868 CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS. [ART. 27

and carrying away of willows from the stump of the weight of
five pounds or more, or the taking and carrying away of melons
from the vine, fruits from the trees or roots and vegetables
from the soil, with a malicious intent to convert the same to his
own use shall be deemed a misdemeanor, and any person guilty
of the same shall upon conviction be fined not more than fifty
dollars, or be sentenced to imprisonment in the house of cor-
rection for not more than twelve months, or be both fined and
imprisoned in the discretion of the court.

Larceny—Dogs.

1888, art. 27, sec. 161. 1882, ch. 110.

266. Every person convicted of feloniously taking and
carrying away any dog or bitch, or as accessory thereto before
or after the fact shall be deemed guilty of the crime of larceny,
and shall restore the dog or bitch to the owner thereof, or shall
pay to him the value thereof, and shall be sentenced to confine-
ment in jail for not more than three months.

Larceny—Goods, Wares and Merchandise Entrusted to be

Manufactured.

Ibid. sec. 162. 1888, ch. 396. 1894, ch. 593.

267. Any person who shall be entrusted with any goods,
wares, materials or merchandise, or who shall receive or obtain
such goods, materials or other property from the owner thereof
for the purpose of manufacturing, .working up or converting
the same into garments, wearing apparel or other articles of
merchandise, or of altering the same or completing the manu-
facture thereof after the same may have been returned to the
said owner in an unsatisfactory condition, and shall after
receiving the same fraudulently sell, pawn, pledge or in any
other manner dispose of said goods or the product thereof, or
convert the same to his own use, or fail or refuse to deliver
the same to the said owner after an offer on the part of said
owner to pay to said person the full amount due to said person
for his services in reference to said manufacture or alteration,
shall be. deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction
thereof before any tribunal of competent jurisdiction shall be
fined not more than fifty dollars, or be sentenced to imprison-
ment in the house of correction for not more than six months,
or be both fined and imprisoned in the discretion of the court.