§ 21-1837. Hard or solid substances in grain - Inflammable or explosive substances in cotton.
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Any person who shall designedly place any hard or solid substance or article in any stack, shock, sheaf or load of unthreshed grain, or in any bin, bag, sack or load of unthreshed grain, or seed, or shall designedly place any matches or other inflammable, combustible or explosive substance in any unginned cotton with the intent to injure or destroy any such grain, seed, or cotton, or any machinery which may be used for threshing or grinding such grain or seed or ginning such cotton, shall be deemed guilty of a felony, and upon conviction shall be punished by confinement in the State Penitentiary for a term of not less than one (1) year nor more than five (5) years.
Added by Laws 1915, c. 5, § 1. Amended by Laws 1997, c. 133, § 423, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 1999, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 5, § 309, eff. July 1, 1999.
Note
NOTE: Laws 1998, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 2, § 23 amended the effective date of Laws 1997, c. 133, § 423 from July 1, 1998, to July 1, 1999.