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CRIMES AND MISDEMEANORS, ETC. [ART. 72.

TELEGRAPHS.

1868, c 471, s 134
Injuring, etc ,
lines, posts,
piers, abut-
ments, etc

97. Any person who shall unlawfully and intentionally injure,
molest, or destroy any of the lines, posts, piers, or abutments, or
the materials or property connected with the working of any tele-
graph line, shall on conviction thereof, be deemed guilty of a mis-
demeanor, and be punished by a fine not exceeding five hundred

Punishment.

dollars, or imprisonment in the county or city jail not exceeding
one year, or both, at the discretion of the court before which the
conviction shall be had.

TELEGRAPH MESSAGES.

1868, c. 471,
s 135
Divulging con-
tents of com-
munications.

98. Any person connected with any such corporation in this
State, either as clerk, operator, messenger, or in any other capacity,
who shall wilfully divulge the contents, or the nature of the con-
tents of any private communication intrusted to him for transmis-
sion or delivery, or who shall wilfully refuse or neglect to transmit
or deliver the same, shall on conviction before any court be ad-
judged guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall suffer imprisonment in
the jail in the county or city where such conviction shall be had for

Punishment.

a term of not more than three months, or shall be fined not exceed-
ing five hundred dollars, in the discretion of the court.

GUNNING.

Art 30, s 67.
1728, c 7, s 7.
Gunning on
lands of
another.

99. Every person who shall, upon any pretence whatever, come
to hunt with gun or dog upon the lands of another, without leave or
license from the owner or possessor thereof first had and obtained,
shall, for every such offence, forfeit and pay to the party grieved

Fine

the sum of five dollars, to be recovered before a justice of the
peace in the name of the State: this section not to apply to Dor-
chester county.

WHISKEY AND FLOUR — FRAUDULENT SALES OF.

Art 30, s. 204
1816, c 160, s 1.
Obtaining
whiskey or flour
from wagoner,
etc , below
market price, or
making out
false bills for
the same.

100. If any person shall give or promise to give to any driver or
person having charge of any wagon or other carriage, any sum of
money or goods of any description for the purpose of obtaining
flour or whiskey intrusted to the care of such driver, or person
having the charge or care thereof, at any price below the market
price of the day, or shall wilfully make out any bill or bills for the
same, without stating the full amount paid or promised to be paid to
such wagoner or person having the care thereof, he shall forfeit and

Penalty.

pay a sum not less than twenty nor more than fifty dollars, one-half
to the informer and the other half to the use of the person injured,
to be recovered before any justice of the peace as small debts are
recovered.

Id s.205
1816, c 160, s 2
Driver receiv-
ing money, etc ,
and not return-

101. If any driver, or person having charge of any wagon or
other carriage, shall take or receive any sum of money or goods of
any, description from any person as an inducement for selling any