2488

LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 849

lumber or other articles of merchandise, or any property
whatever, on any highway, river, railroad or canal, within
this State, shall sell, dispose of, give away, use or pledge
the same or any part thereof, without the consent of the
owner or owners thereof, such person shall be deemed guilty
of a misdemeanor, and on conviction thereof shall be
punished by a fine not less than fifty nor more than five
hundred dollars, or by imprisonment in the county jail of
the county in which the offense is committed, for a term not
more than one year, or by both such fine and imprisonment,
at the discretion of the court.]

[137.

In all cases where any person or persons shall be
employed in the management or navigation of any vessel or
vessels in any river, bay or other waters exclusively within
this State, on shares, whereby the master and owner or
owners of such vessel or vessels are to receive a certain
share, respectively, of the proceeds derived from the sale
of the cargo or cargoes thereof, the owner or owners of such
vessel or vessels, shall be deemed ipso facto owner or
owners of a part of the cargo, equal in quantity to the
share of the proceeds, which, by the terms of such
employment, such owner or owners may be entitled to receive;
and the master of such vessels shall be deemed to be the
agent of the owner for the purpose of selling or disposing
of such owner's share of the cargo; and the master of such
vessel shall account for and pay over to such owner or
owners his or their share of the cargo or the proceeds
thereof; and if such master shall neglect or refuse to
account for and pay over to such owner or owners the
consideration received therefor, with intent to defraud the
said owner or owners, or any of them, he shall be deemed
guilty of a misdemeanor, and, on conviction thereof in any
court of this State having criminal jurisdiction shall be
subject to the penalty or penalties as provided in § 135 of
this article.]

[138.

Any person holding office in this State, whether
elected or appointed by the Governor, by the corporate
authorities of Baltimore City, or by any other authority
legally authorized to make such appointments, who shall
fraudulently embezzle or appropriate to his own use money,
funds or evidences of debt, which he is by law bound to pay
over, account for, or deliver to the Treasurer of this
State, or to any other person by law authorized to receive
the same, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall, upon
conviction thereof, be sentenced to the penitentiary for not
less than eighteen months nor more than ten years.]

[False Pretenses, Bad Checks, etc.]

[140.

Any person who shall by any false pretense obtain from