able by imprisonment as follows: burglary in the first, second, third, and fourth degrees by imprisonment in the State Penitentiary for not less than one year nor more than ten years.
Approved February 24, 1941.
CHAPTER 142
S. B. No. 114—(Morgan of Richland)
PRAIRIE FIRES FORBIDDEN
An Act to Amend and reenact Article 29, Section 2791 of the 1913 Compiled Laws.
Be It Enacted by the Legislative Assembly of the State of North Dakota:
§ 1. Prairie Fires Forbidden.] If any person shall set or cause to be set on fire any woods, marsh, or prairie, or any grass or stubble lands, except as hereinafter provided, such person shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in a sum not less than ten nor more than one thousand dollars, or be imprisoned in the county jail for a period not exceeding six months, or both, at the discretion of the court, and shall also be liable in a civil action to any person damaged by such fire to amount of such damage.
Approved March 12, 1941.
CHAPTER 143
H. B. No. 199—(Johnson of Richland)
OPERATION OF MOTOR VEHICLE WITHOUT CONSENT OF OWNER
An Act to provide Punishment for the Taking and Operating of an Automobile or other Motor Vehicle, or Causing the Same to be Taken and Operated Without the Consent of the Owner.
Be It Enacted by the Legislatice Assembly of the State of North Dakota:
§ 1. No person shall drive, operate or use a motor vehicle without the permission of the owner or of his agent in charge or in control thereof. Any person so doing shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and punished by fine not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500.00), or by imprisonment in the county jail not to exceed one year, or by both such fine and imprisonment in the discretion of the court.
Approved March 14, 1941.
