834 CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS. [ART. 27

the same, he shall suffer not less than three nor more than
twelve months' imprisonment, in the discretion of the court.

1888, art. 27, sec. 110. 1860, art. 30, see. 136. 1805, ch. 82, sec. 2.
165. It shall be the duty of every justice of the peace before
whom any information may be lodged and proof made of any
violation of the preceding section to issue his warrant to any
constable of the county in which the same shall be committed
commanding him to bring such offender before him, or any
other justice of the peace for said county who shall recognize
him in the sum of two thousand dollars, with good and suffi-
cient security; or in case of neglect or refusal, then to com-
mit such offender to prison to take his trial at the next term
of the circuit court for the county.

Fraud by Mortgagors of Personal Property.

Ibid. sec. 111. 1884, ch 202. 1888, ch. 193 1894, ch. 315.
188. Any mortgagor of personal property in possession of
the same, or any purchaser of personal property under an
unrecorded, conditional, written contract, in possession of said
property, or any execution debtor in possession of personal
property levied on and taken in execution, who, in the case of
mortgaged personal property, without the consent of the mort-
gagee or his assigns, first had and obtained in writing, or who,
in the case of the purchaser of personal property under an
unrecorded, conditional, written contract, without the consent
first had and obtained in writing of the conditional vendor in
said contract, or his assigns, or who, in the case of personal
property levied on and taken in execution, without the consent
of the execution creditor, his assigns or lawfully authorized
agents, first had and obtained in writing, and with intent to
defraud the mortgagee or his assigns, and to defeat his or their
lien under said mortgage, or with intent to defraud the said con-
ditional vendor of personal property in an unrecorded, condi-
tional, written contract, or his assigns, or with intent to defraud
the execution creditor or his assigns, and defeat his or their lien
under said execution, shall remove any of the personal prop-
erty so mortgaged or purchased under said unrecorded, con-
ditional, written contract, or levied on and taken in execution
as aforesaid, as the case may be, beyond the limits of the city
or county where it was located when so mortgaged or purchased
under said unrecorded, conditional, written contract, or levied
on and taken in execution, or who, with intent as aforesaid,