The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1903-08-28
CHAPTER 51a4--(No. So


AN ACT 10 Prohibit the Fraudulent
Use and Wilful Waste Of Electricity,
Gas or Water, and the Fraudulent
or Wilful Tampering With or In
iury OF Meters Intended 10 Measure
Electricity, Gas or Water.
Sec l. Every person VIII shall will
the state Of Florida:
Sec. !. Any person who shall Will
fully or fraudulently injure, or shall
knowingly suffer TO be injured any
meter, wire. pipe or fittings connected
with or belonging 70 an electric. gas
or water plant owned or controlled by
a person. firm or corporation. private
or municipal, engaged in the business
of furnishing electricity. gas or water
to users thereof. or shall Wilfully or
frauduIently t8mper or NEEDLE with
any meter or other appliance or APP
purjenance connected with or belong
ing TO any such plant in such manner
as 10 cause loss or damage to the own
err or operator of such plant. or shall
WilfUily or fT8Uduleutly prevent any
meter used for registering the guam
titY OF electricity gas or water sup
, piled through the same from duly
registering the quantity So passing
through the same, or shall altar the
index or break the seal Of any such
meter. or any way hinder or interfere
with its proper action Of just rcgistra-
tjon. or shall frdudulontly use or will
Gully waste or suffer the waste of cleo
tricity, gas or water passing through
a1v such meter. wire. pipe CO.. fitting APP
pliauCe o. anpUrtonGuCe connected
with or belonging 10 any such plant,
after such meter. wire, pipe, fitting.
appliance or appUrteudnCe has been
tempered with, injured or altered,
shall be guilty Of "a misdemeaDor and
upon conviction thereof shall he pun
! ished by fine not exceeding five hun
! dred dollars. CT by Imprisonment not
| exceeding one year.
Sec. .. Every person who. with in
! tent to iujure, or 10 defraud any per-
| son. firm or corporation. private or
municipal, shall make or cause to he
made any connection with any wire
main. service pipe or other pipe, APP
/ pliancp or aDpurteuaNCe used FOR i'm
( connection with an electric. gGs or
water plant, owned or controlled by
( any person, firm o. corporation, pri-
! vate or municipal. engaged I'm the bus
/ mess of furnishing electricity. gas or
| water 70 users thereof i'm such man
liner rs tn supply electricity. gas Cr
water from such plant To any lamp.
/ burner. orifice. faucet or other outlet
/ V tBSOeHHf Witittj SNtU tittttttltN -.
/ Sas or water passing through a meter
provided by The owner or man
/ ana registering tho quantity so pass
| aEer of such plant and used
( for measuring and registering
| the quantity 50 passing through. or
shall make. or cause to he made, with
! out the consent of the owner or or
! orator of any such plant. any CCnncC-
! ton with any such plant, or any wire,
/ main, pipe. service pipe or other in
| StrUment or appliance connected with
| such plant. i'm such manner As to take
! use or waste, without the consent Of
! such owner or operator. any eleCtriCi-
! ~, gas or water. or shall. with intent
! to defraUd the owner or operator Of
q any such plant, use any such eIoCtriCi-
! ~. gas or water so taken without the
/ consent OF such owner or operator.
! shall he deemed guilty Of a misde-
meanor and upon conviction thereof
shall be punished by fine not exceeding
! five hundred dollars. or by imprisOn-
ment not exceeding one year,
| Approved June 4, 1903.