-any book account, any re-
ceipi for money or other article paid or de-
livored-any adjustment or document of any
kind relating to the payment Of money or de-
livery of any article-and indenture of np-
prenticeship-any deed, covenant, indenture
or assurance whatever, respecting any prop
erty, real or personal-any lottery ticket, or
part or share of any lottery ticket, authorized
to be sold IN this state. shall be deemed gull
ty Of larceny, and shall be imprisoned not ex-
ceeding five years,or fined not exceeding one
thousand dollars.
Sec. 10. Every person who shall be con-
victed of fraudulcn'ly receiving any stolen
money or other article, knowing the same to
be stolen, shall be deemed guilty of larceny
and shall be subject to the like Imprisonment
and penalty us in the next preceding section
prescribed for stealing the same, although the
person who stole the same may not have been
prosecuted or convicted therefor.
Sec. II. Every person who shall falsely
personate or represent another, and in such
assumed character shall receive any money
or other article whatever intended to be de-
livered to tho party so personated, with intent
to convert the same to his own use, shall be
deemed guilty of larceny, and upon convic-
tion thereof shall be punished accordingly.
Sec. IL. Every person who shall be con-
victed Of obtairing from another, designedly,
by any false prctence, or by any privy or
false token, and with intent to defraud, any
money or other article, or of obtaining with
such intent the signature of any person to
any written instrument, tho false making
whereof would be punished as forgery, shall
be deemed guilty of larceny, and shall be i'm
prisoned not exceeding five years, or fined
not exceeding one thousand dollars.
Sec. l3. Every person who shall be con-
victed of cutting out the tongue or otherwise
dismembering any beast, t,wilfully or malicious
ly, or Of wilfully and maiciously killing or
wounding any beast Of another, or Of wilfully
and maliciously administering poison to, or Of
exposing any poisonous substance, with in
tent that the same shall be taken or swallow
ed by any beast Of another, shall be imprls-
oned rot exceeding two years, or fined not
exceeding one thousand dollars and shall
moreover be liable to the owner ofsuch beast
for treble damages to be recovered by action
of trespass.
Sec. IA. Every person who shall be con.
victed Of clandestinely taking and carrying
away any corn, grain or fruit,out Of any field,
garden or orchard, Of the value of five dollars
or more, or Of maliciously roofing up, cutting
down, or otherwise destroying any tree, root,
fruit or vegetable, growing in any garden,
field, orchard, highway, common or public
square, shall be imprisoned not exceeding
one year, or fined not exceeding two hun
dred dollars. And every magistrate within
the proper county shall have jurisdiction over
either Of the offences in this section me ntion-
ed, when the value Of the property taken or
destroyed shall not exceed the sum Of twenty
dollars, and may sentence the offender TO i'm
prisonment not exceeding thirty days, or to
be fined not exceeding twenty dollars.
Sec. Is. Every person who shall be con-
vcted Of entering any dwelling house in the
nipht time or Of breaking and entering i'm