97-23-59 - Storage battery; unlawful to retain or recharge rental battery. - Mississippi Statutes

§ 97-23-59. Storage battery; unlawful to retain or recharge rental battery.
 

It shall be unlawful for any person to retain in his possession for a longer period than fourteen days, or to recharge, except in cases of emergency, without the consent of the owner thereof, any electric storage battery upon which the word "rental" or any letter, word, mark or character is printed, painted, stamped or branded for the purpose of identifying the said electric storage battery as belonging to or being the property of another. 
 

Sources: Codes, 1930, § 1142; 1942, § 2379; Laws,  1926, ch. 166.