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80 3 E. 1, CAP. 15, BAIL. LARCENY.—Persons charged with petty larceny, if they have not previously been guilty of any similar offence, may be bailed. With us petty lar- ceny is stealing under the value of five dollars, and breaking into any shop, storehouse, tobacco house, or warehouse, although the same be not contiguous to or used with any mansion house, and stealing under the value of one dollar is also petty larceny; Code, Art. 30, secs. 98-104, 1868, ch. 114.". See also the Act of 1867, ch. 153,19 which, however, only applies to certain counties, as to felon- iously carrying off growing trees, fruits, vines or grass; the Act of 1865, ch. 13,20 which makes it felony to steal pipe, or water or gas- fixtures, or any valuable thing attached to any house, &c.; the Act of 1864, ch. 38,21 as to common thieves and pickpockets, and the Act of 1864, ch. 50,22 for the punishment of petty larceny in Baltimore City. MAIMING.—Code, Art. 30, secs. 120-122.2' These sections include tarring and feathering, and malicious disfigurement of the person, and as- saults with intent to maim, &c. MAINOUR, persons taken with.—This expression is used in a legal sense to denote the thing taken away being found in the hand of the thief who steals it; thus to be taken with the mainour is to be taken with the thing stolen about him. MANSLAUGHTER AND MURDER are mentioned above. NEGOTIABLE SECURITIES, &c. stealing of.—The Code, Art. 30, sec 101,24 makes the stealing of these punishable in the same manner as robbery or larceny of goods and chattels. POLYGAMY.—Code, Art. 30, sec. II.25 RAPE.—Code, Art. 30, secs. 161-2.2'' These sections include the offence of carnally knowing a woman child under ten years of age. RECEIVING STOLEN GOODS.—Code, Art. 30,.sec. 163.27 This Section includes receiving negotiable securities, knowing them to be stolen, and the re- ceiver may be prosecuted and punished, though the principal offender shall not have been convicted. ROBBERY.—Code, Art. 30, sec. 172.28 TREASON.—Code, Art. 30, sec. 202, re-enacted by the Act of 1862, ch. 23 5.29 "Code 1904, Art. 27, sees. 261-263, et seq.; Act 1908, ch. 128. 1(> This Act now applies to the whole State. Code 1904, Art. 27, sec. 75. w Code 1904, Art. 27, sec. 272. " Code 1904, Art. 27, see. 392. " Balto. City Code, sec. 331. 23 Code 1904, Art. 27, secs. 292-294. 24 Code 1904, Art. 27, sec. 263. 26 Code 1904, Art. 27, sec. 19. 26 Code 1904, Art. 27, secs. 368, 369. The age has been raised to fourteen years instead of ten. See also Act 1898, ch. 218, as to carnal knowledge by male of eighteen years or over of female between the ages of four- teen and sixteen years, which is a misdemeanor. Code 1904, Art. 27, sec. 370. " Code 1904, Art. 27, sec. 371. :"1 Code 1904, Art. 27, sec. 382. "i Code 1904, Art. 27, secs. 413-421. |
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Alexander's British statutes in force in Maryland. 2d ed., 1912
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