Chap. 170.—An ACT to provide punishment for maliciously or unlawfully shoot-
ing at or throwing stones or other missiles at or against any train or car of any
railroad or other transportation company, or at or against any vessel or river

craft.
Approved March 14, 1904.

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That if any
person maliciously shoot at, or maliciously throw any stones, or other
missiles, at or against any train, or cars on any railroad or other trans-
portation company, or at, or against, any vessel or other water craft,
whereby the life of any passenger or other person on such train or
car, or on such vessel, or other water craft, may be put in peril, the
person or persons so offending, shall, upon conviction thereof, be pun-
ished by confinement in the penitentiary not less than five nor more
than ten years; and, in the event of the death of any passenger or other
person, resulting from such malicious shooting or throwing, the person
so offending shall be deemed guilty of murder, the degree to be de-
termined by the jury. |

If any such act be committed unlawfully, but not maliciously, the
person so offending shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished by con-
finement in the penitentiary not less than one, nor more than three
years, or, at the discretion of the jury, be confined in jail not to exceed
twelve months, and fined not less than one hundred dollars nor more
than five hundred dollars.

2. All acts and parts of acts in conflict herewith are hereby repealed.