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 75TH CONGRESS, 1sT SESSION-CHS. 599, 600-AUGUST 12, 1937 629 By striking out section 847 (title 6, sec. 91, 1929 D . C . Code) and inserting in lieu thereof the following "SEC. 847 (title 6, sec. 91. 1929 D. C. Code). Whoever maliciously Malicious cut ti ng down or destroying cuts down or destroys by girdling or otherwise, any standing or trees, etc . growing vine, bush, shrub, sapling, or tree on the land of another, or severs from the land of another any product standing or growing thereon, or any other thing attached thereto, shall, if the value of the thing destroyed or the amount of damage done to any such thing or to the land is $50 or more, be imprisoned for not less than one year nor more than three years, or, if such value or amount is less than that sum, shall be fined not less than $5 nor more than $100, or be imprisoned not more than one year, or both ." By striking out section 848 (title 6, sec . 53, 1929 D . C . Code) and inserting in lieu thereof the following : "SEC. 848 (title 6, sec. 53, 1929 D. C. Code) . Whoever maliciously etc, of movable ,of Malicious burning able prop- in jures or destroys, or attem pts to in jure or destroy, by fire o r other- erty . wise, any movable property not his own, of the value of $50 or more, shall be imprisoned for not less than one year and not more than ten years, and if the value of the property be less than $50 by a fine not exceeding $200 or by imprisonment not exceeding one year, or both ." By striking out section 851a and inserting in lieu thereof the following "SEC . 851a . Whoever shall be guilty of any offense defined in Pena lties for des ig- nate d offe nses . sections 834 (title 6, sec . 76, 1929 D . C. Code), 835 (title 6, sec . 77, 1929 D. C. Code), 836 (title 6, sec. 78, 1929 D. C. Code), 837 (title 6, sec. 79, D. C. Code), and 838 (title 6, sec. 80, 1929 D. C. Code) of the Code of Law for the District of Columbia shall, where the thing, evidence of debt, property, proceeds, or profits be of the value of less than $50 be punished by imprisonment for not more than one year or a fine of not more than $200 or both ." By striking out section 851b (title 6, sec . 98 . 1929 D . C . Code) and inserting in lieu thereof the following 'SEC. 851b (title 6, sec. 98, 1929 D. C. Code). That if any person Larceny after trust, ent rusted with the po ssessi on of anythi ng of v alue, includ ing th ings sav oring of the realt y, for the p urpose of app lying the sa me for the use and benefit of the owner or person, so delivering it, shall fraudu- lently convert the same to his own use he shall, where the value of the thing so converted is $50 or more, be punished by imprisonment for not less than one nor more than ten years, or by a fine of not more than $1,000, or both ; and -where the value of the thing so con- ver ted is less than $ 50 he shall be pun ished b y impr isonme nt for not more than one year or by a fine of not more than $500, or both Pr ovid ed, That nothing contained in this section shall be construed Proviso. to alter or repeal any section contained in subchapter 2 of chapter n Existing ed provisions P r¢¢isions 19 of this Code (title 6, ch. 3, 1929 D. C. Code)." Approved, August 12, 1937 . [CHAPTER 6001 AN ACT August 12, 1937 To legalize a dike in the Missouri River six and nine-tenths miles downstream from 	[H . R . 66931	 the S outh Dakota State hig hway bridg e at Pierr e, South D akota . [Public, No. 2691 Be it enacted by the Senate and Ho use of Representatives of the United States o f America in Congress assembled, That the dike con- Missouri River . Dike to Farm Is- st,ructed from the left bank of the Missouri River to Farm Island, land in, near Pierre, mile 1167 .1 above the mouth, or six and nine-tenths miles downstream s . Dal, ., legalized . from th e South Dakota State highway bridge at P ierre, South Dakota, by the South Dakota State Highway Commission, be, and the same is hereby, legalized to the same extent and with like effect