Mississippi Code § 97-25-15

Railroads; jumping on or off cars in motion
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If any person, other than passengers or employees engaged in operating the railroad, shall wilfully climb, jump or step upon, or in any way attach himself to, or shall jump off a locomotive, tender or car while in motion on a railroad track or siding, he shall, upon conviction, be fined not less than fifty dollars ($50.00) nor more than two hundred dollars ($200.00), or be imprisoned in the county jail not less than five (5) days nor more than twenty-five (25) days, or both. Codes, 1892, § 1272; 1906, § 1347; Hemingway's 1917, § 1081; 1930, § 1111; 1942, § 2347; Laws, 1981, ch. 541, § 6, eff. 7/1/1981.
If any person, other than passengers or employees engaged in operating the railroad, shall wilfully climb, jump or step upon, or in any way attach himself to, or shall jump off a locomotive, tender or car while in motion on a railroad track or siding, he shall, upon conviction, be fined not less than fifty dollars ($50.00) nor more than two hundred dollars ($200.00), or be imprisoned in the county jail not less than five (5) days nor more than twenty-five (25) days, or both. Codes, 1892, § 1272; 1906, § 1347; Hemingway's 1917, § 1081; 1930, § 1111; 1942, § 2347; Laws, 1981, ch. 541, § 6, eff. 7/1/1981.
If any person, other than passengers or employees engaged in operating the railroad, shall wilfully climb, jump or step upon, or in any way attach himself to, or shall jump off a locomotive, tender or car while in motion on a railroad track or siding, he shall, upon conviction, be fined not less than fifty dollars ($50.00) nor more than two hundred dollars ($200.00), or be imprisoned in the county jail not less than five (5) days nor more than twenty-five (25) days, or both. Codes, 1892, § 1272; 1906, § 1347; Hemingway's 1917, § 1081; 1930, § 1111; 1942, § 2347; Laws, 1981, ch. 541, § 6, eff. 7/1/1981.
If any person, other than passengers or employees engaged in operating the railroad, shall wilfully climb, jump or step upon, or in any way attach himself to, or shall jump off a locomotive, tender or car while in motion on a railroad track or siding, he shall, upon conviction, be fined not less than fifty dollars ($50.00) nor more than two hundred dollars ($200.00), or be imprisoned in the county jail not less than five (5) days nor more than twenty-five (25) days, or both.
Codes, 1892, § 1272; 1906, § 1347; Hemingway's 1917, § 1081; 1930, § 1111; 1942, § 2347; Laws, 1981, ch. 541, § 6, eff. 7/1/1981.

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