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ART. 72.] CRIMES AND MISDEMEANORS, ETC. 805
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FRAUD IN PARTNERSHIP.
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93. In every special partnership general partners shall be liable
to account to each other, and to special partners, for the manage-
ment of the conceins, both in law and equity, as other partners now
are by law. And every partner who shall be guilty of fraud in the
management of the affairs of the partnership, shall be liable civilly
to the party injured to the extent of his damage, and shall also be
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Art 30, s 54
1836, c 97,8 14.
Fraud in part-
nership.
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liable to an indictment for a misdemeanor, punishable by fine or im-
prisonment, or both, in the discretion of the court by which he shall
be tried.
FRAUDULENT STATEMENTS, ETC., BY OFFICERS OR AGENTS OF
CORPORATIONS.
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Punishment
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94. Any officer or agent whatsoever of any corporation who
shall fraudulently sign, or in any other manner assent to any state-
ment or publication, either for the public or the shareholders thereof,
containing untruthful representations of its affairs, assets, or liabili-
ties, with a view either to enhance or depress the market value of
the shares therein, or the value of its corporate obligations, or in
any other manner to accomplish any fraud thereby, shall be deemed
guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof, by indict-
ment in any court of law, shall be fined not less than one thousand
dollars nor more than ten thousand dollars, and be imprisoned in
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Sub-s A.
1878, c 170
Fraudulent
statements or
publications by
officers, etc , of
corporations
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jail or penitentiary, or either fined or imprisoned, at the discretion
of the court, for not less than six months nor more than three years.
OBSTRUCTING RAILROADS.
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Punishment
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95. If any person shall place anything, or cause anything to be
placed, on any railroad in this State, calculated to obstruct, over-
throw, or direct from the track of such railroad any car, vehicle, or
carriage, travelling or passing on such railroad, or shall break or injure
in any manner any railroad in this State, with the view or intent to
obstruct or overthrow any car, vehicle or carriage, such person so
offending shall be deemed guilty of felony, and upon conviction
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Art. 30, s 159.
1839. c 10, s 1.
Obstructing
railroads
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thereof shall be sentenced to the penitentiary for not less than two
nor more than ten years.
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Punishment.
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96. If the death of any person shall be occasioned by the over-
throw or obstruction of any railroad car, vehicle, or carriage, pro-
duced by the placing of any thing or obstruction on any railroad,
or by breaking or injuring any railroad, or any bridge attached
thereto, in violation of the preceding section, then the person so
placing the thing, or obstructing, or breaking, or injuring, shall be
deemed guilty of murder.
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Id s 160
1839, c 10, ss 2,3.
To death ensue,
to be deemed
murder.
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