LARCENY

7 & 8 G. 4. c. 30.

continued.

simple larceny, (a) and also to try all accessaries to such larceny. Id. s. 2.

7 & 8 G. 4. General Rule of Interpretation, 7 & 8 Geo. 4. c. 28. s. 14. See p. 91, ante.

c. 28.

c. 29.

7 & 8 G. 4. Valuable Security.-What shall be considered valuable security under this act. 7&8 Geo. 4. c. 29.

s. 5.

s. 3.

Any tally, order or other security whatsoever entitling or evidencing the title of any person or body corporate to any share or interest in any public stock or fund, whether in Gt. Brit. or Ireland, or of any foreign state, or in any fund of any body corporate, company or society, or to any deposit in any savings bank, or any debenture, deed, bond, bill, note, warrant, order, or other security whatever, for money or for payment of money whatever of this kingdom, or of any foreign state, or any warrant or order for the delivery or tranfer of any goods or valuable thing, shall be included under, and denoted by the words " Valuable Security." 7 & 8 Geo. 4. c. 29. s. 5. See p. 98, 99.

Punishment of Larceny.

Every person conv. of simple larceny, or of any fel. made punishable like simple larceny, shall (except in cases otherwise provided for,) be (a) For which see below.

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liable at the disc. of the Ct. to be Tr. for 7 & 8 G. 4.

7 yrs. or Imp. not ex. 2 and if a male,

yrs.

to be once, twice, or thrice pub. or priv. W.
(if the Ct. shall think fit) in add. to such
Impr. Id. s. 3.

Hard Labour or solitary confinement.-Power of

the Ct. to order, in add. to the Impr.

c. 2.

Where a person is conv. of any fel. or misd. 7&8G.4. punishable under this act, for which Impr.

may be awarded, the Ct. may sentence the
offr. to be Impr. only, or Impr. and kept to
H. L. in the com. g. or h. cor., and also di-
rect him to be kept in sol. conf., for the
whole or any portion of the Impr. or of the
Impr. with H. L. as the Ct. shall think fit.
7 & 8 Geo. 4. c. 29. s. 4.

c. 29.

Accessaries before the fact. Id. s. 61. See p. 5, ante. s. 61.
Accessaries after the fact.

Id.

Receivers. Id. s. 45. See p.

6. ante.

For the pun. of fel., see Punishment, post. Respecting property stolen in one part of the

U. K. and found in another.

s. 45.

This act (7 & 8 G. 4. c. 29.) does not extend to
Scot. or Ire. except in the following cases :
Stealing or otherwise feloniously taking away any s. 70.
chattel, money, valuable security (a), or other

(a) What is considered valuable security, see p. 96.

F

7 & 8 G. 4. c. 29.

s. 77.

s. 5.

property whatsoever, in one part of the U. K. and having the same in possession in another part, the off. may be indict. tried, pun. &c. for larceny or theft, in that part of the U. K. where he shall have the property, in the same manner as if he had actually stolen or taken it in that part. Id. s. 76.

A receiver of property so stolen or taken, may be
indict. tried and pun. in that part of the U. K.
where he shall receive or have the property,
in manner aforesaid. Id.

Felonies or misd. comm. within the jurisd. of the
Admiralty.

Where any fel. or misd. punishable under this act,
(7 & 8 Geo. 4. c. 29.) shall be comm. within
the jurisd. of the Admiralty of England, the
same shall be tried and determined as any
other fel. or misd. comm. within that jurisd.
Id. s. 77.

Not to affect or alter any act relating to the pub. offices, pub. revenue, or the naval, military, victualling or other pub. stores, (except the acts of the 31 Eliz. and 22 Car. 2. which are repealed,) or the Bank of England, or South Sea Company. id.

Stealing securities for money.

Stealing a tally, order, or other security what

c. 29.

soever, entitling or evidencing the title of any 7 & 8 G.4.
person or body corporate to any share or in-
terest in a pub. stock or fund, whether of this
kingdom or of Gt. Brit. or Ireland, or of any
foreign state, or in any fund of any body corpo-
rate, company or society, or to any deposit in
any savings bank, or shall steal any deben-
ture, deed, bond, bill, note, warrant, order,
or other security whatsoever for money, or
for payment of money, whether of this king-
dom or of any foreign state, or shall steal any
warrant or order for the delivery or transfer
of any goods or valuable thing, every such
offr. shall be deemed guilty of fel. of the same
nature and in the same degree, and punish-
able in the same manner, as if he had stolen
any chattel of the like value with the share,
int. or deposit to which the security stolen
may relate, or with the money due on the
security stolen or secured thereby, and re-
maining unsatisfied or with the value of the
goods or other valuable thing mentioned in
the warrant or order; and each of such se-
veral documents shall throughout this act be
deemed for every purpose to be included
under and denoted by the words "valuable
security." Id. s. 5.

7 & 8 G 4. c. 29.

s. 7.

3. 9.

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Robbery.-Stealing from the person.

Robbing another of any chattel, money or valuable security fel. pun. D. Id. s. 6.

Assaulting with intent to rob.

Stealing any such property from another, or assaulting with intent to rob; or with menaces; or by force demanding any such property with intent to steal, fel. pun. at the disc. of the Ct. Tr. for life, or not less than 7 yrs. or Impr. not ex. 4 yrs. If a male, to be once, twice, or thrice pub. or priv. W. (if the Ct. shall think fit,) in add. to Inpr. As to obtaining money or valuable security (b), &c. by threatening to accuse a person of infamous crime.

Id.

Accusing or threatening to accuse any one of any

infamous crime (next after mentioned, s. 9.)
with intent to extort or gain, or by intimida-
tion, accusation, or threat, extorting or gain-
ing any chattel, money, or valuable security.

Rob. to be ind. and pun. D. Id. s. 7.
What is deemed an infamous crime.

The abominable crime of buggery comm. either

(a) For what is a valuable security, see p. 96, ante. (b) To constitute this offence, money or other valuable security must be actually obtained; if threats are used, but no money, &c. obtained, the offence comes under the preceding sect. and is punishable by transportation, &c.