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Of Theft or Stealing

1. If he omits to take such measures as he has reason to think
1. Concealment of the Act of Taking
requisite in order for a person in whose possession or custody the
thing is to know the fact of its being taken. As if a man going
into a Shop where he is not known or even where he is known,
lays hold of any Article, and without telling the shopman or
otherwise giving him notice puts it in his pocket and departs.
Much more if he takes measures to prevent its being known:
as if upon being asked whether he has taken it, he denies it.

2. If he omits to take such measures as he has reason to
2. Concealment of the Person of the Taker.
think requisite in order for a person in whose custody or possession
it was to know who the person was that took it. As if
a stranger passing by a Shop snatches up a thing and runs
away with it before the Shopman's face.

By a stranger in this case is meant any one who has
no reason to think himself already known to the owner in such
manner as to be made amenable if it was before the owner's
face that it was taken, or to any one who would be expected of
course to inform the owner; much more if he takes measures to prevent




Identifier: | JB/072/102/003
"JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 72.

Date_1

Marginal Summary Numbering

not numbered

Box

072

Main Headings

penal code

Folio number

102

Info in main headings field

of theft or stealing

Image

003

Titles

note

Category

copy/fair copy sheet

Number of Pages

4

Recto/Verso

recto

Page Numbering

f5 / f6 / f7 / f8

Penner

Watermarks

[[watermarks::myears [lion with crown emblem]]]

Marginals

Paper Producer

caroline fox

Corrections

jeremy bentham

Paper Produced in Year

Notes public

ID Number

23719

Box Contents

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