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undergo a confinement in the penitentiary for not less than five
nor more than eighteen years.

1888, art. 27, sec. 70. 1860, art. 30, sec. 44. 1816, ch. 219, sec. 6.

98. If any person shall, for the purpose of eluding the pro-
visions of the preceding section, leave the State, the person so
offending shall be deemed as guilty and be subject to the like
penalties as if the offense had been committed within this State.

Ibid. sec. 71. 1860, art. 30, sec. 45. 1816, ch. 219, sec. 5.

99. When any judge or justice of the peace has good cause
to suspect that any person is about to be engaged in a duel, he
may issue his warrant to bring such person before him; and if
he shall think proper to take of him a recognizance to keep the
peace, he shall insert in the condition that such person shall
not, during the time for which he is bound, directly or indi-
rectly, be concerned in a duel, either with the person suspected
or any other person, within the time limited by the recogni-
zance.

Embezzling Property and Writings.
Ibid. sec. 72. 1860, art. 30, sec. 46. 1715, ch. 11. 1809, ch. 138, sec. 8.

100. Every person convicted of wilfully or corruptly embez-
zling, stealing, withdrawing, impairing, razing or altering any
will, testament, codicil, patent, deed, or assignment of a patent,
writ, return, record, or parcel of the same, within this State,
whereby the estate or right of any person shall or may be
defeated, injured or any way altered, shall be sentenced to the
penitentiary for not less than three nor more than seven years.

Isaacs v. State, 23 Md. 410.

Ibid sec. 73. 1860, art. 30, sec 47. 1798, ch 101, sub-ch. 2, sec. 1.

101. If any person to whom a will or codicil shall be deliv-
ered by the party making it for safe custody shall destroy the
same without the direction of the said party, or wilfully secrete
it for the space of six months after the death of the party shall
be known to him, on conviction thereof the perspn so offending
shall be sentenced to the penitentiary for not less than eighteen
months nor more than fifteen years.

Ibid. sec. 74. 1860, art 30, sec 48. 1820, ch. 162, sec. 1.

102. If any president or director of any bank chartered by
the laws of this State shall fraudulently embezzle, secrete or
make way with any money, goods, bill, note, bond, check,

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