(A) Any person who connects any wire, cord, socket, motor, pipe, conduit or other instrument, device or contrivance with any wire transmitting or supplying or intending to transmit or supply electricity or electric current, or connects any pipe or conduit supplying gas or water, without the knowledge and consent of the person furnishing the electricity or electric current transmitted or supplied by the wire, or gas or water supplied by the pipe or conduit, in such manner that any portion of the electricity, electric current, gas or water may be transmitted or supplied to any globe, lamp, heating apparatus, motor or other instrument by or at which electricity, electric current, gas or water may be consumed, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be punished as provided in § 50.99.
(B) Any person who connects or changes any wire, cord, socket, motor, pipe or conduit or other instrument, device or contrivance with any wire, pipe or conduit transmitting or supplying or intended to transmit or supply electricity, electric current, gas or water, without the knowledge and consent of the person furnishing the electricity, electric current, gas or water transmitted or supplied by the wire, pipe or conduit, in such manner as to transmit or supply any such electricity, electric current, gas or water to any globe, lamp, heating apparatus, motor or other instrument by or at which electricity, electric current, gas or water may be consumed without passing through the meter provided for measuring or registering the amount or quantity of electricity, gas or water passing through it, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished as provided in § 50.99.
(C) Any person who wilfully injures, alters or, by any instrument, device or contrivance in any manner, interferes with or obstructs the action or operation of any meter made or provided for measuring or registering the amount or quantity of electricity, gas or water passing through it, without the knowledge and consent of the person furnishing or supplying the electricity, electric current, gas or water passing or intended to pass through the meter, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished as provided in § 50.99.
(D) Any person who knowingly uses or who knowingly permits the use of any electricity, electric current, gas or water in any globe, electric motor, heating apparatus or other instrument or device by which electricity, gas or water may be consumed, owned, leased or used by such person when any portion or quantity of the electricity, electric current, gas or water passes through or along any line, cord, socket, motor, pipe, conduit or other instrument, device or contrivance which has been connected with any wire, pipe or conduit transmitting or supplying electricity, gas or water without the knowledge and consent of the person furnishing the electricity, electric current, gas or water transmitted or supplied by the wire, pipe or conduit, or when any portion or quantity of the electricity, electric current, gas or water passes around, by, or through any meter provided for measuring or registering the amount or quantity thereof, without being so measured or registered by reason of the meter having been changed, interfered with or obstructed without the knowledge and consent of the person furnishing the electricity, electric current, gas or water passing or intended to pass through the meter, or by reason of some wire, cord, socket, motor, pipe, conduit or other instrument, device or contrivance having been connected with a transmitting or supplying wire, pipe or conduit, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished as provided in § 50.99.
(Prior Code, § 52-2) Penalty, see § 50.99