Article 456: A husband or wife who is convicted of adultery, as well as his or her accomplice, are punished by imprisonment of two months to one year. Proceedings may only be instituted upon complaint by the offended spouse. The acquiescence or forgiveness of the offended spouse shall prevent or halt any prosecution, and the offended spouse shall remain in control of halting the effect of the sentence pronounced against the other spouse, by agreeing to resume living together. The only evidence admitted against the accomplice shall, besides the flagrant delicto, that resulting from letters or other documents written by him. TITLE III: FELONIES AND MISDEMEANORS AGAINST PROPERTY CHAPTER I: OFFENSES AGAINST THE PROPERTY OF OTHERS Section 1: Theft Article 457: Anyone who fraudulently takes something that does not belong to him commits theft. Article 458: Theft shall be punishable by imprisonment for five to ten years and a fine of 300,000 to 3,000,000 francs. Article 459: The penalty shall be imprisonment for ten to twenty years and a fine of 500,000 to 5,000,000 francs if the theft is committed in any of the following circumstances: 1° violence not resulting in injury; 2° housebreaking, climbing or use of forged keys; 3° in group by at least two people; 4° fraudulent use of the uniform of a public official, civil or military, or the title of such a public official, or a false order from the civil or military authorities; 5° in a house inhabited or used for residence; 6° breaking a seal; 7° the use of a mask of any kind; 8° at night. Article 460: Theft shall be punishable by life imprisonment if it is committed: 1° at night with the combination of at least two of the circumstances provided for in the preceding article;

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