§ 58-15-810 Protection of private crossings over railroads
§ 58-15-820 Wilful obstruction of railroad or electric railway
§ 58-15-830 Placing explosives on railroad rails
§ 58-15-840 Taking or removing brasses, bearings, waste or packing from railroad cars
§ 58-15-850 Breaking and entering or shooting into cars
§ 58-15-860 Injuring or destroying electric signals or other structures or mechanisms
§ 58-15-870 Injury to railroad or electric railway; penalties
§ 58-15-875 Unlawful to purchase, sell, or transport railroad track materials for recycling; method of payment; penalties
§ 58-15-880 Riotous or disorderly conduct on trains; ejection
§ 58-15-890 Use in advertisement of cross usually used as crossing sign by railroads
§ 58-15-900 Making, selling or purchasing duplicate railroad switch keys
§ 58-15-910 Bell and whistle shall be installed on locomotives and sounded at crossings
§ 58-15-920 Lien of judgments for certain injuries
§ 58-15-930 Liability of railroads having relief departments
§ 58-15-940 Fiscal year for railroads
§ 58-15-950 Reports to conform to fiscal year
§ 58-15-960 Time for filing annual reports

Terms Used In South Carolina Code > Title 58 > Chapter 15 > Article 9 - Provisions Affecting Railroads, Electric Railroads and the Like

  • Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
  • Tort: A civil wrong or breach of a duty to another person, as outlined by law. A very common tort is negligent operation of a motor vehicle that results in property damage and personal injury in an automobile accident.