CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS 1213

chains and stones, which are now moored, or may hereafter be moored,
in the Patapsco river or the Chesapeake bay, by the direction of the
insurance companies of city of Baltimore, shall be sentenced to the
penitentiary for a period of not less than eighteen months nor more than
seven years, at the discretion of the court.

Larceny—Corn and Willows, Melons, Fruits, Vegetables.

An. Code, 1924, sec. 322. 1912, sec. 289. 1904, sec. 265. 1888, sec. 160. 1837, ch. 361.

1849, ch. 484. 1892, ch. 678.

392. The taking and carrying away by any person of corn from the
stalk of the quantity of a peck or more, or the taking and carrying away
of willows from the stump of the weight of five pounds or more, or the
taking and carrying away of melons from the vine, fruits from the trees
or roots and vegetables from the soil, with a malicious intent to convert
the same to his own use shall be deemed a misdemeanor, and any person
guilty of the same shall upon conviction be fined not more than fifty
dollars, or be sentenced to imprisonment in the house of correction for not
more than twelve months, or be both fined and imprisoned in the discretion
of the court.

Cited but not construed in Stansbury v. Luttrell, 152 Md. 565. (See notes to secs.
387 and 614.)

Larceny—Dogs and Cats.

An. Code, 1924, sec. 323. 1912, sec. 290. 1904, sec. 266. 1888, sec. 161. 1882, ch. 110.

1931, ch. 169.

393. Every person convicted of feloniously taking and carrying away
any dog, bitch, or cat, or as accessory thereto before or after the fact shall
be deemed guilty of the crime of larceny, and shall restore the dog, bitch,
or cat, to the owner thereof, or shall pay to him the value thereof, and
shall be sentenced to confinement in jail for not more than three months.

Larceny—Goods, Wares and Merchandise Entrusted to be Manufactured.

An. Code, 1924, sec. 324. 1912, sec. 291. 1904, sec. 267. 1888, sec. 162. 1888, ch. 396.

1894, ch. 593.

394. Any person who shall be entrusted with any goods, wares, ma-
terials or merchandise, or who shall receive or obtain such goods, materials
or other property from the owner thereof for the purpose of manufactur-
ing, working up or converting the same into garments, wearing apparel
or other articles of merchandise, or of altering the same or completing the
manufacture thereof after the same may have been returned to the said
owner in an unsatisfactory condition, and shall after receiving the same
fraudulently sell, pawn, pledge or in any other manner dispose of said
goods or the product thereof, or convert the same to his own use, or fail
or refuse to deliver the same to the said owner after an offer on the part
of said owner to pay to said person the full amount due to said person for
his services in reference to said manufacture or alteration, shall be deemed
guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof before any tribunal
of competent jurisdiction shall be fined not more than fifty dollars, or be
sentenced to imprisonment in the house of correction for not more than
six months, or be both fined and imprisoned in the discretion of the court.