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Penalty on stealing, &c. shrubs, &c. not exceeding 5l. in value.
Offences may be prosecuted summarily.
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4. Any person who shall steal, or shall cut, break, root up, or otherwise destroy or damage with intent to steal, the whole or any part of any growing tree, sapling, shrub, or underwood, or any growing fruit or vegetable production, or any growing cultivated root or plant, shall (in case the value of the property stolen or the amount of the injury done shall not exceed five pounds) pay to the party aggrieved the value of the property stolen or the amount of the injury done, and shall also be liable to a fine not exceeding five pounds, or to be imprisoned for any period not exceeding three months; and the offences in this and the following sections mentioned may be prosecuted summarily before one or more justices of the peace, as herein-before mentioned.
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