28th September, 1936 THE PALESTINE GAZETTE 1039 324. A n y person who attempts unlawfully to cast away or destroy a vessel, whether completed or not, or attempts unlawfully to do any act tending to the immediate loss or destruction of a vessel i n distress, is guilty of a felony and is liable to imprisonment for fourteen years. Attempts to cast away ships. 325. A n y person who wilfully and unlawfully k i l l s , injures, wounds or administers poison to any animal capable of being stolen is guilty of an offence. Injuring animals* If the animal i n question is a horse, mare, gelding, ass, mule, camel, bull, cow, ox, goat, p i g , r a m , ewe, wether, or the young of any such animal, the offender is guilty of a felony, and is liable to imprisonment for ten years. I n any other case the offender is guilty of a misdemeanour and is liable to imprisonment for two years. 326. —(1) A n y person who wilfully and unlawfully destroys or damages any property is guilty of an offence, w h i c h , unless otherwise stated, is a misdemeanour. Punishment for malicious injuries in general. (2) I f the property i n question is a threshing floor, agricultural machine, well or bore for water, or the dam, bank, w a l l , or floodgate of a mill-pond or pool, or any standing, growing, or cut crop of cultivated vegetable produce, or any standing trees, saplings or shrubs under cultivation, or any bridge, viaduct, aqueduct or reservoir, the offender is guilty of a felony and is liable to i m prisonment for seven years. Special cases, (3) I f the property i n question is a dwelling house or a vessel and the injury is caused by the explosion of any explosive substance, and i f : — (a) any person is i n the dwelling house or vessel; or (b) the destruction or damage actually endangers the life of any person; the offender is guilty of a felony and is liable for life. to imprisonment (4) I f the property i n question is a testamentary instrument, whether the testator is living or dead, or a register w h i c h is authorised or required by law to be kept for authenticating or recording the title to any property, or for recording births, baptisms, marriages, deaths or burials, or a copy of any part of any such register which is required by law to be sent to any public officer, the offender is guilty of a felony and is liable to imprisonment for fourteen years . 327. A n y person who, unlawfully and w i t h intent to destroy or damage any property, puts any explosive substance i n any place whatever, is guilty of a felony and is liable to imprisonment for fourteen years. 328. A n y person W h o wilfully and unlawfully causes, or is concerned i n causing, or attempts to cause, any infectious disease to be communicated to or among any animal or animals capable of being stolen, is guilty of a felony and is liable to imprisonment for seven years. 329. A n y person who wilfully and unlawfully, and w i t h intent to defraud, removes or defaces any object or mark which has been lawfully erected or made as an indication of the boundary of any land is guilty of a misdemeanour. wills and registers, Attempts to destroy property by explosives. Communicating infectious diseases to animals. Removing boundary marks with intent to defraud.