312 ARTICLE 27.

shall upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to the penitentiary for not less
than one or more than three years.

1929. ch. 255, sec. 9.

9. Any person who wilfully and with intent to injure or defraud the
insurer sets fire to or burns or causes to be burned or who aids, counsels or
procures the burning of any goods, wares, merchandise or other chattels or
personal property of any kind, whether the property of himself or of an-
other, which shall at the time be insured by any person or corporation
against loss or damage by fire; shall upon conviction thereof, be sentenced
to the penitentiary for not less than one nor more than five years.

1929, ch. 255, sec. 10.

10. Any person who wilfully and maliciously attempts to set fire to or
attempts to burn or to aid, counsel or procure the burning of any of the
buildings or property mentioned in the foregoing sections, or who commits
any act preliminary thereto, or in furtherance thereof, shall upon convic-
tion thereof, be sentenced to the penitentiary for not less than one nor more
than two years or fined not to exceed one thousand dollars.

The placing or distributing of any flammable, explosive or combustible
material or substance, or any device in any building or property mentioned
in the foregoing sections in an arrangement or preparation with intent to
eventually wilfully and maliciously set fire to or burn same, or to procure
the setting fire to or burning of same shall, for the purpose of this Act
constitute an attempt to burn such building or property. ¹

11-14. Repealed by ch. 255 of the Acts of 1929.

Assault With Intent to Murder, Ravish or Rob.

An. Code, 1924, sec. 17. 1912, sec. 17. 1904. sec. 17 1888, sec. 16. 1809, ch. 138,
sec. 4. 1904, ch. 76. 190S, ch. 366. 1931, ch. 449.

17. Every person convicted of the crime of an assault with intent to
rob, murder or have carnal knowledge of a female child under the age of
fourteen years, shall be sentenced to confinement in the Maryland Peni-
tentiary for not less than two years or more than ten years; and every
person convicted of the crime of an assault with intent to commit a rape
shall be punished with death, or, in the discretion of the Court, he shall
be sentenced to confinement in the Penitentiary for the period of his
natural life, or he shall be sentenced to confinement in the penitentiary for
not less than two years nor more than twenty years; and nothing in this
section shall be construed to interfere with any prosecution that has or may
hereafter be commenced for any violation of this section hereby repealed
happening previous to June 1, 1931.

¹ Sec. 2 of ch. 255 of the acts of 1929 repealed all laws in conflict therewith.