Every person who shall willfully and maliciously remove, damage or destroy:

1. 1. A sign or notice erected or posted by any officer under lawful authority, or by the owner or occupant of the premises where posted; or

2. 2. A legal notice or other legal paper posted in compliance with the requirement of any statute of this State, or under the direction or order of a court,

   shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.

[Part 1911 C&P § 487; RL § 6752; NCL § 10434]