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Persons who injure bridge, &c. shall suffer death.
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XXXIV. And for the preventing wilful or malicious damage or destruction of the said bridge so to be built or any part thereof; be it enacted, That if any person or persons whosoever, shall unlawfully, wilfully, or malieiously blow up, pull down, or destroy the said bridge, or any part thereof, or remote, pull down, or destroy, or take away any works thereto belonging, or in any wife direct or procure the same to be done, whereby the lives of passengers or other persons shall or may be endangered, such offender or offenders being thereof lawfully convicted, shall be adjudged guilty of felony, and shall suffer death as a felon.
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