(1) In an indictment for stealing money, the accused may be charged and proceeded against for the amount of a general deficiency although such general deficiency is made up of any number of specific sums of money, the taking of which extended, over any space of time.
(2) It is lawful in any indictment for stealing, to allege that the property charged to have been stolen was taken at different times between any 2 specific days stated in the indictment, and upon such an indictment, proof may be given of the stealing upon any day or days between the 2 specific days.
(3) In an indictment against a person for stealing he or she may be charged with not more than 5 distinct acts of stealing, whether against the same person or not, committed by him or her within the space of 6 months from the first to the last of such acts.