Section 16-27. Petit Larceny: Defined. Prohibited
- Petit larceny is the taking of personal property of a value not to exceed fifty dollars ($50.00) accomplished by fraud or stealth and with intent to deprive another thereof when the property is not taken from the person of another.
- Petit larceny is unlawful, and any person who commits petit larceny shall be guilty of an offense.
Section 16-28. Prohibiting the Aiding and Counseling of the Crime of Petit Larceny,
Any person who willfully by any means whatever, either directly or indirectly, aids or counsels another person in committing the crime of petit larceny, as defined by Section 16-27 of the Tryon Town Code, shall be guilty of the misdemeanor of aiding the crime of petit larceny.
Section 16-29. Operation of Machines Spurious Coins Prohibited
- Whoever by means of any spurious coin or by any other means, method, trick, or device Whatsoever not lawfully authorized by the owner, lessee, or licensee of any coin-operated machine operated in furtherance of or in connection with the sale, use or enjoyment of any service, facility or privilege knowingly shall operate a machine or whoever shall take, obtain, accept or receive from or by means of any such coin-operated machine, any article of value or service for the use or enjoyment of any service, facility or privilege by use of any spurious coin shall be guilty of a misdemeanor in violation of this Section.
- For purposes of this Section the term “spurious coin” and “coin-operated machine” shall be defined consistent with provisions of Title 21, Section 1848 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
Section 16-30. Concealing Personal Property Prohibited.
Any person who willfully conceals personal property of a value not to exceed fifty dollars ($50.00) upon his person, or knowingly permits the same to be done with the intent to deprive the owner permanently of the possession, use, or benefit of his property shall be guilty of a misdemeanor in violation of this Section.
Section 16-31. Molesting Motor Vehicles Prohibited.
It shall be unlawful within the corporate limits of the Town of Tryon for any person or persons to deface or injure such automobile or motor vehicle, or to molest, drive, or attempt to drive any automobile for joyriding or any other purpose or to manipulate or meddle with any machinery or appliances thereof without the consent from the owner of such automobile or motor vehicle.
Section 16-32. Destroying, Injuring, or Molesting Buildings and Other Property.
It is unlawful for any person to destroy, injure, deface, besmear or molest any structure, building, outbuilding, fence, or any other property, real or personal, public or private, belonging to another; or to use any such property wrongfully to the detriment of the owner or other person entitled to its use, or to interfere wrongfully with the use of any such property by its owner or any other person entitled to its use.
Section 16-33. Placing Signs, etc. on Property of Another
- It is unlawful for any person to place, stick, tack, paste, post, paint; mark, write, or print any sign, poster, picture, announcement, advertisement, bill, placard, device, or inscription upon any public or private building, fence, sidewalk, bridge, viaduct, post, automobile, other vehicle, billboard, or other property of another, without the consent of the owner or person in charge thereof.
- It is unlawful for any person to place, stick, tack, paste, or post any sign, poster, advertisement, bill, or placard so that said material interferes with the line of sight of any vehicle proceeding upon any public street, alley, or thoroughfare.
Section 16-34. Throwing or Shooting at Person or Property.
It is unlawful for any person to throw or shoot any stone, shot, or other object into or across any street or alley, or in any place where he is likely to hit another person wrongfully or to injure Property, or to throw or shoot any stone, shot, or other object at any person, vehicle, structure, electric light, or other property of another (whether public or private), except in case where such is done in defense of oneself, of another person, or of property.
Section 16-35. Tampering With, Damaging, or Larceny of Public Utilities.
- It is unlawful for any person to connect or attach any kind of pipe, wire, or other conductor carrying gas, water, or electricity and belonging to a public utility (whether public or privately owned), in such a manner as to enable him to consume or use the gas, water, or electricity without its passing through the meter or in any other way so as to evade payment therefor. It is also unlawful for any person to damage, molest, tamper with, or destroy any pipe, line, wire, meter, or other part of any public utility, including telegraph and telephone systems.
- It is unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation to damage, molest, tamper with, destroy, injure, or alter any distribution structure, transmission structure, line, equipment, facility, wire, meter, or other part of any community antenna television system located within the corporate limits of the Town of Tryon.
- Any person, firm, or corporation who with intent to defraud, makes or causes to be made any instrument or contrivance and connects the same or causes the same to be connected with any line, wire, meter, distribution structure, transmission community antenna television system signals, so as to conduct such community antenna television system signal to a point where the same may be consumed in any manner so as to evade payment therefor, is guilty of the crime of larceny of a community antenna television system signal in violation of this Section.
- No person, except an authorized employee of the Town of Tryon, shall be permitted to remove, tamper with, or work on any sewer manhole cover, nor shall any person damage, molest tamper with, destroy, injure, or alter any structure, appurtenance, or equipment which is a part of the Town’s sanitary sewer system.
Section 16-35 Trespass Upon Land Forbidden
It shall be unlawful within the corporate limits of the Town of Tryon for anyone whatsoever to willfully or maliciously enter the garden, yard, enclosed field, or property of another after having been expressly forbidden to do so by the owner or occupant thereof. It is further provided that anyone who willfully or maliciously enters any such garden, yard, enclosed field, or property and therein commits or attempts to commit waste, theft, damages or any other crime shall be deemed guilty of trespassing on property in violation of the provisions of this Section.