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TREES ON BOUNDARY OR IN HIGHWAY 



statutory prohibition of such acts is indicated by decisions 

 in New Jersey in 1802 and in Virginia in 1837 to the effect 

 that the cutting of a line tree was not punishable under any 

 law in force in those states. l The Virginia act of March 

 6, 1838 was passed to meet the situation thus presented. 

 There are now statutes in nearly all, if not all, states im- 

 posing a fine or imprisonment for the cutting of or mutila- 

 tion of the marks upon a boundary tree, 2 and a Federal 

 statute of June 10, 1896 (29 Stat. L. 321) imposing a penalty 



(Footnote 6 concluded from preceding page) 



Neb. Laws of 1st. Sess. Terr Ass. (1855), Ch. 7. sec. 119, p. 241. 

 N. H. Act. June 24, 1858, S. L. Ch. 2105. 

 N. J. Act. Feb. 25, 1863. 

 N. M. Gen. Laws 1880, p. 340, sec. 34. 

 N. Y. See Rev. Laws. 1829, Vol. 2, p. 695, sec. 32; R. S. 1836, p. 580; R. S. 



1846, Vol. 2, p. 780. 

 N. D. Session Laws, 1911, ch. 288. 

 Ohio Rev. Laws, 1824, p. 184, sec. 14. 

 Okla. Stat. of 1893, p. 519, sec. 2500. 

 Ore. Act. Feb. 6, 1851, sec. 52. (Gen. Grim. Act, 2d. Leg.) 

 Pa. Act. Mar. 1, 1799; Act. Mar. 20. 1810, Laws Com. Pa. 1700-1810, Vol. 



5, p. 173. 



R. I. Rev. Stat. 1857, Ch. 214, sec. 28, p. 534. 

 Tenn. Code 1858, sec. 4652 Par. 11, and sec. 4654. 

 Tex. Digest of Laws, Paschal, 1878, Act. No.'2343, p. 460. 

 Utah Comp. Laws 1876, p. 640, sec. 347. 

 Vt. Rev. Stat. Burlington, 1840. p. 433, sec. 24. 

 Va. Act. Mar. 6, 1838, S. L. Ch. 9, p. 22 (See Tate's Digest, 1841, p. 236) 



Sec. 66. 



Wash. Act. Mar. 15, 1890, Laws 1st. State Leg. p. 127, sec. 11. 

 W. Va. Code 1868, p. 685, sec. 27; Act. Mar. 29, 1882, p. 477. 

 Wis. Stats, of Terr. Wis., Albany, N. Y. 1839, p. 356, sec. 37. 

 Wyo. Act. Dec. 10, 1869, Gen. Laws 1st. Leg., p. 112, sec. 49 (Same Comp. 



L. 1876, p. 257, sec. 49) ; Laws 1890, Ch. 73. 



1. State v Burroughs, 7 N. J. L. 426 (Pub. Trenton, 1824) (Cf. 34 N. J. L. 410 



below) ; Commonwealth v Powell, 8 Leigh 719. 



(However, in Virginia the wilful cutting or carrying away of a tree was held to 

 be a misdemeanor at common law. See Digest of Laws of Va., Tate, Rich- 

 mond, 1841, p 236, sec. 65); Cf. State v. West, 10 Tex. 554, (Burden on Def. to 

 prove inadvertence State v Malloy, 34 N. J. L. 410 (Statute of 1863 construed) 



2. Ark. Digest of Maws, 1904, sec. 1922. 



Colo. Annot. Stat. Mills, 1912, p. 880, sec. 2040. 



Conn. Rev. Stat. 1902, sec. 1230, 



Del. Code 1915, Sec. 3616. 



Ind. Annot. Stat. Burns, 1914, sec. 2317. 



Ky. Stat. of Ky., Carroll, 1909, Sec. 1228 (1 to 5 yrs. wilfully.) Sec. 1256 



Me. Rev. Stat. 1903, p. 947, sec. 19. 



Md. Annot. Code, Bagby, 1914, Vol. 3, p. 317, sec. 23 and 24. 



Minn. Gen. Stat. 1913, sec. 8931. 



Mo. Rev. Laws, 1909, sec. 4604. 



Nev. Rev. Laws, 1912, Sec. 6752. 



N. J. Comp. Laws (1709-1910) p. 1791. Sec. 150. 



NT M. Annot. Stat. 1915, Sec. 1576. 



N. D. Compiled Laws, 1913, sec. 4290. 



Okla. Comp. Laws 1909, Sec. 2710; Revised Laws, 1910. sec. 2779. 



Ore. Ore. Laws, Lord, 1910, sec. 1983. 



Tenn. Code 1896, Shannon, sec. 6496, Par. 12, Corner tree, Sec. 65O3 (felony). 



Va. Code 1904, PoUard. sec. 3729. 



Wyo. Comp. Stat. 1910, sec. 5867. 



