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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

CHAPTER 264.

AN ACT to add an additional section to article

thirty of the Code of Public General Laws, enti-

tled " Crimes and Punishments," sub-title " Em-

bezzling Property and Writings," to provide for

the punishment of embezzling property and

writings.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly

of Maryland, That the following section be added

to article thirty of the Code of Public General Laws,

entitled " Crimes and Punishments," sub-title " Em-

bezzling Property and Writings," to be read as a

part of the sections of said sub-title, next after sec-

tion forty-nine of said article, and to be called sub-

section A.

SUB-SEC. A. If any person or persons employed in

the management or navigation of any vessel on any

river, canal, bay or other waters within this State

exclusively, in any capacity whatever, shall fraudu-

lently sell, give away, pledge or in any manner dis-

pose of the cargo thereof, or any article or commodity
thereon, without the consent of the owner or owners

thereof; or, if having sold the same or any part thereof

with such consent, shall fraudulently neglect or refuse

Penalty for

to pay over to such owner or owners thereof the con-

refusing to
pay over.

sideration received therefor, shall be deemed guilty
of a misdemeanor, and on conviction thereof in any

court of this State having criminal jurisdiction, shall

be punished by a fine of not less than one thousand

nor more than three thousand dollars, or by impris-

onment in the county jail of the county in which

such conviction is had, or the State penitentiary, for

a term of not more than five years, or by both fine

and imprisonment at the discretion of the court.

In force.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That this act shall take

effect from the date of its passage.

Approved April 5, 1878.