Section 484.157 - Injury to line; penalty.
TELEGRAPH COMPANIES (EXCERPT)
Act 59 of 1851
484.157 Injury to line; penalty.
Sec. 7.
Any person who shall unlawfully or intentionally injure, molest, or destroy any of said lines, posts, piers or abutments, or the materials or property belonging thereto, shall, on conviction thereof, be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and be punished by a fine not exceeding 500 dollars, or imprisonment in the county jail, not exceeding 1 year, or both, at the discretion of the court before which the conviction shall be had.
History: 1851, Act 59, Imd. Eff. Mar. 20, 1851 ;-- CL 1857, 2055 ;-- CL 1871, 2631 ;-- How. 3699 ;-- CL 1897, 6673 ;-- CL 1915, 8773 ;-- CL 1929, 11669 ;-- CL 1948, 484.157