If the recidivist had previously been sentenced to two freedom-restricting penalties, both for at least one year, or to three freedom-restricting penalties, among which one for at least one year, for having committed or attempted a crime of theft, fraud, breach of trust, forgery, or concealment of objects resulting from such crimes; and then he commits any of the aforementioned misdemeanours or an attempt thereof which is liable to punishable, after he had been sentenced to the last of these penalties; the court may sentence him to temporary imprisonment for a period not exceeding (5) five years, instead of applying the provisions of the preceding Article.
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