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 1260 FIFTY-FIFTH CONGRESS. Sess. III. Ch. 429. 1899. intent to defraud b an means convert the same or any portion thereof 1 Y Y to his own use or benefit, or to the use and benefit of another not entitled thereto, such person, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by imprisonment in the county jail not less than three months nor more thand one year, or by line not less than fifty nor more than one thousand ollars. B•¤k¤¤· •¤=¤¤¤>·· Sec. 51. That if any person, being a banker, broker, merchant, attoretc converting prop-. . . mg, gay, or agent, andhbeing mtrngtod wgth the property of another, srlmll, y any means, wi intent to e au, convert e same, or any po 'on thereof to his own use or benefit or to the use or benefit of another not entitled thereto, such erson, upon conviction thereof shall be un- P 1 P ished by imprisonment in the county jail not less than three months nor more théué one year, or by ine not less than fifty nor more than one thousan ollars. . 0rB¤r1¤s·,.¥;=•:m¤£ Sec. 52. That every person who buys, receives, or conceals any 1,,,.,.,;,, money, goods, bank notes, or other thing which may be the subject of larceny and which has been feloniously taken or stolen from any other person, knowing the same to have been so taken or stolen, shall be punished by a line of not more than one thousand dollars and by imprison- ‘ megit at haril labor not more than three years. ‘ . . a s .$§’...‘f;:".;"i‘2? §£aT“Z.3f.°.LZ?i“ £‘..}l.,€2} 2£'.l’°I€§.§i$£?.2’.£2£f§?§§‘ _ money or property whatever intended to be delivered to the person so personateld or representedé with intelptutlocdletraudl or}; co_nEart the same is own use suc person s a eeme gui y o rcen , ang upo; cognvicoikon thereof shall be punished accordingly. y' 0b¤f¤¤¤s£ or 1:0. " . hatany person shall by any false pretenses or b an l" P"' privy or false token, and with intent to defraud, obtain, or atteullpt th obtain, from any other person any money or property whatever, or · shall obtain, or attempt to obtain, with the like intent, the signature of . any person to any writing the false making whereof would be punishable as forgery, such person, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by imprisonment in the- penitentiary not less than one nor more than ave years. The making of a bill of sale, or assignment, or mortgage of ptertsgpal property, by any ptortson ntot the owner theroof, for t1ho)p5o]rpose anning money or cre 1 or secure an exis i, _ shall be deemed a_ false pretense within the meaning o]l‘€:ll;s3ectio1Il?SS §¤r;}¤{:¤::;*:,_¤¤:g Sec. 5o. That if any person shall maliciously or wantonly kill, mtr personal pm. wound,_d1sfigure, or injure any animal the property of another, or °"¥· shall w1llfully administer any poison to any such animal, or shall mahciously expose any poison with intent that the same shall be taken by any such animal, or shall maliciously or wantonly, in any manner or by any means not otherwise particularly specified in this chapter, destroy or injure any personal property of another, such person, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by imprisonment in the pennitloloixiary nottlessuthan sn? momths tnor imolre thhan three years or by risonmen in e coun y jai no less an t ree months nor more 3:3:1 one year, or by iine not less than tlfty nor more than one thousand ars. Eggjgggaxgt g otgggiog. ggxouaznygporwo shagawillfullyélpast away, burn, sink, or
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or with intent to injure or defraud the owner of any property laden on board the same, such person, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished Bylimprisonment in the penitentiary not less than three or more than years. wgflieggnfg ljyg Sec. 57. That if any person shall lade,_ equip, or ilt out, or assist in meyea. lading, equipping, or·iltting out, any ship, steamboat, or other vessel, withuohe intent; tlzat tls; same shall be willfully cast away, burnt, sunk, or_o erwise es roye to injure or defraud any owner or insurer of olagdsship, steolmboat, or, other vesselior ofhany property laden on board ame suc person upon convic ion ereof s all be `shed b imprisonment in the penitentiary not less thanlone nor mgillenthan liv; years.