People v. Van Pelt
Michigan Supreme Court
Error to Wayne; Rohnert, J. William Van Pelt was convicted of a violation of the game laws, and sentenced to pay a fine of $25 and costs.
1Opinion of the CourtMontgomery, J.
Defendant was convicted of having in his possession and under his control wild ducks, with intent to ship them beyond the limits of the State. The complaint was made under section 2 of Act No. 196 of the Public Acts of 1893, being 2 Comp. Laws, § 5805. The defendant, by his counsel, contends that Act No. 196 of the Public Acts of 1893 has been repealed by subsequent legislation.
In 1897 the legislature passed Act No. 159 (2 Comp. Laws, § 5760 et seq.), entitled “An act to revise and amend the laws for the protection of game.” This act contained a provision that “all other acts and parts of…
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