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ment &c. not less than three nor more than ten years. 5th. Break-

ing a dwelling-house in the day-time, or a store house, &c. in the

day or night, with intent to commit murder or felony therein, or

aiding, &c. — confinement &c. not less than two nor more than ten

years. 6th. Breaking into a shop, &c. though not contiguous to or

u.scd with the mansion-house, and stealing money, goods, &c. to the

value of one dollar or upwards, or as being accessary thereto —

restoration, or payment of the value, and confinement, Sic. not less

than two nor more than twelve years — 1809, ch. 138, sec. 6,

576

No person to be sentenced to be confined in the penitentiary for a less

period than two years — 1825, ch. 93, ......

830

Convicts to be sentenced to the penitentiary for such period as will ex-

pire between the first day of April and the last day of August —

1836, ch. 156, ..........

1237

Court to sentence convicts to the penitentiary for not less than eighteen

months — 1839, ch. 316, ........

2342

The offences herein after mentioned, affecting private property, to be

punished in manner following:

1st. Simple larceny, to the value of five dollars and upwards, or as ac-

cessary before the fact — restoration or payment of the value, and

confinement, &c. not less than one nor more than fifteen years.

2d. Robbery, or as accessary before the fact — restoration or pay-

ment of the value, and confinement, &c. not less than three nor

more than ten years. 3d. Stealing any horse, &c. or as accessary

before the fact — restoration or payment of the value, and confine-

ment, &c. not less than two nor more than fourteen years. 4th.

Maliciously slabbing or killing any horse, &c. not the property of

the person, or trespassing on his enclosures — confinement, &c. not

less than one nor more than four years. 5th. Stealing any ship,&.c.

of seventeen feet keel, or upwards, from within the body of any

county, or on Chesapeake bay, within the jurisdiction of the state,

or feloniously taking and carrying away any negro or other slave,

or aiding, &c. — restoration of the vessel or slave, or payment of

the value, and confinement not more than twelve years. 6th.

Stealing personal goods under the value of five dollars, or breaking

into a shop, &c not contiguous to or used with any mansion-

house, and stealing money, &c. under the value of one dollar —

restoration or payment of the value, and confinement, &c. not less

than three months nor more than one year. The same course of

trial to be had as in other simple larcenies, and the person on con-

viction deemed guilty of petty larceny. 7th. Robbery or larceny

of a bond, &c. for payment of money, lottery ticket, will, &c. —

same punishment as for robbery or larceny of goods and chattels.

8th. Knowingly receiving stolen money, goods or bonds, &c. for

the payment of money, lottery ticket, &c. — restoration or payment

of the value, and confinement, &c. not less than three months, nor

more than ten years. 9th. Fraudulently employing an artist to en-

grave, or being engaged in engraving any plate in imitation of bank

notes of this state, &c. or striking impressions therefrom, or fixing