If any person shall steal, or attempt to steal, any money or goods and chattels of any kind whatever of less value than $100, the property of another, or shall steal or maliciously destroy or attempt to steal or maliciously destroy any money, promissory note, bill of exchange, order, draft, receipt, warrant, check or bond given for the payment of money or receipt acknowledging the receipt of money or other property of less value than $100, judgment shall be entered ordering such person so offending to make restitution to the party injured in twofold the value of the property stolen or destroyed, and such judgment may be enforced by the property owner the same as any judgment in a civil action and upon conviction, such person shall be punished as hereinafter provided.
(Prior Code, § 6-325) Penalty, see § 130.99