People v. Christian

The respondent was convicted under Act No. 210, Pub. Acts 1903, of inducing and directing another to cut and remove certain timber from State tax homestead lands. The statute provides that every person not lawfully authorized, who shall enter upon or induce or direct any person to enter upon such lands and cut timber therefrom, shall be deemed guilty of a felony, and be punished by imprisonment in the State prison for a term not exceeding two years, or by a fine not exceeding $500, or by both such fine and imprisonment.

The act which this amended (1 Comp. Laws, § 1394) provided for the…