Polynesian., 1850-07-27


stroying the fish
i 90 Killing, mutila.ing, manning, wound
ing, riding, confning, letting loose, or injur-
ing horses, cattle or other animals
| Q1.) Letting loose any ferocious OF dam
1 gerous animal or unjus.ifably setting on
any dog or any ferocious animal to worry,
injure or ann0 any person; horse or animal,
or willful neglect by the person having charge
of any dog or such animal to call him off,
or prevent him from worrying, injuring orI
!, annoying any person or animal
Q2.) Obstructing any highway or private
way, rmaking pitfalls holes or excavations
therein; or otherwise rendering the same
dangerous or inconvenient to persons pass
ing over OF along the same:
u G3 Making alarming outcries or noises,
or exhibiting hideous and frighllul sights in
r the day or night.
i 8. To constitute the offense of malicious
r injury. the injury or misdemeanor must be
, malicously done, that is, done without ad-
: equate legal justification and with intent to
r injure, prejudice or put to incouv enience
{ another, or with reckless disregard TO The
life, health, property, right or liberty of an
: gered by the act.
r An act done in the fair exercise, as
sertion, maintenance or vindication in good
e faith, Of supposed legal right, where there
is any real or apparent ground for supposng
such right TO exist, and the same is not used
: as mere cloak, prelence or occasion for
i. malicious injury, shall not be puDishab ble as
r malicious injury.
{, 5. An injury or mischief that is trivial in
: its character and consequences and without
r appreciable damage, prejudice or inconve-
i nience to another and not accompanied with
), outrage, insult Or rindignity, shall not be pun
II isbable within the provisions of this chapter.
s 6. Whoever commits malicious injury
S endangering the life or personal safety Of
: another, or whereby property to the amount
II of one thousand dollars or more is destroy
ed or in danger of being destroyed, is guilty
d of malicious injury in the first degree, and
d shall, in case other punishment is not ex-
d pressly provided by statute, be punished by
n imprisonment at hard labor not more than
J. five years, or by fine not exceeding one thou
t. sand dollars.
V Z. Whoever commits malicious injury,
:, whereby property merely is destroyed or in
: danger Of being destroyed 10 the amount
e of one hundred dollars or more, and less
,r than one thousand, is guilty of malicious in
: Jury in the second degree, and shall, in
il case other punishment is not expressly pro-
g vided by statute, be punished by imprison-
v ment al hard labor not more than one year,
n or by fine not exceeding five hundred dollars.
e g. Whoever commits malicious injury,
e whereby property merely is destroyed or in
danger Of being destroyed to an amount less
a than one hundred dollars, is guilty Of mali
i cious injury in the third degree, and shall,
J. in case other punishment is not expressly
n provided therefor by statute, be punished by
v imprisonment at hard labor not more than six
months, or by fine not exceeding by twice
Il the amount destroyed or endangered. ~
y CHAPTER XXV-Cruehy to animals.
'r /. Whoever shall cruelty beat, torment
o or nfict suffering upon any horse, OK, mule
or other animal, belonging to another, shall
be punished by Imprisonment at hard labor
not more than three months, or by fine not
e exceeding one hundred dollars. If the ami
VI NAL belong TO the offender, he shall be pun
l. ished by fine of five dollars for the first
e offense, and an additional FIVE dollars for
: every subsequent offense, and in default OF
), the payment Of any such fine shall be i'm
prisoned at hard labor not exceeding thirty
n days.
CHAPTER XXVI-Felonious Branding Of
Cattle.
1. Whoever shall willfully and felonious-
ly brand, or otherwise mark. any kline, horse,
+ mule, sheep, goat, or other cattle, belonging
: to another, with his mark, or with The mark
e of another not the owner Of the animal SO
branded or marked, with the intent to con-
J, vert it to his own use, or to the use Of an
e other, shall be punished by fine not ex-
ceedng one hundred dollars for each kline,
9 horse, mule, sheep, goat, or other cattle,
al thus branded or marked and in addition
to such fine, he shall restore the cattle CT
g the value thereof to the lawful owner. In
!, default of the payment Of such fine and the
g restoration of the cattle or the value thereof,
'r or either, the offender shall be punished by
J, Imprisonment at hard labor not more than
1.-TWO years.
l. CHAPTER XXVII.-Furios and needless rid-
}, ing, driring or conducting animals or
Or pehic!es and frightening animals.
y 1. Whoever furionsly or heedlessly Of the
81 safety Of others, rides any horse or other
animal, or drives or conducts any vehicle,
:, and thereby imminently endangers the per.
,g sona safety Of any person, shall be punished
"a by fine not less than five dollars nor ex'
ht ceeding FIVE hundred
,rl 2 Whoever furiously or heedlessly Of
re the safety of others rides any horse or Other
animal, or drives or conducts any vehicle,
D. though at the time the personal safety "t any
,h| person be not endangered thereby shall bt
i, punished by fine not less than nvs ooilar'
of nor exceeding one hundred. ;.
8. Whoever drives, leads, or otherwise
~ conducts any wild bull, bullock, cattle O