Robbery. Robbery of rights and credits. Pickpockets. Larceny. Obtaining money or false pre ing, shall also be liable to an action for damages, by the parent or guardian of the child so refused. D. Sec. 1297. Act 1869, p. 175. OFFENSES AGAINST PROPERTY. Sec. 809. Whoever shall commit the crime of robbery, shall, on conviction, suffer imprisonment at hard labor not more than fourteen years. Act 1855, p. 130. Sec. 810. The robbery or larceny of bank notes, obligations, or bonds, bills obligatory, or bills of exchange, promissory notes for the payment of any specific property, paper bills of credit, certificates granted by, or under the authority of this State, or of the United States, or any of them, shall be punished in the same manner as robbery or larceny of goods and chattels. Sec. 811. Whoever shall be found guilty of attempting to rob, from the person of another, money or other property, by cutting or tearing the clothes, thrusting the hand into the pockets, or otherwise, though he do not succeed in such attempted robbery, shall, on conviction, be sentenced to imprisonment not less than six months, nor more than two years, and fined not exceeding five hundred dollars. Sec. 812. Whoever shall be guilty of larceny shall be imprisoned at hard labor, or otherwise, not exceeding two years. Sec. 813. Whoever, by any false pretense, shall obtain, or property by aid and assist another in obtaining, from any person, money or any property, with intent to defraud him of the same, shall, on conviction, be punished by imprisonment at hard labor or otherwise, not exceeding twelve months. tenses. D. Sec. 410, 2621. Sec. 814. Whoever shall steal any horse, ass or mule, shall suffer imprisonment at hard labor not less than one year, nor more than five years. Sec. 815. Whoever shall wantonly or maliciously kill any horse, mule or jackass, or any beast of the cow or hog kind, or a dog, the property of another person, shall be fined in a sum not exceeding two hundred dollars, or imprisoned not exceeding six months, and shall pay to the owner the value of the animal killed. Sec. 816. Whoever shall wantonly or maliciously cruelly beat, maim or disable any of the animals specified in the foregoing section, shall be fined not exceeding one hundred dollars, or imprisoned not exceeding one month, and shall pay to the owner any damage he may sustain in consequence thereof. Sec. 817. Whoever shall cut, pull down, burn, destroy, or carry away any tree, wood or timber, growing or lying on the land of another, or cause the same to be done, without the consent of the owner or legal possessor, on conviction, shall pay a fine of not less than five, nor more than five hundred dollars; one-third for the benefit of the owner or legal possessor of the land; one-third for the benefit of the parish, and one third to the district attorney. Nothing contained in this section shall take away or impair the right to damages or other legal remedy which the party injured may now have under the laws of this State. ements. Sec. 818. Whoever shall take possession of any tract of land, or any part thereof, or of any house or other tenement, being Trespass on the property of another person, without any legal right so to do lands and ten(and whose possession shall not have continued for one year without disturbance), or shall willfully and maliciously burn, tear down, or otherwise destroy the inclosure or fences around the field or lot of ground belonging to any person, shall, on conviction, be fined not less than fifty dollars, nor more than one thousand dollars, or imprisoned not less than ten days, nor more than six months, or both, at the discretion of the court. lands belong State. Sec. 819. Whoever shall cut down, or destroy, or remove for sale, the timber on any land belonging to the State, shall, upon Trespass on conviction, be condemned to pay a fine not less than fifty, nor ing to the more than one thousand dollars, and in default of the same be sentenced to imprisonment not less than ten days, nor more than one year. It shall be the duty of the registers of the State land offices, of the swamp-land commissioners, and of the swamp-land engineers, to report all trespassers to the district attorney of the district, and to furnish him with such evidence as may be in their possession. charge grand It shall also be the duty of the several district judges of this Judges to State, at each regular session of their courts, to charge the juries. grand juries specially to inquire into trespasses upon public lands belonging to this State, and on the provisions of this section. D. Sec. 2967-2969. indictment Sec. 820. It shall not be necessary in any indictment or in- Allegations in formation for violations of the preceding sections of this act, to and proof charge the particular section or quarter section on which the thereof. offense was committed, but it shall suffice to allege the township only, and if proof is that the act was committed on swamp or overflowed land, the presumption shall be that it belongs to the State; the burden of proof being on the defendant that it was not the property of the State. arms on plan Sec. 821. It shall not be lawful for any person or persons to carry fire-arms on the premises or plantations of any citizen, Penalty for without the consent of the owner or proprietor, other than in carrying pr the lawful discharge of a civil or military order; and any per- tations. son or persons so offending shall be fined a sum not less than one dollar nor more than ten dollars, or imprisoned not less. than one day nor more than ten days in the parish jail, or both, at the discretion of any court of competent jurisdiction. Act 1865, p. 14. Persons offending against this act, before whom tried. Fine. violation of Sec. 822. Whosoever shall enter upon any plantation without the permission of the owner or agent, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be liable to be arrested and brought before any court of competent jurisdiction, and upon proof of the fact shall be fined in a sum not exceeding one hundred dollars, or imprisoned for a term not exceeding one month, and may, moreover, be required to give bond for good behavior during six months. Act 1865, p. 16. Sec. 823. Any cotton-press owner, wharfinger, forwarder or Penalties for other person who shall violate any of the provisions of this act act in regard shall be deemed guilty of a criminal offense, and upon indictto issuing false ment and conviction, shall be fined in any sum not exceeding bills of lading. five thousand dollars, or imprisoned in the penitentiary of this receipts or falcation. State not exceeding five years, or both. And all and every person or persons aggrieved by the violation of any of the provisions of this act may have and maintain an action at law against the person or persons, corporation or corporations violating any of the provisions of this act, to recover all damages, immediate or consequential, which he or they may have sustained by reason of any such violation as aforesaid, before any court of competent jurisdiction, whether such person or persons shall have been convicted of fraud as aforesaid under this act or not. D. Sec. 2483. Act 1868, p. 193. Sec. 824. If any commission merchant, agent or other person, Penalty for de- storing or shipping any goods, wares, merchandise, grain, flour, or other produce or commodity in his own name, being in the possession thereof for or on account of another party, and negotiating, pledging or hypothecating the cotton-press receipt or bill of lading received therefor, and not accounting for or paying over to his principal or owner of the property the amount so received on such negotiation, pledge or hypothecation, shall be adjudged guilty of fraud, and upon indictment and conviction thereof shall be fined in a sum not exceeding five thousand dollars or imprisonment in the penitentiary of the State for a term not exceeding five years, or both. Penalty for purchasing tent to de fraud. D. Sec. 2488. Sec. 825. Whosoever shall purchase goods, wares, merchangoods with in- dise, or other commodity for cash, and shall sell, hypothecate or pledge the same to another, and use the proceeds thereof for any purpose other than the payment of the seller or vendor, with intent to cheat or defraud such seller or vendor, or who shall conceal, ship, or otherwise make way with, or deliver to another, any goods, wares, merchandise, or other commodity so purchased, without paying for the same, with the intent to cheat or defraud the seller or vendor, shall be deemed guilty of a felony, and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine not exceeding five thousand dollars, or by imprisonment in the penitentiary for a term not exceeding five years, or by both such fine and imprisonment. D. Sec. 2489. destroying Island Canal Sec. 826. If any person or persons shall willfully do, or cause to be done, any act or acts whatever, whereby any building, construction, or works of said company, or any machine, engine or Penalty for structure, or any matter or thing appertaining to said canal or obstructing or its appurtenances, shall be stopped, obstructed, impaired, weak- works of Ship ened, injured or destroyed, the person so offending shall be Company. deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall forfeit and pay to said company, double the amount of damage sustained by reason of such offenses or injury, to be recovered in the name of said company, with costs of suit by action of debt, and such offenders shall also be subject to indictment, and shall be sentenced on conviction, at the discretion of the court, for a period not exceeding eighteen months. Act 1868, p. 185. trespass. Sec. 827. Whoever shall willfully, maliciously, or wantonly injure or deface any dwelling-house, store-house or other building Penalty for or buildings, or any fence, wall or inclosure, or any other property belonging to another in any manner, shall be deemed guilty of a trespass, and on due conviction thereof, shall suffer fine or imprisonment, or both, at the discretion of the court. Act 1858, p. 156. breaking seals. Sec. 828. Whoever shall be convicted of having unlawfully broken any seal or seals placed on the effects, doors, trunks, Penalty for drawers or any place or thing containing effects or property of any deceased person, by any notary public, recorder or justice of the peace, shall be imprisoned, with or without hard labor, not exceeding two years, and fined in a sum not exceeding one thousand dollars, at the discretion of the court. Act 1857, p. 38. Penalty for Sec. 829. If any person shall unlawfully and maliciously cut, break or damage, with intent to destroy or render useless, any malicious mischattel, property or furniture of any description, then being in any chief. house of any description; or shall enter any house of any kind, with malicious intent to cut, break, damage, destroy, or render useless any chattel, property or furniture of any kind, such offender, on conviction thereof, shall suffer fine not exceeding five hundred dollars, and imprisonment not exceeding one year, at the discretion of the court. Act 1857, p. 45. on public Sec. 830. Any person who shall willfully commit depreda- Penalty for tions on public buildings, monuments, statues, grounds, or any depredations other property belonging to the public, shall, on conviction buildings, etc. thereof, before a competent tribunal, suffer imprisonment for not more than two years, in the jail of the parish wherein such offense is committed. Prohibiting the breaking of the gates, etc.. on public works. Penalty. Receiving Harboring thieves. Sec. 831. From and after the passage of this act, it shall be unlawful for any person or persons to molest, break or injure in any manner, any gates, locks or dams on the public works belonging to the State of Louisiana, or to any parish or corporation in said State. Any person convicted of violating the provision of this section, shall be fined in a sum not exceeding one thousand dollars, or imprisonment for not more than six months in the parish jail, or both, at the discretion of the court. Act 1861, p. 192. Sec. 832. Whoever shall receive or buy any goods or chattels, that shall be feloniously taken or stolen from any other person, stolen goods, knowing the same to have been so taken or stolen ; or shall receive, harbor or conceal any thief, knowing him to be so, he shall restore the goods so received, or pay double the value thereof, and shall moreover suffer imprisonment at hard labor, not exceeding one year, and in default of making the restoration or payment aforesaid, shall suffer further imprisonment at hard labor, for a period not exceeding one year. forging or public records, notes, etc. Act 1855, p. 130. FORGERY AND COUNTERFEITING. Sec. 833. Whoever shall forge or counterfeit, or falsely make Penalty for or alter, or shall procure to be falsely made, altered, forged or counterfeiting counterfeited, or shall aid or assist in falsely making, altering, bonds, bills, forging or counterfeiting any public record, any certificate or attestation of any public officer, in any matter wherein his certificate or attestation is receivable, and may be taken as legal proof; any charter, deed, will, testament, bond, letter of attorney, policy of insurance, or bill of exchange, and promissory note, order, acquittance, or discharge for or upon the payment of money or delivery of goods, any acceptance of a bill of exchange, or any indorsement or assignment thereof, or promissory note for the payment of money, any receipt for money or goods, or for any note, bill, or security for money or goods, or shall alter or publish as true any such false, altered, forged or counterfeited record, certificate or attestation, charter, deed, will, testament, bond, letter of attorney, policy of insurance, bill of exchange, promissory note, acceptance, indorsement, assignment, order, acquittance, discharge or receipt, knowing the same to be false, altered, forged or counterfeited, with intent to injure or defraud any person, or any body politic or corporate, on conviction, shall be punished by imprisonment at hard labor, for not less than two, nor more than fourteen years. Penalty for or passing Sec. 834. Whoever shall falsely make, alter, forge or countercounterfeiting feit; or shall procure to be falsely made, altered, forged or councounterfeits. terfeited; or shall aid or assist in falsely making, altering, forg ing or counterfeiting, any note, certificate, check, or bill of credit which has been or may be issued by the treasurer, or other commissioner duly authorized, for any debt of this State, or any bank bill or promissory note payable to the bearer, signed in behalf of |