3. Makes or causes to be made any connection by means of pipe, conduit or otherwise with the water main or service pipe of any person, corporation or company furnishing water to consumers, in such manner as to take water from said main or service pipe without its passing through the meter or other instrument provided for registering or measuring the amount or quantity of water taken from said main or service pipe; or 4. Makes any connection or reconnection with the water main or service pipe of any person, corporation or company furnishing water to consumers, or turns on or off, or in any manner interferes with any valve, stop-cock or other appliance belonging to said person, corporation or company, without obtaining from such person, corporation or company a written permit to make such connection or reconnection or to turn or otherwise interfere with said valve, stop-cock or other appliance; or 5. Prevents, by the erection of any device or construction, or by any other means, free access to any such meter by the person, company or corporation furnishing such water; or interferes, obstructs or prevents, by any means, the reading or inspection of such meter, is guilty of a misdemeanor. Added by chap. 333 of 1902. In effect April 2, 1902.' See § 158, sub. 5, ante; § 673, post. People v. Lenhardt, 4 N. Y. Cr. 317; People v. Crotty, 30 N. Y. State Rep'r, 46; 9 N. Y. Supp. 937. § 652. Driving vehicles, et cetera, on sidewalks.-A person who wilfully and without authority or necessity, drives any team, vehicle, cattle, sheep, horse, swine or other animal along upon a sidewalk is punishable by a fine of fifty dollars, or imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding thirty days, or both. Subdivision 1. A person who wilfully and without authority or necessity drives any team or vehicle, except a bicycle, upon a sidepath, or wheelway, constructed by or exclusively for the use of bicyclists, and not constructed in a street of a city, is punishable by a fine of not more than fifty dollars, or imprisonment not exceeding thirty days, or both. Amended by chap. 267 of 1897. In effect April 15, 1897. § 652a. Riding bicycle on sidewalk or foot-path.-A person who wilfully and without authority rides a bicycle upon a sidewalk or foot-path constructed, maintained or allowed to remain for the exclusive use of pedestrians, in any street where a sidepath for bicycles is maintained outside of an incorporated city or village, is guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of not more than twenty-five dollars, or by imprisonment for not more than twenty days or both. Added by chap. 560 of 1901. § 653. Coercing another person, etc.-A person, who with a view to compel another person to do or to abstain from doing an act which such other person has a legal right to do or to abstain from doing, wrongfully and unlawfully, 1. Uses violence or inflicts injury upon such other person or his family, or a member thereof, or upon his property, or threatens such violence or injury; or 2. Deprives any such person of any tool, implement, or clothing, or hinders him in the use thereof; or 3. Uses or attempts the intimidation of such person by threats or force; Is guilty of a misdemeanor. Fisher v Village of Cambridge, 57 Hun, 300; 32 N. Y. State Rep'r, 492; 10 N. Y. Supp. 623. § 654. Injury to property of another, etc.-A person who unlawfully and wilfully destroys or injures any real or personal property of another, or who without authority or permission from a person who has the right to give such authority or permission, loosens any brake or blocking of any car standing on any railroad track in this state, or without like authority or permission, puts upon or runs any hand car, or other car, on any railroad track in this state, or without like authority or permission, interferes or meddles with any brake or coupling of any car while standing or moving on any railroad track in this state, or takes any part therein, in a case where the punishment is not specially prescribed by statute, is punishable as follows: 1. If the value of the property destroyed, or the diminution in the value of the property by the injury is more than twenty-five dollars, by imprisonment for not more than four years. 2. In any other case, by imprisonment for not more than six months, or by a fine of not more than two hundred and fifty dollars, or by both such fine and imprisonment. 3. And in addition to the punishment prescribed therefor, he is liable in treble damages for the injury done, to be recovered in a civil action by the owner of such property, or the public officer having charge thereof. [AMD. BY CH. 186, LAWS 1892. Takes effect Sept. 1, 1892.] See § 640, ante. Personal property. People v. Moody, 5 Park. 568. Kiiling cow. People v. Smith, 5 Cow. 238. Injury must result to constitute offense. Wait v. Greene, 5 Park. 185. People v. Woodward, 31 Hun, 58; 2 N. Y. Cr. 37; People v. Kane, 42 N. Y. State Rep'r, 722, rev'g 39 id. 751; 15 N. Y. Supp. 612. §654a. Throwing any substance on highway to injure cycle. -Whoever, with intent to prevent the free use of a cycle thereon, shall throw, drop or place, or shall cause or procure to be thrown, dr pped or placed, in or upon any cycle path, avenur, street, sidewalk, ally, road, highway or public way or place, any glass, tacks, nails, pieces of metal, brier, thorn or other subst once which might injure or puncture any tire used on a cycle, or which might wound, disable or injure any person using such cycle, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction be finet not less th n fio nor more than fifty dollars. [ADDED BY CH. 304 OF 1896. In effect April 17, 1896.] TITLE XVI. CRUELTY TO ANIMALS. SEC. 355. Overdriving animal; failing to provide proper sustenance. 657. Failure to provide proper food and drink to impounded animal. 660. Animal wantonly poisoned, or attempted to be poisoned, a misue. meanor. 661. Throwing substance injurious to animals in public place, a misde. meanor. 662. Keeping milch cows in unhealthy places and feeding them with food producing unwholesome milk a misdemeanor. 663. Transporting animals for more than 24 consecutive hours a misde meanor. 664. Setting on foot fights between birds and animals, a misdemeanor. 667. Leaving state to elude provisions of this title. § 655. Overdriving animal; failing to provide proper sustenance. A person who overdrives, overloads, tortures or cruelly beats or unjustifiably injures, maims, mutilates or kills any animal, whether wild or tame, and whether belonging to himself or to another, or deprives any animal of necessary sustenance, food or drink, or neglects or refuses to furnish it such sustenance or drink, or causes, procures or permits any animal to be overdriven, overloaded, tortured, cruelly beaten, or unjustifiably injured, maimed, mutilated or killed, or to be deprived of necessary food or drink, or who willfully sets on foot, instigates, engages in, or in any way furthers any act of cruelty to any animal, or any act tending to produce such cruelty, is guilty of a misdemeanor. See Code Cr. Proc., § 66. Cruel mode of slaughtering, indictable. Davis v. Society, etc., 6 Abb. Pr. (N. S.) 73. Servant acting under master's order liable. People v. Tinsdale, 10 Abb. Pr. (N. S.) 374. See Broadway Stage Co. v. Society, etc., 15 Abb. Pr. (N. S.) 51; People v. Brunell, 48 How. Pr 435. Using dog in tread-mill. People v. Sp. Sess. of N. Y, 4 Hun, 441. See Warren v. Perry, 14 Hun, 337. See Ross' case, 3C H. Rec. 191; People v. Stokes, 1 Wh. C. С. 111; Morris' case, 6 C. H. Rec. 62; Lashine's case, 4 id. 26; Davis v. Am. Soc., etc., 75 N. Y. 363. Stage horse cases. 15 Abb. Pr. (N. S.) 59. Pigeon shooting. Paine v. Bergh, 1 C. C. R. 160. Lishorning cattle. 40 Alb. L. J. 270; Callaghan v. Society, 37 Eng. Rep. 813. § 656. Abandonment of disabled animal. - A person being the owner or possessor, or having charge or custody of a maimed, diseased, disabled or infirm animal, who abandons such animal, or leaves it to die in a street, road or public place, or who allows it to lie in a public street, road or public place more than three hours after he receives notice that it is left disabled, is guilty of a misdemeanor. Any agent or officer of the American Society for the Pre vention of Cruelty to Animals, or of any society duly incorporated for that purpose, may lawfully destroy or cause to be destroyed any animal found abandoned and not properly cared for, appearing in the judgment of two reputable citizens called by him to view the same in his presence, to be glandered, injured or diseased past recovery for any useful purpose. When any person arrested is, at the time of such arrest, in charge of any animal or of any vehicle drawn by or containing any animal, any agent of said society may take charge of such animal and of such vehicle and its contents, and deposit the same in a safe place of custody, or deliver the same into the possession of the police or sheriff of the county or place wherein such arrest was made, who shall thereupon assume the custody thereof; and all necessary expenses incurred in taking charge of such property shall be a lien thereon. [AMD. CH. 144 of 1888, and again CH. 490 of 1888.] § 657. Failure to provide proper food and drink to impounded animal. A person who having impounded or confined any animal, refuses or neglects to supply to such animal during its confinement a sufficient supply of good goo and wholesome air, food, shelter and water, is guilty of a misdemeanor. § 658. Selling or offering to sell or exposing disabled animal.-A person who willfully sells or offers to sell, uses, exposes, or causes or permits to be sold, offered for sale, used or exposed, any horse or other animal having the disease known as glanders or farcy, or other contagious or infectious disease dangerous to the life or health of human beings, or animals, or which is diseased past recovery, or who refuses upon demand to deprive of life an animal affected with any such disease, is guilty of a misdemeanor Fisher v. Clark, 41 Barb. 329. See 17 Alb. L. J. 177. § 659. Carrying animal in a cruel manner, a misdemeanor.- A person who carries or causes to be carried in or upon any vessel or vehicle or otherwise, any animal in a cruel or inhuman manner, or 60 as to produce torture, is guilty of a misdemeanor. See § 663, post. § 660. Animal wantonly poisoned or attempted to be poisoned, a misdemeanor. A person who unjustifiably administers any poisonous or noxious drug or substance to an animal, or unjustifiably exposes any such drug or substance with intent that the same shall be taken by an animal, whether such animal be the property of himself or another, is guilty of a misdemeano See Code Cr. Proc., § 56. § 661. Throwing substances injurious to animals in public place, a misdemeanor. - A person who willfully throws, drops or places, or causes to be thrown, dropped or placed upon any road, highway, street or public place, any glass, nails, pieces of metal, or other substance which might wound, disable or injure any animal, is guilty of a misdemeanor. [AMD. CH. 523 of 1885.] See 25 Abb. N. C. 40, note; People v. Sheridan, 15 N. Y. State Rep'r, 939. § 662. Keeping milch cows in unhealthy places, and feeding them with food producing unwholesome milk, a misdemeanor.A person who keeps a cow or any animal for the production of milk, in a crowded or unhealthy place, or in a diseased condition, or feeds such cow or animal upon any food that produces impure or unwholesome milk, is punishable by a fine not less than fifty dollars, or imprisonment not exceeding one year, or by both. Flanders v. People, 4 Alb. L. J. 316. § 663. Transporting animals for more than twenty-four consecutive hours, a misdemeanor. - A railway corporation, or an owner, agent, consignee, or person in charge of any horses, sheep, cattle, or swine, in the course of, or for transportation, who confines, or causes or suffers the same to be confined, in cars for a longer period than twenty-four consecutive hours, without unloading for rest, water and feeding, during ten consecutive hours, unless prevented by storm or inevitable accident, is guilty of a misdemeanor. In estimating such confinement, the time during which the animals have been confined without rest, on connecting roads from which they are received, must be computed. If the owner, agent, consignee, or other person in charge of any such animals refuses or neglects upon demand to pay for the care or feed of the animals while so unloaded or rested, the railway company, or other carriers thereof, may charge the expense thereof to the owner or consignee and shall have a lien thereon for such expense. Hastings v. N, Y., O. & W. R. Co., 25 N. Y. State Rep'r, 250; 6 N. Y. Supp. 837, 838. § 664. Setting on foot fights between birds and animals, a misdemeanor. - A person who sets on foot, instigates, promotes, or carries on, or does any act as assistant, umpire, or principal, or is a witness of, or in any way aids in or engages in the furtherance of any fight between cocks or other birds, or dogs, bulls, bears, or other animals, premeditated by any person owning, or having custody of such birds or animals, is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by fine not less than ten dollars, nor more than one thousand dollars, or by imprisonment not less than ten days nor more than one year, or both. § 665. Keeping pit, etc. - A person who keeps or uses, or is in any manner connected with, or interested in the management of, or re |