§ 14-147. Removing, altering or defacing landmarks.
§14‑147. Removing, altering or defacing landmarks.
If any person, firm orcorporation shall knowingly remove, alter or deface any landmark in anywisewhatsoever, or shall knowingly cause such removal, alteration or defacement tobe done, such person, firm or corporation shall be guilty of a Class 2misdemeanor. This section shall not apply to landmarks, such as creeks andother small streams, which the interest of agriculture may require to bealtered or turned from their channels, nor to such persons, firms orcorporations as own the fee simple in the lands on both sides of the linesdesignated by the landmarks removed, altered or defaced. Nor shall thissection apply to those adjoining landowners who may by agreement remove, alteror deface landmarks in which they alone are interested. (1858‑9,c. 17; Code, s. 1063; Rev., s. 3674; 1915, c. 248; C.S., s. 4319; 1993, c. 539,s. 86; 1994, Ex. Sess., c. 24, s. 14(c).)