Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1895-08-01

TOT tno trhnsuiission m fntelliEeS>Sc, or snail
cut, destroy, break down or injuss or shall at-
tempt 20 cut, destroy. break down OF injure
any pole, brac<ss insuiatovor other device, ap
pnratus or appliance for Supporting or carry.
ing any such sieotric wire, or shnu do any
other act interfnpting or batended 30 inter
rupt the transn VISION OF tlss electric ourrent
over any such electric wire, shall bs uablo to
indictment therefor. and apon convictions
shall be fined not exceeding three thousand
dollars or imprisoned not oxceodirz two
years; Provided, that nothing herein contain
oil shall be construed ~ authorize or permit
the attachment, erection, use, operation or
maintenance of any ,uch electric wire, nppa
ratus, pole. bracket, nsulator, 90 other device
or appliance, upon tie property Of any person
or corporation, without tho coasent Of tho
owner or owners thereof nor tO prevent my
properly authorized Isrson from removing
any such electric wiroi apparatus, pole, brack,
81, insulatOr or other dtyico or appliance for
the purpose of permitting tho passage OF any
building or structure the moving or which has
been duly authorized byJ any cityiOr town
council.
SZC. z. Every person wsb shall aid assist,
abet, counsel, hire, command, or procure any
person ~ do or attempt a1y.of the vets men
toned In the first section Of this act shall be
subject ~ like fine or imprisonment az In said
first section provided.
SIC. s. Every person who shalI wlfuly or
fraudulently injure, or shall knowingly suffer
or appliances connected with any meter be-
longing ~ any corporation furnishing electric
current for light, heat, power or other pur-
poses at "a stipulated rate ~ payment, or shall
wilfully tamper or moddle with any other Of
the appliances or appurtcnanccs connected
with any meter belonging 90 any such corpD-
ration In such manner as u cause loss or dam
age 10 such corporation, or who shall wilfully
or fraudulcntly prevent any meter used for
registering the quantity Of tho electric cur
M Al.
registering the quantity 30 passing through
the same or alter the index In such meter, or
la my way hinder or interfere with its proper
action or just registration, or shall fraudu-
1ntly use the electric current Of said corpora
tiOD passing through such meter, WIRE, fit
tings or other Of the appliances or appurten-
aDces connected with or belonging 10 said COR
poration, or wilfully waste said electric
rent, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanOr
and shall be imprisoned not exceeding thirty
days or be fined not exceeding one hundred
dollars.
SIC. T. Every person who, with intent TO In
Jure or defraud any person. persons, assocfa-
tion or corporation generating, conducting,
using OF supplying the electric current either
for the purposes Of his, its or their own busi-
ness or for the purpose Of selling such cleo
trio current at "A stipulated rate Of pay
ment, shall make to be made any
wire OF other instrument or cOntrivance and
connect the same or cause the same 70 be-
nected with any electric wire, appliance, APP
paratus or appurtenances used for or in con.
nection with the wires or apparatus employed
for generating conducting, using or supply
ing such electric current, in such manner
to be calculated either u waste and dissipate
snch electric current or 10 supply such cleo
trio current TO any lamp, burner, heater, ma
chine, motor or other apparatus appliance
whatsoever, without such electric current
passing through a meter provided by said per-
a.I
used for registering the quantity thereof 80
passing through, or without the consent Of
said person, persons association or corpora-
tion to such connections aforesaid who
shall otherwise use any such electric current
with the intent TO defraud said person, per-
sons, association or corporation OF payment
therefor, shall be deemed guilty OF amisde-
meanor and shall be imprisoned not exceed
ing thirty days or be fined not exceeding one.
hundred dollars.
SEC s. Section 48 Of Chapter Pr oftthe Pub
lic Statutes, "Of Offenses against Private
Property" is hereby amended 30 as TO read
as follows:
"SDC. 46 No person shall pisoe. any electric
wire, apparatus. pole, bSackat, insulator or
other device or appliance for tia purpose Of
conducting currents OF electricity, upon any
private property without the consent Of the
owners thereof, or Of the agent of such own.
ers nor shall any electric, wifs, apparatus,
pole, bracket, insulator or other device or ap,
pliance for the purpose Of conducting currents
Of electricity, be passed through OF affixed t0
any tree, useful for shade or ornamental pur-
poses nor shall any such tree be cut, trimmed
or interfered with except uudsr the directsn
and immediate supervision OF the surveyor of
highways in whose district such tree il 10
Gated: Provided. that any. owner or agent
may give notice in writing 70 the person or
corporation owning any electric wire, appa
ratus, pole bracket insulatOr or other device
or appliance for the purpose Of conducting
currents OF electricity, when. the same shall
have been so placed with the consent of such
owner agent, TO remove the same any of
them from any private property within thirty
(30) days after the delivery Of such notioe, and
that in default Of such removal in accordance
with the terms Of such notice such owner
agent may remove the same any of them"
SEC. 8. Section 10 Of Chapter PAP Of the Pub
lie Statutes and all acts and parts Of acts in
consistent herewith and all portions Of acts Of
incorporation inconsistent herewith are hereby
repealed, and this act shall take effeci from the
fifteenth day OF May. 1895.