Parker v. State

Christian, Judge.

The offense is tapping a pipe line; the punishment, confinement in the penitentiary for one year.

The indictment failed to aver the manner in which connection with the pipe line was made. Chapter 219, Acts of 1933, 43d Legislature, provides, in part, as follows“The term ‘Tapping’ as used in this Act, is the making of any connection with a pipe line, conduit, or storage tank constructed for the purpose of transporting or storing crude oil, gasoline, naphtha, natural gas, casinghead gas, or any petroleum product whereby such crude oil, gasoline, naphtha, natural gas, casinghead…