(c.) utters any counterfeit coin resembling or apparently intended to resemble or pass for any current copper coin, knowing the same to be counterfeit. R.S.C., c. 167, ss. 11, 14 and 16.

faced coin.

476. Every one who utters any coin defaced by having Uttering destamped thereon any names or words, is guilty of an offence and liable, on summary conviction before two justices of the peace, to a penalty not exceeding ten dollars. R.S.C., c. 167, s. 18.

current copper

477. Every one who utters, or offers in payment, any cop- Uttering unper coin, other than current copper coin, is guilty of an offence coins. and liable on summary conviction, to a penalty of double the nominal value thereof, and in default of payment of such penalty to eight days' imprisonment. R.S.Č., c. 167, s. 33.

conviction.

478. Every one who, after a previous conviction of any Punishment offence relating to the coin under this or any other Act, is after previous convicted of any offence specified in this part is liable to the following punishment :

(a.) to imprisonment for life if otherwise fourteen years would have been the longest term of imprisonment to which he would have been liable;

(b.) to fourteen years' imprisonment, if otherwise seven years would have been the longest term of imprisonment to which he would have been liable;

(c.) to seven years' imprisonment, if otherwise he would not have been liable to seven years' imprisonment. R.S.C., c. 167, s. 13.

PART XXXVI.

ADVERTISING COUNTERFEIT MONEY.

479. In this part the expression "counterfeit token of Definition. value" means any spurious or counterfeit coin, paper money, inland revenue stamp, postage stamp, or other evidence of value, by whatever technical, trivial or deceptive designation the same may be described. 51 V., c. 40, s. 1.

480. Every one is guilty of an indictable offence and Advertising liable to five years' imprisonment who

counterfeit money, and

connected

(a.) prints, writes, utters, publishes, sells, lends, gives other offences away, circulates or distributes any letter, writing, circular, therewith. paper, pamphlet, handbill or any written or printed matter advertising, or offering or purporting to advertise or offer for sale, loan, exchange, gift or distribution, or to furnish, procure or distribute, any counterfeit token of value, or what purports to be a counterfeit token of value, or giving or purporting to give, either directly or indirectly, information

where,

where, how, of whom, or by what means any counterfeit token of value, or what purports to be a counterfeit token of value, may be procured or had; or

(b.) purchases, exchanges, accepts, takes possession of or in any way uses, or offers to purchase, exchange, accept, take possession of or in any way use, or negotiates or offers to negotiate with a view of purchasing or obtaining or using any such counterfeit token of value, or what purports so to be; or

(c.) in executing, operating, promoting or carrying on any scheme or device to defraud, by the use or by means of any papers, writings, letters, circulars or written or printed matters concerning the offering for sale, loan, gift, distribution or exchange of counterfeit tokens of value, uses any fictitious, false or assumed name or address, or any name or address other than his own right, proper and lawful name;

or

(d.) in the execution, operating, promoting or carrying on, of any scheme or device offering for sale, loan, gift or distribution, or purporting to offer for sale, loan, gift or distribution, or giving or purporting to give information, directly or indirectly, where, how, of whom or by what means any counterfeit token of value may be obtained or had, knowingly receives or takes from the mails, or from the post office, any letter or package addressed to any such fictitious, false or assumed name or address, or name other than his own right, proper or lawful name. 51 V., c. 40, ss. 2 and 3.

Preliminary.

Arson.

PART XXXVII.

MISCHIEF.

481. Every one who causes any event by an act which he knew would probably cause it, being reckless whether such event happens or not, is deemed to have caused it wilfully for the purposes of this part.

2. Nothing shall be an offence under any provision contained in this part unless it is done without legal justification or excuse, and without colour of right.

3. Where the offence consists in an injury to anything in which the offender has an interest, the existence of such interest, if partial, shall not prevent his act being an offence, and if total, shall not prevent his act being an offence, if done with intent to defraud. R.S.C., c. 168, ss. 60 and 61.

482. Every one is guilty of the indictable offence of arson and liable to imprisonment for life who wilfully sets fire to any building or structure whether such building, erection or structure is completed or not, or to any stack of vegetable produce or of mineral or vegetable fuel, or to any mine or any well of oil or other combustible substance, or to any

ship or vessel, whether completed or not, or to any timber or materials placed in any shipyard for building or repairing or fitting out any ship, or to any of Her Majesty's stores or munitions of war. R.S.C., c. 168, ss. 2 to 5, 7, 8, 19, 28, 46 and 47.

commit arson.

483. Every one is guilty of an indictable offence and Attempt to liable to fourteen years' imprisonment who wilfully attempts to set fire to anything mentioned in the last preceding section, or who wilfully sets fire to any substance so situated that he knows that anything mentioned in the last preceding section is likely to catch fire therefrom. R.S.C., c. 168, ss. 9, 10, 20, 29 and 48.

484. Every one is guilty of an indictable offence and Setting fire to liable to fourteen years' imprisonment who wilfully sets fire crops.

to

(a.) any crop, whether standing or cut down, or any wood, forest, coppice or plantation, or any heath, gorse, furze or fern; or

(b.) any tree, lumber, timber, logs, or floats, boom, dam or slide, and thereby injures or destroys the same. R.S.C., c. 168, ss. 18 and 12.

set fire to

485. Every one is guilty of an indictable offence and Attempt to liable to seven years' imprisonment who wilfully attempts crops. to set fire to anything mentioned in the last preceding section, or who wilfully sets fire to any substance so situated that he knows that anything mentioned in the last preceding section is likely to catch fire therefrom. R.S.C., c. 168, s. 20.

setting fire to

486. Every one is guilty of an indictable offence and Recklessly liable to two years' imprisonment, who, by such negligence forest, &c. as shows him to be reckless or wantonly regardless of consequences, or in violation of a provincial or municipal law of the locality, sets fire to any forest, tree, manufactured lumber, square timber, logs or floats, boom, dam or slide on the Crown domain, or land leased or lawfully held for the purpose of cutting timber, or on private property, on any creek or river, or rollway, beach or wharf, so that the same is injured or destroyed.

2. The magistrate investigating any such charge may, in his discretion, if the consequences have not been serious, dispose of the matter summarily, without sending the offender for trial, by imposing a fine not exceeding fifty dollars, and in default of payment by the committal of the offender to prison for any term not exceeding six months, with or without hard labour. R.S.C., c. 168, s. 11.

487. Every one is guilty of an indictable offence and Threats to liable to ten years' imprisonment who sends, delivers or

utters,

burn, &c.

Attempt to damage by gunpowder.

Mischief on railways.

Obstructing railways.

Injuries to

packages in

utters, or directly or indirectly causes to be received, knowing the contents thereof, any letter or writing threatening to burn or destroy any building, or any rick or stack of grain, hay or straw or other agricultural produce, or any grain, hay or straw or other agricultural produce in or under any building, or any ship or vessel. R.S.C., c. 173, s. 8.

488. Every one is guilty of an indictable offence and liable to fourteen years' imprisonment who wilfully places. or throws any explosive substance into or near any building or ship with intent to destroy or damage the same or any machinery, working tools, or chattels whatever, whether or not any explosion takes place. R.S.C., c. 168, ss. 14 and 49.

489. Every one is guilty of an indictable offence and liable to five years' imprisonment who, in manner likely to cause danger to valuable property, without endangering life or person

(a.) places any obstruction upon any railway, or takes up, removes, displaces, breaks or injures any rail, sleeper or other matter or thing belonging to any railway; or

(b.) shoots or throws anything at an engine or other railway vehicle; or

(c.) interferes without authority with the points, signals or other appliances upon any railway; or

(d.) makes any false signal on or near any railway; or (e.) wilfully omits to do any act which it is his duty to do; or

(f) does any other unlawful act.

2. Every one who does any of the acts above mentioned with intent to cause such danger is liable to imprisonment for life. R.S.C., c. 168, ss. 37 and 38.

490. Every one is guilty of an indictable offence and liable to two years' imprisonment who, by any act or wilful omission obstructs or interrupts, or causes to be obstructed or interrupted, the construction, maintenance or free use of any railway or any part thereof, or any matter or thing appertaining thereto or connected therewith. R.S.C., c. 168, ss. 38 and 39.

491. Every one is guilty of an offence and liable, on the custody of summary conviction, to a penalty not exceeding twenty dollars over and above the value of the goods or liquors so destroyed or damaged or to one month's imprisonment with or without hard labour, or to both, who

railways.

(a.) wilfully destroys or damages anything containing any goods or liquors in or about any railway station or building or any vehicle of any kind on any railway, or in any warehouse, ship or vessel, with intent to steal or otherwise unlawfully to obtain or to injure the contents, or any part thereof; or

(b.)

(b.) unlawfully drinks or wilfully spills or allows to run to waste any such liquors, or any part thereof. R.S.C., c. 38, s. 62; 51 V., c. 29, s. 297.

492. Every one is guilty of an indictable offence and Injuries to liable to two years' imprisonment who wilfully—

(a.) destroys, removes or damages anything which forms part of, or is used or employed in or about any electric or magnetic telegraph, electric light, telephone or fire-alarm, or in the working thereof, or for the transmission of electricity for other lawful purposes; or

(b.) prevents or obstructs the sending, conveyance or delivery of any communication by any such telegraph, telephone or fire-alarm, or the transmission of electricity for any such electric light or for any such purpose as aforesaid.

2. Every one who wilfully, by any overt act, attempts to commit any such offence is guilty of an offence and liable, on summary conviction, to a penalty not exceeding fifty dollars, or to three months' imprisonment with or without hard labour. R.S.C., c. 168, ss. 40 and 41.

electric telegraphs, &c.

493. Every one is guilty of an indictable offence and Wrecking. liable to imprisonment for life who wilfully

(a.) casts away or destroys any ship, whether complete or

unfinished; or

(b.) does any act tending to the immediate loss or de

struction of any ship in distress; or

(c.) interferes with any marine signal, or exhibits any false signal, with intent to bring a ship or boat into danger. R.S.C., c. 168, ss. 46 and 51.

494. Every one is guilty of an indictable offence, and Attempting to liable to fourteen years' imprisonment, who attempts to cast wreck. away or destroy any ship, whether complete or unfinished. R.S.C., c. 168, s. 48.

signals.

495. Every one is guilty of an indictable offence and Interfering liable to seven years' imprisonment who wilfully alters, re- with marine moves or conceals, or attempts to alter, remove or conceal, any signal, buoy or other sea mark used for the purposes of navigation.

2. Every one who makes fast any vessel or boat to any such signal, buoy, or sea mark is liable, on summary conviction, to a penalty not exceeding ten dollars, and in default of payment to one month's imprisonment. R.S.C., c. 168, ss. 52 and 53.

496. Every one is guilty of an indictable offence and Preventing liable to seven years' imprisonment who wilfully prevents wrecked Yesthe saving of or impedes, or endeavours to prevent or impede

(a.) the saving of any vessel that is wrecked, stranded, abandoned or in distress; or

sels or wreck.

(b.)