1905 Pa. Laws 279-80, No. 189, § 1.
Abstract
§Be it enacted, that if any person shall willfully and maliciously, either by day or by night, with or without breaking, enter any building with intent to commit a felony by the use of nitroglycerine, dynamite, gunpowder, or other high explosives, such person shall be guilty of felony, and, upon conviction, shall be sentenced to pay a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars, and undergo an imprisonment, by separate and solitary confinement at labor, not exceeding twenty-five years.
Summary
The law made it a felony to willfully enter a building intending to commit a felony using nitroglycerine, dynamite, gunpowder, or other high explosives. Conviction could result in a fine of up to $1,000 and imprisonment for up to 25 years.
Law Text
Section 1. Be it enacted, &c., That if any person shall wilfully and maliciously, either by day or by night, with or without breaking, enter any building with intent to commit a felony by the use of nitroglycerine, dynamite, gunpowder, or other high explosives, such person shall be guilty of felony, and, upon conviction, shall be sentenced to pay a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars, and undergo an imprisonment, by separate and solitary confinement at labor, not exceeding twenty-five years.
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USE OF EXPLOSIVES WHILE COMMITTING A CRIME