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CHAP. IX.]
CRIMINAL PROCEDURE.
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tentiary, for a term not less than one year, nor more than five years.

Removing boundary or landmark. Penalty for.Sect. 66. Every person who shall knowingly, maliciously, and fraudulently, cut, fell, alter, or remove any certain boundary tree or other allowed landmark, to the wrong of his neighbor or any other person, shall, on conviction thereof, pay a fine not exceeding one hundred dollars, or be imprisoned in the county jail, for a term not exceeding three months.

Clerk, apprentice, or servant, embezzling, &c. Penalty for.Sect. 67. If any clerk, apprentice, or servant, whether bound or hired, to whom any money, bank-bill or note, or goods or chattels, shall be intrusted or delivered by his or her master or mistress, shall withdraw himself or herself from his or her master or mistress, and go away with the said money, bank-bill, or note, or goods or chattels, or any part thereof, with intent to steal the same, and defraud his or her master or mistress thereof, contrary to the trust and confidence in him or her reposed by his or her said master or mistress, or being in the service of his or her said master or mistress, shall embezzle the said money, bank-bill or note, goods or chattels, or any part thereof, or otherwise shall convert the same to his or her own use, with like purpose to steal the same, every such person so offending shall be deemed guilty of larceny, and be punished accordingly.

Bailee appropriating to his own use. Penalty for.Sect. 68. If any bailee of any money, bank-bill or note, or goods or chattels, shall convert the same to his or her own use, with an intent to steal the same, he shall be deemed guilty of larceny in the same manner as if the original taking had been felonious, and on conviction thereof, shall be punished accordingly.

Lodger taking away goods. Penalty for.Sect. 69. If any lodger shall take away, with intent to steal, embezzle, or purloin any bedding, furniture, goods, or chattels, which he or she is to use, in or with his or her lodging, he or she shall be deemed guilty of larceny, and on conviction shall be punished accordingly.

FORGERY AND COUNTERFEITING.

Counterfeiting and forging. Penalty for.Sect. 70. Every person who shall falsely make, alter, forge, or counterfeit any record, or other authentic matter, of a public nature, or any charter, letters-patent, deed, lease, indenture, writing obligatory, will, testament, codicil, annuity, bond,