(A) It shall be unlawful for any person, wilfully and wantonly and without the consent of the city to do the following.
(1) Take down, remove, injure, obstruct, displace, or destroy any line erected and constructed for the transmission of electrical current; or any equipment, poles, towers, wires, conduits, cables, insulators or support upon which wires or cables may be suspended, or any part of any such line or appurtenances or apparatus connected therewith.
(2) Sever any wire or cable thereof or in any manner interrupt the transmission of electrical current over and along any such line.
(3) Take down, remove, injure, or destroy any house, shop, building, or other structure or machinery connected with or necessary to the use of any line erected or constructed for the transmission of electrical current.
(4) Wantonly or wilfully cause injury to any of the property mentioned in this section by means of fire.
(B) Nothing herein contained shall operate to prevent any person from removing any such wires or apparatus affixed to his private property without his consent.
('64 Code, § 9-25) (Ord., passed 11-25-74) Penalty, see § 10.99