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Session Laws, 1929
Volume 572, Page 773   View pdf image (33K)
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ALBERT C. RITCHIE, GOVERNOR. 773

be and the same are hereby repealed, and to enact five new
sections in lieu thereof, to be designated as Sections 6, 7, 8, 9
and 10, so as to read as follows:

Section 6. Any person who wilfully and maliciously sets
fire to or burns or causes to be burned or who aids, counsels
or procures the burning of any dwelling house, or any kitchen,
shop, barn, stable or other outhouse that is parcel thereof, or
belonging to or adjoining thereto, whether the property of him-
self or of another, shall be guilty of arson, and upon convic-
tion thereof, be sentenced to the penitentiary for not less than
two nor more than twenty years.

Section 7. Any person who wilfully and maliciously sets fire
to or burns or causes to be burned or who aids, counsels or
procures the burning of any barn, stable, garage or other build-
ing, whether the property of himself or of another, not a par-
cel of a dwelling house; or any shop, storehouse, warehouse,
factory, mill or other building, whether the property of him-
self or of another; or any church, meeting house, court house,
work house, school, jail or other public building or any public
bridge; shall upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to the peni-
tentiary for not less than one nor more than ten years.

Section 8. Any person who wilfully and maliciously sets
fire to or burns or causes to be burned or who aids, counsels or
procures the burning of any barrack, cock, crib, rick or stack
of hay, corn, wheat, oats, barley or other grain or vegetable
product of any kind; or any field of standing hay or grain
of any kind; or any pile of coal, wood or other fuel; or any
pile of planks, boards, posts, rails or other lumber; or any
street car, railway car, ship, boat or other water craft, auto-
mobile or other motor vehicle; or any other personal property
not herein specifically named (such property being of the
value of twenty-five dollars and the property of another per-
son), shall upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to the peni-
tentiary for not less than one nor more than three years.

Section 9. Any person who wilfully and with intent to in-
jure or defraud the insurer sets fire to or burns or causes to be
burned or who aids, counsels or procures the burning of any
goods, wares, merchandise or other chattels or personal prop-
erty of any kind, whether the property of himself or of an-
other, which shall at the time be insured by any person or
corporation against loss or damage by fire; shall upon convic-


 

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