ART. 27.] INCEST—KIDNAPPING——LARCENY. 511

Incest.

1884, ch. 130.

153. Every person who shall knowingly have carnal knowledge

of another person, being within the degrees of consanguinity
within which marriages are prohibited by law in this State, shall
be deemed guilty of felony, and upon conviction thereof shall be
punished by imprisonment in the penitentiary for a term not less
than one nor more than ten years, in the discretion of the court.

Kidnapping.

F. G. L , (1860,) art. 30, sec. 92. 1809, ch. 138, sec. 4. 1867, ch. 179.

154. Every person, his counsellors, aiders or abettors, who shall
be convicted of the crime of kidnapping, and forcibly or fraudu-
lently carrying or causing to be carried out of this State, any per-
son with intent to have such person carried out of this State, shall
be sentenced to the penitentiary for not less than two nor more
than ten years.

Ibid, sec 93. 1819, ch. 132.

155. Every person, his counsellors, aiders or abettors, who shall
oe convicted of kidnapping, and forcibly or fraudulently stealing,
taking or carrying away any child under the age of sixteen years,

shall be sentenced to the penitentiary for not less than five nor
more than twelve years.

Larceny.

P. G. L., (1860,) art. 30, sec. 98. 1715, ch. 26. 1809, ch. 183, sec. 6.
1882, ch. 84.

156. Every person convicted of the crime of simple larceny
to the value of five dollars or upwards, or as accessory thereto
before the fact, shall restore the money, goods or things taken, to
the owner, or shall pay him the full value thereof, and be sen-
tenced to the penitentiary for not less than one year nor more
than fifteen years; provided, however, that in all cases where the
money, goods or things taken shall amount to less than fifty dol-
lars in value, the judge passing sentence shall have discretionary
power to sentence the said person so found guilty to imprisonment
in jail or in the house of correction instead of the penitentiary.

State v. Evans, 7 G & J. 290. Isaacs v. State, 23 Md 410. Gardner v. State,
25 Md. 150. State v. Hodges, 55 Md. 136. Worthington v. State, 58 Md. 409.
Laird v. State, 61 Md. 309.