South Carolina § 58-15-840 - Taking or removing brasses, bearings, waste or packing from railroad cars.
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§ 58-15-840. Taking or removing brasses, bearings, waste or packing from railroad cars.
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.
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.
Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 58-15-840 ("Taking or removing brasses, bearings, waste or packing from railroad cars.") is part of the South Carolina Code of Laws, the codified statutory law of South Carolina. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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