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Home » US Law » 2022 Michigan Compiled Laws » Chapter 426 - Forest Products » Act 238 of 1879 - Protection of Logs and Timber (426.151 - 426.160)

Section 426.151 – Logs; Unlawful Moving.

426.151 Logs; unlawful moving. Sec. 1. That it shall be unlawful for any person other than the owner thereof, or some person by him employed, whether such owner be known or unknown, to take possession of, drive or run, or in any manner dispose of any log, spar, boomstick, spile, shinglebolt, timber, railroad tie, fence-post […]

Section 426.152 – Logs; Unlawful Destruction or Alteration of Marks.

426.152 Logs; unlawful destruction or alteration of marks. Sec. 2. It shall be unlawful for any person other than the owner thereof, or by his consent, to cut off, cut out, alter, deface or destroy any mark made upon any log, spar, boomstick, spile, shinglebolt, timber, railroad tie, post or lumber that shall be floating […]

Section 426.153 – Logs; Unlawful Marking.

426.153 Logs; unlawful marking. Sec. 3. It shall be unlawful for any person other than the owner thereof, or by his consent, to make or place, or cause to be made or placed, any mark upon any log, spar, spile, boomstick, railroad tie, post, shinglebolt, timber or lumber floating upon or lying in any river, […]

Section 426.154 – Violation of Act; Penalty.

426.154 Violation of act; penalty. Sec. 4. Any person who shall knowingly do any act or thing declared unlawful in any of the sections of this act, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine not exceeding 200 dollars or by imprisonment in the county jail […]

Section 426.157 – Prosecutions; Allegations, Evidence.

426.157 Prosecutions; allegations, evidence. Sec. 7. In any prosecution under the provisions of this act, it shall be sufficient to allege, in any complaint or information, the ownership of property in the actual owner thereof, or in any person, copartnership or corporation lawfully in possession thereof and, on the trial, proof of such ownership or […]

Section 426.158 – Right to Search for and Examine Logs; Penalty for Obstruction.

426.158 Right to search for and examine logs; penalty for obstruction. Sec. 8. It shall be lawful for any person owning any logs, spars, spiles, boomstick, shinglebolt, timber, railroad ties, posts or lumber floating, lying or being in any of the streams or waters in this state, his servants and employes, and for any corporation […]

Section 426.159 – Inapplicability of Act.

426.159 Inapplicability of act. Sec. 9. The provisions of this act shall not apply to the taking and running of logs, authorized by the statutes of this state, nor to unmarked cedar to be used for fence posts, nor to the taking of the possession of the same by virtue of any legal process issued […]

Section 426.160 – Logs, Timber, Boards, Planks, Spars, Boomsticks, Spiles, Shinglebolts, Railroad Ties, or Fence Posts; Removal From Island, Bank, Shore, or Land; Damages; Arbitration; Judgment; Appeal; Bonds; Forfeiture; Sworn Statement; Public Auction; Notice; Certificate; Filing; Affidavit; Lien.

426.160 Logs, timber, boards, planks, spars, boomsticks, spiles, shinglebolts, railroad ties, or fence posts; removal from island, bank, shore, or land; damages; arbitration; judgment; appeal; bonds; forfeiture; sworn statement; public auction; notice; certificate; filing; affidavit; lien. Sec. 10. Whenever any logs, timber, boards, planks, spars, boomsticks, spiles, shinglebolts, railroad ties, or fence posts, in rafts […]