Maliciously injur ing monuments, lamps, etc. any thing attached thereto, shall be punished by imprisonment in the county jail not more than one year, or by fine not exceeding one hundred dollars. (5794.) Sec. 50. Every person who shall willfully and maliextinguishing ciously break down, injure, remove or destroy any monument erected for the purpose of designating the boundaries of any township, or of any tract or lot of land, or any tree marked for that purpose, or shall so break down, injure, remove or destroy any mile stone, mile board, guide post or guide board, erected upon any highway or other public way, turnpike or railroad, or shall willfully or maliciously deface or alter the inscription on any such stone, post or board, or shall willfully or maliciously mar or deface any building or any sign board, or extinguish any lamp, or break, destroy or remove any lamp, or any lamp post, or any railing or posts, erected on any bridge, sidewalk, street, highway, court or passage, shall be punished by imprisonment in the county jail not more than six months, or by fine not exceeding fifty dollars, or both, at the discretion of the Court. by cutting or de timber, grain, etc. Willful trespass, (5795.) SEC. 51. Every person who shall willfully commit troying wood, any trespass, by cutting down or destroying any timber or wood, standing or growing on the land of another, or by carrying away any kind of timber or wood, cut down or lying on such land, or by digging up or carrying away any stone, ore, gravel, clay, sand, turf or mould from such land, or any roots, fruit or plant there being, or by cutting down or carrying -away any grass, hay, or any kind of grain standing, growing or being on such land, or by carrying away from any wharf or landing place, railroad depot or warehouse, any goods whatever, in which he has no interest or property, without the license of the owner, of the value of five dollars or more, shall be punished by imprisonment in the county jail not more than sixty days, or by fine not exceeding one hundred dollars. by entering gar etc. Willful trespass (5796.) SEC. 52. Every person who shall willfully commit dens, orchards, any trespass by entering upon the garden, orchard or other improved land of another, without permission of the owner thereof, and with intent to cut, take, carry away, destroy or injure the trees, grain, grass, hay, fruit or vegetables there growing or being, shall be punished by imprisonment in the county jail not more than thirty days, or by fine not exceeding twenty dollars; and if any of the offences mentioned in this, or in the preceding section, shall be committed on the first day of the week, or in disguise, or secretely in the night time, between sun setting and sun rising, the imprisonment shall not be less than five days, nor the fine less than five dollars. An Act Providing for the Punishment of Persons in the Possession of Stolen Property in this of Receivers of Stolen Property in Certain Cases. [Approved March 20, 1850. Laws of 1850, p. 104.] State, how pun 1 Mass., 116. 14. (5797.) SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep-Theft in another resentatives of the State of Michigan, That every person who ished. shall feloniously steal the property of another, in any other 2 do. State or country, and shall bring the same into this State, may be convicted and punished in the same manner as if such larceny had been committed in this State; and in every such case such larceny may be charged to have been committed in any town or city into or through which such stolen property shall have been brought: Provided, That every such person may plead a former conviction or acquittal for the same offence in another State or country; and if such plea be admitted or established, it shall be a bar to any further or other proceedings against such person for the same offence. punished. (5798.) SEC. 2. Every receiver of personal property that Receivers; how shall have been feloniously stolen, knowing the same to have been stolen, may be indicted, convicted and punished in any county where he received or had such property, in the same manner that receivers of personal property stolen in this State are indicted, convicted and punished, notwithstanding such theft was committed in any other State or country. tors, how punish (5799.) SEC. 3. Every person who shall aid and abet any Aiders, and abetthief, such thief having brought the stolen property into this ed. State, may be indicted, convicted and punished in the same manner, notwithstanding such theft was committed in any other State or country, that aiders and abettors are punished, where the theft was originally committed within this State. SEC. 4. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage. An Act to Prevent the Willful and Malicious Destruction of Fruit, Shade or Ornamental Trees. [Approved February 11, 1853. Laws of 1853, p. 75.] cious injury to (5800.) SECTION 1. The People of the State of Michigan enact, willful and maliThat every person who shall willfully and maliciously, or wan-fruit or shade trees, how pun tonly and without cause, cut down or destroy or otherwise ished. 7 Barb., 9. injure any fruit tree or trees, or any other tree or trees, not his own, standing or growing for shade or ornament on the land of another, the damage for which said cutting down, destruction or injury to the owner or owners of said tree or trees shall amount to the sum of twenty-five dollars, shall be punished by imprisonment in the State prison not exceeding five years, or by imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding one year, or by fine not exceeding five hundred dollars, in the discretion of the Court. SEC. 2. This act shall take effect immediately. Wrongful taking of fruit trees, ed. An Act to Prevent the Wrongful Taking, Detaching from the Ground, or Injuring any Fruit Tree, [Approved February 14, 1855. Took effect May 16, 1855. Laws of 1855, p. 479.] (5801.) SECTION 1. The People of the State of Michigan enact, etc., how punish. That any person who shall wrongfully take and carry away from any place, any fruit tree, ornamental tree, shade tree, ornamental shrub, or any plant, vine, bush or vegetable, there growing, standing or being, with intent to deprive the owner thereof; or who shall without right and with wrongful intent detach from the ground or injure any fruit tree, ornamental tree, shade tree, ornamental shrub, or any plant, vine, bush or vegetable, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction thereof, be punished by imprisonment in the county jail not more than six months, or by fine not exceeding two hundred and fifty dollars, or by both such fine and imprisonment, in the discretion of the Court. 1 cords and other Mass., 397. 181. 15 do. 526. 46. 5 Pick., 279. 588. (5802.) SECTION 1. Every person who shall falsely make, Forgery of realter, forge, or counterfeit any public record, or any certificate,in cuments. return or attestation of any Clerk of a Court, Public Register, 10 Notary Public, Justice of the Peace, Township Clerk, or any 17 do. other public officer, in relation to any matter wherein such Thacher's C. certificate, return, or attestation may be received as legal proof, or any charter, deed, will, testament, bond or writing obligatory, letter of attorney, policy of insurance, bill of lading, bill of exchange, promissory note, or any order, acquittance or discharge for money or other property, or any acceptance of a bill of exchange, or endorsement, or assignment of a bill of exchange or promissory note for the payment of money, or any accountable receipt for money, goods or other property, with intent to injure or defraud any person, shall be punished by imprisonment in the State prison not more than fourteen years, or in the county jail not more than one year. instruments. Uttering forged (5803.) SEC. 2. Every person who shall utter and publish as 2 Mich. Rep., 550. true, any false, forged, altered or counterfeit record, deed, instrument or other writing mentioned in the preceding section, knowing the same to be false, altered, forged or counterfeit, with intent to injure or defraud as aforesaid, shall be punished by imprisonment in the State prison not more than fourteen years, or in the county jail not more than one year. (5804.) SEC. 3. Every person who shall falsely make, alter, forge or counterfeit any note, certificate, bond, warrant or other instrument, issued by the Treasurer of this State, or by any Commissioner or other officer authorized to issue the same, for any debt of this State, with intent to injure or defraud as aforesaid, shall be punished by imprisonment in the State prison not more than seven years, or in the county jail not more than one year. Forging State 010. Forging Bank Bills. Having in pos session counter tent, etc. 23118, 139. 8 do. 59. 4 Pick., 233. 19 do 124. (5805.) SEC. 4. Every person who shall falsely make, alter, forge or counterfeit any bank bill or promissory note payable to the bearer thereof, or to the order of any person, issued by any incorporated banking company in this State, or in any of the British Provinces of North America, or in any other State or country, or payable therein, at the office of any banking company incorporated by any law of the United States or of any other State, with intent to injure or defraud any person, shall be punished by imprisonment in the State prison not more than seven years, or in the county jail not more than one year. (a) (5806.) Sec. 5. If any person shall have in his possession feit bills with in at the same time, ten or more similar false, altered, forged or counterfeit notes, bills of credit, bank bills or notes, payable to the bearer thereof, or to the order of any person, such as are mentioned in the preceding sections, knowing the same to be false, altered, forged or counterfeit, with intent to utter the same as true, and thereby to injure and defraud as aforesaid, he shall be punished by imprisonment in the State prison not more than seven years, or in the county jail not more than Fassing counter. feit bills. 11 Mass., 136. 3 Ohio, S. R., 362. one year. (5807.) SEC. 6. Every person who shall utter or pass, or tender in payment as true, any such false, altered, forged or Thacher's C. C, counterfeit note, certificate or bill of credit for any debt of this State, any bank bill or promissory note, payable to the 132, 293. (a) As Amended by Act 33 of 1849. Laws of 1849, p. 25. |