ART. 27.] FRAUD BY HIRERS—MILLERS. 497

1886, ch. 222, sec. 2.

106. Any person who, with intent to injure or defraud any
gas company, body corporate of this State, shall wilfully injure,
alter or obstruct, or prevent the action of any meter provided for
the purpose of measuring and registering the quantity of illumi-
nating gas consumed by or at any burner, orifice or place, or
cause or procure any such meter to be injured or altered, or the
action thereof to be obstructed or prevented, shall be deemed
guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof, shall be
punished by imprisonment not exceeding six months, or by fine
not exceeding two hundred and fifty dollars, or both, in the dis-
cretion of the court.

Fraud by Hirers.

1872, ch. 423.

107. Every hirer of a personal chattel of the value of twenty
dollars and upwards, who shall secrete, make away with, sell, or
otherwise dispose of the same, with intent to defraud the owner
thereof, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction
thereof shall be liable to a fine, not exceeding double the value
of the article disposed of, and imprisonment for a term not
exceeding thirty days, or either, at the discretion of the court.

Fraud-Millers Mixing Flour.

P. G. L., (1860,) art. 80, sec. 134. 1704, ch. 16, sec. 6. 1816, ch. 76.
1878, ch. 375. 1880, ch. 9.

108. No master, owner, miller or other person properly
belonging to or otherwise owning any mill within this State, shall
ask, demand or receive for grinding any quantity of wheat,
Indian corn or rye, above one-eighth part of every bushel of
wheat, Indian corn or rye by him so ground as aforesaid, under
the penalty of fifty dollars for every such offence, one-half to the
use of the State and the other half to the informer, to be
recovered in -the name of the State by action of debt before
any justice of the peace as other small debts are recoverable.
In St. Mary's, Wicomico, Somerset and Worcester counties, the
sixth may be taken for grinding rye and corn.
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