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ORDINANCE NO 562
AN ORDINANCE .,DEFINING THE CRIME OF PETIT LARCENY AND PROVIDING A PEN-
ALTY THEREFORE.
The City Council of. -the City of Pasco, db ordain as follows';
.SECTION 1. -
Every person: rho with intent, to deprive or defraud the .own.er thereof:
1. Shall take,,.lead or drive away the property of another, or
2. Shall obtain from the owner or another the posession of'or title to
any personal property of a value of not to exceed $25'.00.by color or aid.
of any order for the payment or delivery.of property. or money or any
check or draft,, knowing the maker or drawer of such order, check or ,draft
was•not authorized or entitled to make or draw the same .or by color or
&'id'of any fraudulent or false representation, personation :or pretense or,
by any .false 'token or -writing or by any trick, device, bunco game or
fortune telling, or having received any property by reason of a mistake
shall with knowl.edge.of such mistake secrete withhold or appropriate
the same to his'own use or to the use of any -person -other than the true
owner or person enti.tled.thereto; Or having property in his custody or
control., as bailee, factor, pledgee, servant, attorney., a gent, employee,
trustee, executor, administrator.. 'guardian or'officer of any person`auth
orized by agreement or by competent authority to take' ar'h:old such pos-
ession, custody or control, or as a finder thereof,,shall secrete, with-
`hold:or appropriate the same to his own use or to the _use of any person.
other than: the true: owner of person entitled thereto, steals such pro-
.perty and' shall .be guilty of .petit larceny, and shall be subject to a
fine of not to exceed one hundred dollars, or confinement in. the; City
Jailz for a period of not more than ninety days or both such fine a nd
impnisonment.-
SPOITTQN 2 This Ordinance to be in full force and effect five days after