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An. Code, 1924, sec. 462. 1912, sec. 416. 1904, sec. 367. 1902, ch. 150, sec. 231B.

539. Any person, other than the duly authorized employes of any rail-
road company, who shall interfere with the signals by which the movements
of the trains of such railroad company are governed by giving what is
known as a train signal to start any train when at rest, or to stop any train
when in motion, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon con-
viction thereof be sentenced to the house of correction or the county or city
jail for not more than six months.

An. Code, 1912, sec. 463. 1912, sec. 417. 1910, ch. 503 (p. 94).

540. Whoever without authority unlawfully removes from any rail-
road or railway track, or right of way, over which locomotives, motors or
cars are operated, or from any locomotive, motor or car, the bond-wires,
nuts, bolts, angle-bars, spikes, attachments, fastenings, switch-stands, locks,
feed wires, trolley wires or other appurtenances, or any part or attach-
ment thereof, or any bonds, nuts, bolts, wires, fastenings, journal brasses,
journal packing or parts thereto attached or belonging, which are neces-
sary in the use or operation of said railway tracks, locomotives, motors
or cars, or whoever without authority unlawfully removes or interferes with
any air-brake, air-brake hose or any part of the air-brake appliances on any
locomotive, motor or car, or whoever or unlawfully has in his possession, any
of the aforesaid articles so removed, shall upon conviction thereof be im-
prisoned not more than five years in the County or City jail or the House
of Correction in the discretion of the Court.

An. Code, 1924, sec. 464. 1912, sec. 418. 1912, ch. 97.

541. Whoever shall willfully and maliciously shoot at or throw or
cause to fall or strike against, into or upon any locomotive, motor, tender
or car used upon any railroad or electric railway in this State, any wood,
stone or other matter or thing, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor,
and upon conviction thereof, before any justice of the peace or any court
of competent jurisdiction, shall be fined not less than twenty-five dollars
nor more than one hundred dollars for each such offense, or be subject to
imprisonment for not more than one year in the county or city jail or the
House of Correction, in the discretion of such justice of the peace or court,
or if such person be a minor under sixteen years of age, he may, in the dis-
cretion of such justice of the peace or court, be committed for not more than
two years to any reformatory institution provided by law and authorized
to receive minors so convicted.

An. Code, 1924, sec. 465. 1912, sec. 419. 1912, ch. 97.

542. Whoever shall throw from any window, door or transom of any
passenger car, including dining, cafe, smoking, sleeping and private cars,
while the same is in motion, any bottle or other article of glass, wood,
metal or stone, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon convic-
tion thereof shall be fined not less than twenty-five dollars before any jus-
tice of the peace or any court of competent jurisdiction, nor more than one
hundred dollars for each such offense, or be subject to imprisonment for
not more than six months in the city or county jail or the House of Cor-
rection, in the discretion of such justice of the peace or Court.
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