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Advertising a reward for the return of stolen property, &c.
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102. [1]
Whosoever shall publicly advertise a reward for the return of any property whatsoever which shall have been stolen or lost, and shall in such advertisement use any words purporting that no questions will be asked, or shall make use of any words in any public advertisement purporting that a reward will be given or paid for any property which shall have been stolen or lost, without seizing or making any inquiry after the person producing such property, or shall promise or offer in any such public advertisement to return to any pawnbroker or other person who may have bought or advanced money by way of loan upon any property stolen or lost the money so paid or advanced, or any other sum of money or reward for the return of such property, or shall print or publish any such advertisement, shall forfeit the sum of fifty pounds for every such offence to any person who will sue for the same by action of debt, to be recovered with full costs of suit.
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[1 Every action against the printer or publisher of a newspaper under this section must be brought within six months after the forfeiture is incurred, and no such action shall be brought unless the assent of the Attorney-General or Solicitor-General is first obtained, 33 & 34 Vict. c. 65. s. 3.] |
