The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1852-04-16
- JAMES G. JOHNSON,
Spedker Of the House Of Representatives.
WILLIAM MEDILL,
April 8, 1852. President, Of the Senate.
No. ST. AN ACT

PHSs Afc - oftuSttD W dtc NrCUeJ0t AS6eHtOtu
Of the STATE Of Ohio. That if any person shall
execute - ana denver, Or shall cause or procure
TO be executed and delivered TO any person, any
false or fictitious bill Of lading, receipt, sched.
ule, invoice, or other written instrument, to
the purport or effect that any goods wares or
merchandise, had been or were held, delivered,
received, placed or deposited, on board Of any
steam boat or water craft, navigating the wa
ters In or bordering upon the State Of Ohio,
when such goods, ware and merchandise were
not held or had not In fact and in good faith
oeen delivered, received, or deposited on board
o. sucn steam boat or other water craft, when
sucn OIL oi ladlng, receipt, invoice, schedule
or written instrument was made and delivered
according 70 the purport and effect Of such bill
OF iading, receipt, invoice, schedule or written
instrument, with intent to inlure, deceive, or
deiraud any person whomsoever, or If any per-
son sbail endorse, assign, transfer or put off,
or snail attempt to endorse. assign, transfer or
put on, any such raise or hctitious bill Of Ia
ding, receipt, invoice, schedule, or other writ.
Ten instrument, knowing the same to be false,
iraudulentor hcttlous, theperson SO offending
snail De deemed guilty Of 2 misdemeanor, and
on conylction thereof, shall De imprisoned in
the ePe''irentiary, and Kept at hard labor, for q
term not exceeding four years, nor less than one
year. :, ~
SEQ. Y. Ii any person shall execute and de-
liver or shall cause or procure to be executed
aug celiyered 70 any otner persoo, any false or
nctitious warehouse receipt. acknowledgment,
or other instrument OF writing, TO the purport
ana enect tha. sven person, or any person or
PERSONS, copaithersnlp, nrin, oody poiitic or
.olPo'ate, wnicn NC ~ sne represents, or pre-
s.n s.nus ~ iepIesen.i neio OF hao received In
VI ne,u u nau icceiyeu II any warehouse
:, 80 :" 2 any osHe. psee, oineiu VI hac received
s,,', r. ,orso,. y suIh PER
;n ;,;o =, Person copa,.nersn,P nlm, 81 oody pol
uie, any goous, wares,sor inerchahaize' when
i''Ih soyu ma'es ol metcnanelAe .ln ! were not
neiu, Or had not oeen received In good faith,
a.ooatu'ns ts W lne Purpcrc anu ehect OF sucn
Narehouse receip., receipts' acknowiedgment,
o. erI ia'uhen' Il. oi wllung, WIN intent 70 de;
nauui etceive, orinJure any person whomsoev-
e., any Peisoh %, erai, eluolse, assign Trans
IeiIe VI sn ~ aMe,hPt 70 endorse, Trans
~ anu uene. e':.; w any 1'her person., any such
20 ,at :. I assslous Ma.nouse ieceips' .eceiPts'
/, i,n,.,.;..' =. ispi cthons VI wluhg,
sa,;.,.1.s .no sauiS ~ ,a,ae' Hauuuien., OF
g -, 9uen r.. son 1isli oe eeelheu guiity
Sb q, - ha n,m;eSaS anu ~ consic.ion Inereoi'
e.''.: u Puui1InSu " npIisynh,ensin the pen
,euuaty, anu kcPt AZ nara laoor' lot term
nos more than three years, nor less tnan one
1esr. ~, ,a a sMs
oLo'o: mat II any person or persons, orthe |
agent OF any person or persons, having in his |
VI tneir possession, custody or control, any |
GOODS, wares " iperchandlze,b by virtue OF any
se'u!ue u. instrument OF writing, Of the purport
or eiiect OF any such instrument Of writing, as
!, mentioned IN the first or second sections of
.hls ac', snail' wllhout authority. and with in