It is unlawful for any person to wilfully or wantonly destroy or injure any line erected or constructed for the transmission of electrical current or to break the seal on any electric meter or to interfere in any manner with the registration of electric current passing through the electric meter by the use of any wire, or other device to prohibit the meter from properly registering electric current or to destroy any poles, conduits, wires, cables, insulators or support upon which wires or cables may be suspended, or any part of such line or appurtenances or apparatus connected with, or 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 or set fire to, that shall in any manner interrupt or interfere with the transmission of electrical current over and along any such lines.
(Prior Code, § 7-1-2(B))