South Carolina § 58-15-840 Taking or removing brasses, bearings, waste or packing from railroad cars.

South Carolina Statutes

§ 58-15-840 — Taking or removing brasses, bearings, waste or packing from railroad cars.

South Carolina § 58-15-840

Title 58PUBLIC UTILITIES, SERVICES AND CARRIERS

Ch. 15RAILROAD, STREET RAILWAY, STEAMBOAT AND CANAL COMPANIES

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Bluebook

S.C. Code Ann. § 58-15-840 (2026).

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Any person who shall wilfully and maliciously or with intent to steal or to injure, take or remove the brasses, bearings, waste or packing from out any journal box or boxes of any locomotive, engine, tender, carriage, coach, car, caboose or truck used or operated upon any railroad, whether the same be operated by steam or electricity, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by imprisonment in the Penitentiary or labor on the chain gang for a period of not less than six months nor more than two years or fined not less than fifty dollars nor more than two hundred dollars.

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Any person who shall wilfully and maliciously or with intent to steal or to injure, take or remove the brasses, bearings, waste or packing from out any journal box or boxes of any locomotive, engine, tender, carriage, coach, car, caboose or truck used or operated upon any railroad, whether the same be operated by steam or electricity, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by imprisonment in the Penitentiary or labor on the chain gang for a period of not less than six months nor more than two years or fined not less than fifty dollars nor more than two hundred dollars.

Legislative History

HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 58-735; 1952 Code SECTION 58-735; 1942 Code SECTION 1153; 1932 Code SECTION 1153; Cr. C. '22 SECTION 47; Cr. C. '12 SECTION 196; 1905 (24) 965; 1906 (25) 6.