Any person or persons
who shall wilfully or maliciously place any obstruction on any railroad track
or roadbed, or street car track in this state, or who shall loosen, tear up,
remove or misplace any rail, switch, frog, guard rail, cattle guard, or any
part of such railroad track or roadbed or street car track, or who shall
tamper with or molest any such road, roadbed or track, or who shall destroy or
damage any locomotive, motor or car on said track, or who shall otherwise
interfere with the maintenance or operation of such road so as to endanger the
safety of any train, car, motor or engine, or so as to endanger or injure any
passenger or person riding thereon, or being about the same, shall, upon
conviction thereof, be punished by imprisonment in the penitentiary for any
term not exceeding twenty (20) years nor less than five (5) years. |
