, 1854-05-06

Sec. Al. Every person who shall Wilful-
ly and malcously set fire to anypile or
parcel Of boards, timber piles, or other
lumber, cord wood, ricks, stacks, or shocks
of grain, hay, or other vegetable products,
or vegetable products severed from the soil,
not in rickS, stalks or shocks, or any stand,
ing grass or grain, or other cultivated veg
e;lhlc product Of the soil shall upon con.
yict;on thereof, be Imprisoned in the coun.
ty jail not more than one year, nor less than
one month, and he fined in any sum not cy-
Cecding five hundred dollars.
Sec. AZ. Every person who shall willul-
ly and maliciously set fire to the dwelling
house, or any building owned by himself,
whereby the dwelling honse or building Of
another shall be burnt or injured by fire,
shall on conviction thereof, he imprisoned
in the penitentiary not more than ten years,
nor less Than one year, or be imprisoned in
the county Jail not more than six years, nor
less than six months, and fined in any sum
not exceeding one thousand dollars and
should the life of any person I've thereby
lost, such offender shall be deemed guilty Of
murder in the second degree, and be impris-
oned in the penitentiary during life.
Sec. 43. The three preceding sections
shall severally extend to married woman
who may commit either of the offences
therein described, though the properly set
fire to may belong partly or wholly to her
husband.
Sec. A. Every person who shall enter
in the night time, or shall break or enter in
the day time, any dwelling house or out
house thereto adjoining, and occupied there
ewith, or any Office, shop, store, or ware
house, or any ship, steamboat or vessel,
within the body of any county, with intent
to commit felony, upon conviction there
Of, shall be imprisoned in the penitentiary
not more than fourteen years, nor less than
one year.
Sec. As. Every person who shall feloni-
onsly steal, take, and carry, lead or drive
away the personal goods or property of an
other, of the value of thirty dollars or
more, shall be deemed guilty Of grand larce-
ny, and npon conviction thereof, shall be
imprisoned in the penitentiary not more
than fourteen years, nor less than one year
Sec. 46. Every person who shall felo'
niously steal, take, and carry, lead or
drive away, the personal goods or property
OF another, under the value of thirty dol
lars, shall be deemed guilty Of petit larceny,
and upon conviction thereof, shall be i'm
prisoned in the county jail not more than
two years, nor less than one month.
Sec. Al, Bonds, promissory notes, bills
Of exchange, or other bills, orders, drafts,
checks, or certificates, or warrants for or
concerning money, goods or property due
or TO become due, or to be delivered; and
any deed or writing containing q convey
ance Of land or any valuable contract in
force, or receipt, release, or defeasance,
writ process or public record, or any other
instrument whatever, shall be considered as
personal goods of which larceny may be
committed. q
Sec. 4S. Every person who shall mark
OF brand, or alter, or deface the mark or
brand Of any horse, mare, colt, jack, jen-
net, mule, or any one or more head of neat
cattle or sheep, goat, hog, shoat, or pig not
his own property, but belonging to some
other person, or cause the same to be done
with intent thereby to steal the same, or 10
prevent the Identification thereof by the
imprisoned in the nenitsnt;orv [ NJ, moro So
than 1--WE wears nor ess tSan onS roo ~. n.Vho ho
imprisoned in the count % ;s T snr % ,ontS ~ ~
of tims not ereed;n@ az -n ,oaD ~ ""' ''ns :"
Sec. 49, Every person who shall buy,
nronertv moDsv Az or OoS S,ooJa IaSn =, s'o,sn .sl
same to have been stolen, shall, upon CON
tentiary moi more than foUr vears a. -" mol I Iaos
than one wear or ;mnr;sonad - W, o,.s.' .esa
iaI not more than two vssrs NJ mo, .TS Isss eO tha
one month and hs fined NOT s-oaoS;no w. NS 'G"n Gnn
hnndred dollars nor Iess H. a. e4ueeIs IVY nss
dollars ~ ''49 '~D O"e nunureu