To enter a vineyard during the months of August, September, or October, and eat or carry away any of the fruit therefrom, without the consent of the owner or occupant, is an offense, and the penalty a fine of five dollars, or twenty days' imprisonment in the County Jail, or both.

Questions-What is said of falsely personating another? Of obtaining property under false pretenses? Of the destruction and fitting out of vessels with certain intent? Of false invoice of cargo, or false protest? Of malicious injury to property? What is said of having burglar's tools in one's possession? Of stealing property in another State, and bringing it into this? What of injuries to shade trees? Of the destroying or removal of timber from others' lands? Of trespasses in vineyards?

CHAPTER LXVI.

OF OFFENSES UPON, AND IN RELATION TO RAILROADS AND

CARS.

Any person who shall place upon any railroad any obstruction, or loosen, or displace any rail of the track of such railroad, or do any other act with intent to endanger the safety of any person traveling or being upon such railroad, or to throw from such railroad any locomotive, tender, or car, moving along the track of such railroad on which shall be any person, or property, liable to be injured thereby, shall be punished by imprisonment in the State Prison for life, or for a term of years.

Stealing from persons or cars while detained on account of accident or injury to such cars or to a railroad, subjects the offender to imprisonment in the State Prison not exceeding twenty years, or to a fine not exceeding three thousand dollars,

or both, at the discretion of the Court. Maliciously uncoupling, or detaching the locomotive, tender, or cars of any railroad train, or to aid, or abet in doing of the same, by persons not in the employ of the railroad company, subjects the offender to imprisonment in the State Prison not exceeding ten years, or to a fine not exceeding two thousand dollars, or both, at the discretion of the Court.

Seizing upon any locomotive with any express or mail car thereto attached, and running away with the same, upon any railroad, is a State Prison offense-term not to exceed ten years or the offender may be fined not exceeding two thousand dollars, or both, as the Court shall determine.

Questions-What is the law in relation to placing obstructions upon railroads? Of stealing from cars, or persons when detained, from injury or accident? Of uncoupling cars? Of stealing locomotives?

CHAPTER LXVII.

OF FORGERY AND COUNTERFEITING.

Forgery consists in making something in the likeness of something else, and designed to represent that which it is not. It is defined in the law books as the "making of any written instrument for the purpose of fraud and deceit." It may.consist either in counterfeiting some writing or printed matter or in setting a false name to it, to the prejudice of another. If a signature to a paper be genuine, yet if the instrument written or printed over it is not authorized by the signer, the forgery may be complete; or if the instrument be changed without authority, after it has been executed, such change may constitute a forgery.

The forging of instruments or records, designed to affect the legal rights of others, with intent to defraud or injure any person, subjects the offender, on conviction, to imprisonment in the State Prison not more than fourteen years, or in the County Jail not more than one year, depending upon the character of the instrument forged, and the circumstances surrounding the particular case.

The uttering or publishing of forged instruments is punishable the same as for the forgery.

If any person shall have in his possession 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, knowing the same to be false, altered or counterfeit, with intent to utter the same as true, and to injure and defraud, he shall be punished by imprisonment in the State Prison not more than seven years, or in the County Jail not more than one year.

Every person is liable to be punished by imprisonment in the State Prison not more than ten years, or by fine not exceeding one thousand dollars and imprisonment in the County Jail not more than one year, who shall engrave, make, or mend, any instrument, or shall provide any material adapted or designed for the forging of notes, certificates, or other bills of credit, or the like, as specified in Chapter 246 of the Compiled Laws of Michigan of 1871, or who shall have such plates, or materials in his possession, with intent to use the same, or to permit them to be used in effecting such forgery.

Counterfeiting gold or silver coin, or having five or more pieces of false money, or coin, knowing the same to be counterfeit, and with intent to utter or pass the same as true, shall be punished by imprisonment in the State Prison for life, or for any number of years.

Any person having in his possession any number of pieces

less than five, of counterfeit coin, knowing the same to be counterfeit, with intent to pass the same as true, or passing, or offering to pass, any such coin, subjects the offender, on conviction, to imprisonment in the State Prison not more than ten years, or to a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars.

The making, or knowingly having in one's possession, tools for making counterfeit money, with the intent to use them, or to permit them to be used or employed in coining or making counterfeit money, subjects the offender on conviction, to imprisonment in the State Prison not more than ten years, or to a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars and imprisonment in the County Jail not more than one year.

Questions-What is forgery? What is the penalty for forgery? What is meant by the uttering or publishing of forged instruments? The penalty? What of having in one's possession forged notes, bank bills, etc.? What provision is made with reference to making or mending implements for making counterfeit bills, etc.? Of the law as to persons who have the possession of such tools? What is the law with reference to the counterfeiting of coin? Of having counterfeit coin in one's possession? What is said of the possession or manufacture of tools for counterfeiting?

OFFICERS AND OTHERS IN ARRESTING OFFENDERS.

If any person authorized by the statute of this State to take an oath, or if any person of whom an oath shall be required by law, shall willfully swear falsely in regard to any

matter or thing respecting which such oath is authorized or required, such person shall be deemed guilty of perjury.

The punishment for perjury, if committed on the trial of treason against the State, is imprisonment in the State Prison for life, or any term of years, and if committed in any other case, by imprisonment in the State Prison not more than fifteen years.

Persons who procure others to commit perjury are subject to the same penalty as those who commit perjury. If any person shall attempt, though unsuccessful, to induce a person to commit perjury, he shall be punished by imprisonment in the State Prison not more than five years, or imprisonment in the County Jail not more than one year.

To give or to offer to any Legislative, Judicial, or Executive officer any gift or gratuity, with intent to influence his official action, vote, or opinion, subjects the offender to imprisonment in the State Prison not more than five years, or to a fine not exceeding three thousand dollars and imprisonment in the County Jail not more than one year.

To accept a bribe, by such officers, with the understanding that his vote, decision, or opinion, shall be given in a particular manner, or upon a particular side of a question, subjects the offender to imprisonment in the State Prison not more than ten years, or to a fine not exceeding five thousand dollars and imprisonment in the County Jail not more than one year.

The giving, offering to, or taking bribes, by jurors or others, not included in the preceding paragraphs, who act in an official capacity, is punishable by imprisonment in the State Prison not exceeding five years, or by fine not exceeding one thousand dollars, or by imprisonment in the County Jail not more than one year.

Aiding persons lawfully imprisoned, or in custody, to escape, subjects the offender to severe punishment, depending