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–429– -429§ 505. Burglary with explosives Whoever, with intent to commit an offense, enters, whether in the daytime or nighttime, an inhabited or uninhabited house or building, or any part thereof, and opens or attempts to open a vault, safe, or other secure place by the use of acetylene torch or electric arc, or nitroglycerine, dynamite, gunpowder, or any other explosive, is guilty of burglary with explosives, and shall be imprisoned in the penitentiary not more than 25 years. § 506. Unlawful entry Whoever, in circumstances or in a manner not amounting to a burglary, enters a house or building, or a part thereof, with intent to commit an offense, shall be imprisoned in jail not more than one year. § 507. Possessing or making burglarious or other instruments (a) Whoever: (1) has upon him or in his possession a picklock, crow, key, bit or other instrument or tool with intent feloniously to break or enter into any building; (2) knowingly maSes or alters a key or other instrument above named, so that the same will fit or open the lock of a building, without being requested so to do by a person having the right to open the same; or (3) makes, alters or repairs any instrument or thing, knowing or having reason to believe that it is intended to be used in committing an offense— shall be fined not more than $100 or imprisoned in jail not more than 30 days, or both. (b) Any structure referred to by section 502 of this title is a building within the meaning of subsection (a) of this section. CHAPTER 25—CHILDREN 8M.

641. Abuse or abandonment of child. 542. Permitting children to beg or engage in wandering business. 643. Carnal abuse of children.

§ 541. Abuse or abandonment of child Whoever: {1) tortures, cruelly beats, abuses, willfully maltreats or unnecessarily deprives of liberty a child under the age of 18 years; or (2) having custody or possession of a child under the age of 14 years, exposes it in any place with intent to abandon it— shall be fined not more than $100 or imprisoned in jail not more than 30 days, or both. § 542. Permitting children to beg or engage in wandering business Whoever: (1) being a parent, relative, guardian, employer or otherwise and having in his care, custody or control a child under the age of 12 years, sells, apprentices, gives away, lets out, or otherwise disposes of the child to a person, under any name, title or pretense, for the vocation, use, occupation, calling or service of begging or peddling in a public street or highway, or in any mendicant or wandering business whatsoever; or (2) takes, receives, hires, employs, uses, or has in custody a child for any of such purposes— shall be fined not more than $100 or imprisoned in jail not more than 30 days, or both.

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