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PENAL CODE.
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Sec. 628. Every captain or other officer or person in command or charge of any vessel, who within this territory willfully wrecks, sinks, or otherwise injures or destroys such vessel, or any cargo in such vessel, or willfully permits the same to be wrecked, sunk, or otherwise injured or destroyed, with intent to prejudice or defraud an insurer or any other person, is punishable by imprisonment in the territorial prison for life.

Sec. 629. Every person other than such as are embraced within the last section, who is guilty of any act therein prohibited, is punishable by imprisonment in the territorial prison not exceeding ten years and not less than three.

Sec. 630. Every person guilty of fitting out any vessel, or lading any cargo on board of any vessel, with intent to cause or permit the same to be wrecked, sunk or otherwise injured or destroyed, and thereby to prejudice or defraud an insurer or any other person, is punishable by imprisonment in the territorial prison not exceeding ten years, and not less than three.

Sec. 631. Every person. guilty of preparing, making or subscribing, any false or fraudulent manifest, invoice, bill of lading, boats registet or protest, with intent to defraud another, is punishable by imprisonment in the territorial prison not exceeding three years, or by a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars or both.

CHAPTER IX.

FRAUDULENT DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY INSURED.

Section 632. Destroying property insured.

633. Presenting false proofs of loss in support of claim upon policy of insurance.

Sec. 632. Every person who willfully burns, or in any other manner injures or destroys any property whatever which is at the time insured against loss or damage by fire, or by any other casuality [sic], with intent to defraud or prejudice the insurer, whether the same be the property of such person or of any other, is punishable by imprisonment in the territorial prison pot exceeding seven years, and not less than four.

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