Chap. 48.—An ACT to punish the destruction, in whole or in
part, of certain property by the use of dynamite, nitro-glycerine
or other explosive substances. .

Approved Feburary 7, 1890.

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia,
That if any person, in the night time, by the use of dyna-
mite, nitro-glycerine, or other explosive substance, mali-
ciously destroy, in whole or in part, the dwelling-house of
another, or any hotel, asylum, or other house in which
persons usually dwel) or lodge, or any boat or vessel or
river craft in which persons usually dwell or lodge, or any
jail or prison, he shall be punished with death, or, in the
discretion of the jury, by confinement in the penitentiary
not less than ten nor more than eighteen years; but if the
jury find that at the time of committing the offence there
wasno person in such dwelling-house, hotel, asylum, or
other house, or in such boat, vessel, or river-craft, jail or
prison, the offender shall be punished by confinement in
the penitentiary not less than five nor more than fifteen
years. And if the offense be committed in the day time,
the offender shall be confined in the penitentiary not less
than three nor more than fifteen years.

2. If any person, by the use of dynamite, nitro-glycerine,
gunpowder, or other explosive substance, maliciously de-
stroy, in whole or in part, any church-building, meeting-
house, court-house, town-house, orother building (excepta
jail or prison ) erected for public use, or any banking-house,
warehouse, storehouse, manufactory, or mill of another per-
son, not usually occupied by persons lodging therein at
night he shall be confined in the penitentiary, when any
such building so destroyed and the property therein is of
the value of one thousand dollars or more, not less than
three nor more than fifteen years, and if of less value than
one thousand dollars, he shall be confined in the peniten-
tiary not less than two nor more than ten years.

3. If any person by the use of dynamite, nitro-glycerine,
gunpowder, or other explosive substance, maliciously des-
troy, in whole or in part, any barn, stable, corn-house,
tobacco-house, or any other building not mentioned in this
section or the preceding sections of this act, he shall be
confined in the penitentiary, when such barn, stable, corn-
house, tobacco-house, or other buildings so destroyed and
the property therein is of the value of one hundred dol-
lars or more, not less than three nor more than ten years;
and if of less value than one hundred dollars, he shall be
confined in the penitentiary not less than two nor more
than ten years.
4. If any person by the use or dynamite, nitro-glycerine,
gunpowder, or other explosive substance, maliciously de-
stroy, in whole or in part, any bridge, lock or dam, or any
ship, boat, vessel, river-craft, or railroad car not mention-
ed in the first section of this act, he shall be confined in
the penitentiary, when such bridge, lock, dam, ship, boat,
vessel, river-craft, or railroad car so destroyed is of the
value of one hundred dollars or more, not less than three
nor more than ten years; andif of less value than one
hundred dollars, he shall be confined in jail not exceed-
ing twelve months and fined not exceeding five hundred
dollars.

5. This act shall be in force from its passage.