The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1852-04-21
LAWS OF OHIO.
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY.
TNo. 37.1 AN ACT
ro Prevent Fraudulen

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cause or procure TO he executed and deliv-
cred 10 any person. any false or fictitious
bill OF lading. receip, schedule, invoice, or
other written instrument, to the purport or
effect that any goods, wares or merchan-
die, had been or were held, delivered, re-
ceived, placed or deposited, on board OF
any steamboat or watercralt, navigating The
watersin or bordering upon iheSlato oiOhio,
when such goods, wares and merchandiz.
were not held, or had not in fact and in
GOOD faith been delivered, received or de-
posited on board Of such steamboat or 9th
er watercralt, when such bill Of lading. re
ceipt, invoice. schedule or written instru
msnt was made and delivered according
to the purport and effect Of such bill Of la
ding, receipt. invoice, schedule or written
instrument, with intent to injure, deceive.
or defraud any person whomsocver. or il
any person shall endorse, assign, transfer
or put off, or shall attempt to endorse, as
sign, transfer or put off, any such false or
fictitious bill Of lading, receipt, invoice,
schedule, or other written instrument.
knowing the same to be false, fraudulent or
fictitious, the person so offending shall be
deemed guilty OF misdemeanor, and on
conviction thereof, shall be imprisoned in
tho penitentiary. and kept al hard labor,
for term not exceeding four years, nor
less than one year.
SEC. 2. If any person shall execute and
deliver, or shall cause or procure 10 be ex-
ecuted and delivered to any other person,
any false and fictitious ware house receipt.
acknow wledgement, or other instrument of
writing, to the purport and effect that such
person, or any person or persons, copart-
nership. firm, body polite or corporte,
which he or she represents, or pretends
to represent. held or had received in
store, or held or had received in any
warehouse, or in any other place, or
held or had received into possession, GUS
tody or control, Of such person or per.
sons, copartnership, firm or body poliio,
any goods, wares or merchandise, when
such goods, wares or merchandise were
not held or had not been received in good
faith, according to the purport and effect
OF such warehouse receipt, receipt ac-
encouragement VI iuotI W
with intent to defraud, deceive, or injure
any person whomsoever, or ii any per-
son shall endorse, assign. transfer, or de-
liver, or shall attempt to endorse, transfer
and deliver to any other person any such
false and fictitious warehouse receipt, re-
ceipt acknowledgement, or instrument OF
writing, knowing the same TO be false,
fraudulent. or fictitious, such person shall be
deemed guilty OF misdemeanor, and on
conviction thereof, shall be punished by
Imprisonment in the penitentiary, and kept
at hard labor, for term not more than
three years, nor less than one year.
SEC. 3. That if any person or persons,
or the agent OF any person or persons
having in his or their possession, custody
or control, any goods, wares or merchan-
die, by virtue Of any genuine instrument
of writing, Of the purport or effect OF any
such instrument of writing as is mentioned
in the first or second sections of this act,
shall, without authority, and with intent to
injure or defraud. the rightful owner there
OF, sell, assign, transfer or cucumber such
goods, wares or merchandise, or any part
thereof, 10 the value of fifty dollars or up
wards. or shall in any way convert the
same to his own use, or if the consignor or
consignors or the agent of such consignor
or consignors of any goods. wares or mer-
chandize, not being the absolute owner
thereof, and not having authority to stop,
countermand or change the consignment
thereof, or no, having authority to sell or
cucumber the same during the transit.
shall, after the shipment thereof on board
any watercra!t, or after the deposit thereof
in or upon any vehicle for land carriage,
in any way stop. countermand or change
the consignment thereof, or shall sell, dis
pose of or cucumber such goods. wares or
merchandise, during their transit or alter
their delivery, or shall in any way convert
the same, or any part thereof to his or her
own use. to the value Of fifty dollars or up
wards, so that the rightful owner thereof
shall sustain loss thereby 10 the value of
fifty dollars or upwards, the person so Of
Tending. with intent as aforesaid, shall be
deemed guilty Of msdemeanor, and on
conviction thereof, shall be imprisoned in
the penitentlary, and kept at hard labor,
for term not less than one, nor more than
four years.
SEC. 4. That the ninth and tenth sec
lions Of the act entitled an act to prevent
fraudulent practices, passed the 10Th day
Of March, 1914, and the first section Of all
act entitled an act to amend the act enti-
tlsd an act to prevent fraudulent practices.
passed January 3lst, 1916, be, and the
same are hereby repealed.
JAMES e. JOHNSON,
Speaker Of the House o. Representatives..
WILLIAM MEDlLL.
President Of The Senate.
April o, 1852.
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