Polynesian., 1850-07-20
NO.. 10

puhiSueu Uy imprisonment al nard labor not
more than five years and by fine no, en-
ceedlng twice the value of the property
stolen.
(S.) When such larceny is committed in
the day time TO the amount Of more than five
and less than hundred dollars, or other
larceny, not described in the first or second
drIsion OF this section, to the amount of
ten dollars or more, and less than hundred,
II Is larceny in the third degree, and shall
be punished by Imprisonment, at hard labor
not more than two years, and fine not ex-
ceeding twice the value Of the property s,o-
len
a. All larceny TO an amount less than
FIVE dollars, and all other larceny, not being
in one of the preceding degrees, is such
in the fourth degree, and shall be punished
by public whipping not exceeding twenty
ldsheS, or Imprisonment at hard labor not
more than six months Provided, however,
that the punishment by whipping shall
never be inflicted on any female.
16. Whoever shall be convicted Of three
or more larcenies at the same session Of
any court or whoever, having been con-
victed Of larceny shall be again convicted
oi larceny committed after such former
conviction, shall receive an additional pun
ishment not exceed ing that otherwise pro-
vded by law for the ofense or offenses of
which he is so convicted, by more than one
half.
CHAPTER NVII.-Tioiahon Of Leiiers.
]. Whoever shall open and read, or cause
TO be read, any sealed letter, belonging to
another, without being authorized so to do,
either by the writer of such letter or the per-
son TO whom it is addressed, or by law,
shall be punished by fine not exceeding fif-
ty dollars, or by Imprisonment at hard labor
not more than twenty days.
If such letter be opened and read by
nadveriance or by mistake, as for example,
when he letter is addressed 10 another per-
son oil the same name as the one who opens
it, such opening and reading is no offense.
8. Whoever shall maliciously publish OF
circulate the whole or any part of sealed
letter opened as described in the first Sec
ton of this chapter, without legal authority,
and Knowing the manner in which it was OBJ.
tanned, shall be punished by fine not ex-
ceeding one hundred dollars, or by impris-
onmenl at hard labor not more than thirty
days.
a. If property of any assignabIe value
be taken from such letter, it is larceny.
5. Whoever shall take any letter, wheth-
er sealed or not, or any writing whatever,
from the legal possession of another, with
out his consent, and shall maciously pub
lish the same, shall be punished by fine not
exceeding one hundred dollars, or by inn
prisonment at hard labor no; more than thir-
ty days.
6. Whoever shall take any letter, wbeth-
er sealed or not, belonging to another, and
detain, secrete, embezzle or destroy the
same, shall be punished by fine not exceed
ing two hundred dollars, or by mprison.
ment at hard labor not more than sixty DAYS.
Z. This chapter applies to persons other
than those entrusted with The charge or car
rying Of mails, employed in any of the
post office departments.
CHAPTER XVlII.-ViOIaiion of lie Mails
!. In any postmaster, collector, clerk or
other person, employed in any custom
house or post Office, or any mail carrier or
other person having charge of any mail,
shall unlawlully detain, or open any letter,
packet, bag, or mail of letters, with which
he shall be entrusted, or which shall have
come to his possession, and which is intend
ed to be conveyed by posi- or if any such
person shall secretc, embezzle or destroy
any letter, or packet entrusted TO such per-
son as aforesaid and which shall not contain
any bill, draft, note or other wiring of val
ue, he shall be punished by fine not exceed
ing three hundred dollars, or by imprison-
ment at hard labor not more than SIX
months.
2. If any person as aforesaid, shall Sc
crete, embezzle, or destroy, any letter,
packet, bag or mail Of letters, with which
be shall be entrusted, or which shall have
come to his possession, and intended 10 be
conveyed by post, containing any bill of ex-
change, daft, promissory note, contract, or
other writing of value or if such person
shall steal or take away any sulh bill, draft,
note, contract, or other wiring Of value,
out OF any letter, packet, bag or mail OF let
lers that shall come TO his possession, shall
be punished by Imprisonment at bard labor
not exceeding ten nor less than one year.
8. If any mail carrier or other person
having charge Of any mail, shall quiz and
desert the same before such person delivers
it irto the post office to which il belongs, or
into the hands of some person authorized 10
receive the same, shall be punished by fine
not ex eeding five hundred dollars, and in
default of the payment thereof, by imprson-
ment at hard labor not more than six
months.
4. Whoever shall rob any carrier Of any
mail OF Tbs Kingdom, or any other person
entrusted herewith, shall be punished lv
Imprisonment at bard labor not exceeding
ten, nor less than FIVE years.
Whoever in efectng such robbery.
shall wound the person-having the custody Of
such mail, or put his life in jeopardy BY the
use Of any dangerous weapon, shall be pun
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