Tennessee § 40-8-102 - Reward for persons obstructing railroad tracks.
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§ 40-8-102. Reward for persons obstructing railroad tracks.
The governor shall, when officially informed that an obstruction has been placed upon any railroad track by any person, for the purpose of derailing the locomotive, tender or cars, offer a reward for the offender's apprehension and conviction. Code 1858, §§ 184, 5336 (deriv. Acts 1855-1856, ch. 94, § 11); Shan., §§ 234, 7314; Code 1932, §§ 176, 11916; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 40-902. Cross-References. Obstructing highway or other passageway, § 39-17-307 . Railroads, title 65, ch. 6.
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