Section 311: Penalty for recidivism in larceny
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311. Penalty for recidivism in larceny
Tout individu déjà condamné cor- Any person having already been
rectionnellement pour un vol en réci- condemned correctionally more than
dive, qui commettrait ultérieurement once for larceny, who subsequently
un délit de même nature, sera consi- commits a misdemeanour of the like
déré comme coupable d’un crime, et nature shall be deemed to have
committed a crime, and
shall be punished by penal servitude.
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