Mingling poison with food, drink or medicines; to take or to entice away any child under the age of twelve years, with intent to detain or conceal such child from its parent,, guardian, or other person having the lawful charge of such child, are crimes punishable by imprisonment in the State Prison not more than ten years, or by imprisonment in the County Jail not more than one year, or by fine not exceeding one thousand dollars.

Any person having a child under six years of age in. charge, who shall expose such child in any street, field, town, or other place, with intent to abandon it, he or she shall be punished by imprisonment in the State Prison not more than. ten years.

Pointing a gun at another, intentionally, but without malice, subjects the offender to a fine of not less than five nor more than fifty dollars. If in such case the gun be discharged, without injury, the offender is liable to a fine of not less than one hundred dollars, or imprisonment in the County Jail not to exceed one year, or both, at the discretion of the Court. If death ensue from such discharge, the offense is deemed manslaughter.

The statute makes provision for the punishment of persons who attempt to commit crime, even though they may fail

to accomplish their purpose; and such punishment is graded. according to the gravity of the crime attempted.

Questions-What is said with reference to mingling poison with food, drink, or medicine? Of enticing children away from parents or guardians? Of the careless use of fire-arms? Is there any punishment prescribed for attempting to commit crime?

Maliciously burning a dwelling-house of another in the night-time, if any person be lawfully within such house at the time, subjects the offender to imprisonment in the State Prison for life. If no person be in such house, or if the dwelling be burned in the day-time, the punishment is imprisonment for any term of years, to be fixed by the Court. Maliciously burning in the night-time, any meeting-house, church, court-house, college, academy, jail, railroad-depot, or other public building erected for public use; or any bankinghouse, warehouse, store, manufactory, or mill of another, being, with the property therein contained, of the value of one thousand dollars, subjects the offender to imprisonment in the State Prison for any term of years. If the burning be in the day-time the imprisonment cannot exceed ten years.

It is unlawful to burn any bridge, lock, dam, or flume, or

any ship, boat, or vessel of another, or to burn any wood, lumber, fences, grain, or other vegetable product of another, or to burn any property to defraud insurance companies; and in all such cases appropriate penalties are attached to a violation of the law.

Breaking and entering a dwelling-house in the nighttime, with the intent to commit any felony or larceny, is an offense, punishable by imprisonment in the State Prison not more than twenty years. If the burglar is armed and assaults a person being lawfully in such house, it is deemed an aggravation of the offense.

The breaking and entering of any dwelling-house, shop, store, railroad depot, warehouse, ship, boat, vessel, mill, school-house, or factory, with the intent to commit a felony or larceny, is deemed a State Prison offense, and when committed in the night-time the act is deemed more heinous.

Stealing from a dwelling or other building, or at a fire, or from the person of another, are deemed aggravated cases of larceny, and are punishable by imprisonment in the State Prison. Other cases of larceny, unless the value of the property stolen exceeds twenty-five dollars,, are punishable by imprisonment in the County Jail, or by fine; the penalty for a second, or any subsequent offense, being more severe.

The buying, receiving, or concealment, of stolen property, knowing it to have been stolen, subjects the offender to imprisonment in the State Prison not more than five years, or to a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars and imprisonment. in the County Jail not more than one year.

Persons who, by virtue of their employment, come into possession of personal property, and appropriate it to their own use, are guilty of embezzlement, and may be punished by imprisonment in the State Prison, or by fine and imprisonment in the County Jail.

Questions-What is said of the burning of dwelling-houses in the night time? Of other buildings? Of the burning of bridges, locks, &c.? What is said of breaking into and entering a dwelling-house in the night time? Of breaking into other buildings? Mention certain aggravated cases of larceny. What is said of buying, receiving, or concealing stolen property? Of embezzlement?

CHAPTER LXV.

FALSE REPRESENTATIONS AND PRETENSES

DESTRUCTION AND

FITTING OUT OF VESSELS, WITH MALICIOUS INTENT-
INJURIES BURGLAR'S TOOLS-LARCENY IN
OTHER STATES INJURIES TO SHADE TREES OF CERTAIN

MALICIOUS

TRESPASSES.

Every person who shall falsely personate another, and thereby receive property with the intent to convert it to his own use, is guilty of larceny. Obtaining property under false pretenses, or tokens, is an offense punishable by imprisonment in the State Prison not exceeding ten years, or by fine not exceeding five hundred dollars, or imprisonment in the County Jail not exceeding one year.

The willful destruction of vessels, with intent to injure another, is punishable by imprisonment in the State Prison not more than fifteen years. Fitting out vessels, with intent that they shall be destroyed, or to defraud the owner or insurer; making a false invoice of cargo, with like intention; making, or procuring a false protest, with intent to injure or defraud any insurer, are deemed offenses, punishable by imprisonment in the State Prison, or by fine and imprisonment in the County Jail.

Malicious injuries to beasts, or other property; willful

trespasses, by cutting or destroying wood, timber, grain, and fruits, are offenses which subject the offender to severe penalties, as will be seen by reference to Chapter 245 of the Compiled Laws of 1871.

It is an offense for a person to have in his possession tools that are adapted and designed for use in breaking open buildings, vaults, safes, or other depositories in order to steal therefrom, and subjects the offender to imprisonment in the State Prison not more than ten years, or to a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars and imprisonment in the County Jail not more than one year.

Stealing property in another State and bringing it into this, subjects the offender to the same punishment as if the offense was committed in this State.

Willful or malicious injury to shade trees, where the damage amounts to twenty-five dollars, subjects the offender to imprisonment in the State Prison not exceeding five years, or to a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars, or to imprisonment in the County Jail not exceeding one year, at the discretion of the Court.

The removal or disposition of mortgaged property, with intent to defraud the person owning the mortgage, is a misdemeanor, and is punishable by fine not exceeding one hundred dollars, or by imprisonment in the County Jail not exceeding three months, or both.

Willfully destroying or removing timber from the lands. of another, amounting to twenty-five dollars in value, subjects. the offender to imprisonment in the State Prison not more than one year, or to a fine not more than five hundred dollars, or to imprisonment in the County Jail not more than one year. If the value of the timber or trees so taken is less than twentyfive dollars, the fine cannot exceed one hundred dollars, or the imprisonment three months in the County Jail.