Le Louisianais. [volume] (Convent, La.) 1865-1883, 1869-07-10

aforesaid, or any part thereof, shall be on'stand"
face of the same, 'Dnplica,e."
SEC. 4. Be il further enacted, etc., That
no cotton press, wha,finger or other person
shall sell or incumber, snip, transfer or in any
manner remove or permit TO be shipped, trans.
ferred or removed beyond his cou,rol any
goods, wares, merchandise, grain, flour Or
other produce or commodity, for which a receipt
shall have been given by him as aforesaid,
whether received for storing. shipping, grinding
manufacturing or other purpose, wi1hou, the
written assent Of the person or persons holding
such receipt.
Sec. S. Be ii further enacled, etc, That
no master. owner or agent Of any boa, or vessel
of any description, forwarder, OF officer or agen,
Of any railroad, transfer or transportation
company, or other person shall sign or give
any bill Of lading, receipt or other voucher OF
document for any merchandise or property by
which it shall appear that such merchandise
or property has been shipped on board Of any
boat, vessel, railroad car or other vehicle.
unless the same shall have been actually ship.
ped and put on board, and shall be al The time
actually on board, or delivered 10 such boat,
vessel, car, or other vehicle. to be carried or
conveyed as expressed in said bill of lading,
receipt or other voucher o, document.
Sec. 6. Be it further enacted, etc, That
cotton press receipts given for any goods,
wares, merchandise, grain, flour or other pro.
duce or commodity stored or deposited with
any cotton press, wharinges or other relson,
or any bill Of Iading given by any forwarder,
boat, vessel, railroad, transportation or transfer
company may be transferred by Endorsement
therein, and any person 10 whom the same
may lie transferred shall be deemed and taken
TO be the owner of the goods, wares, mer-
chandise, grain, -four or other produce or com
modify therein specified, SO far as to give
validity 70 any pledge, lien OF transfer made or
created by such person or persons. but no pro.
perry shalt be delivered except Oh Surrender
and cancellation Of said original receipt or Till
Of iadiny Of the Endorsement Of such delivery
therein in case Of partial delivery all cotton
press receipts or bills Of lading, however,
which shall have The. words $40, negotiable
plainly written or stamped on the face thereof,
shall be exempt from The provisions Of this
section.
Sec. 7. Be IL further enacted, etc., That
any cotton press, wharinser. torwarder or
other person who shall violate any of the pro-
visions Of this act shall be deemed guilty Of a
criminal ~otfense, and upon indictment and
conviction, shall be tinel in any sum no, ex-
in the peniten,iary Of this State not exceeding
five years, or both. And all and every person
or persons aggrieved by the violation Of any Of
the provisions Of this &C. may have and main
persons. corporation or corporations, violating
any of the provisions of this act TO recover all
damages, immediate or consequential, which
he or they may have sustained by reason Of
any such violation as aforesaid before any cuur(
Of competent jurisdiction, whether such person
or persons shall have been convicted Of fraud
as aforesaid under this act or not.
SEC. 8. Be it further enacted, etc, Thai
all the provisions of this ac, shall apply and be
applicable to bills Of ladiny and TO all persons
or corporations, their agents or servants that
shall or may issue bills Of ladiny Of any kind
or description the same as if the words
forwarded and bills OF iadings" were men,
toned in every section of this act.
Sec. 9 Be i, further enacted, etc, That
all receipts, bills of lading, vouchers or other
documents issued by any cotton press, wharf
niger, forwarder or other person, boat, vessel,
railroad, transportation or transfer company, as
by this act provided, shall be negotiable by in
dorsement in blank or by special Endorsement,
in the same manner and 10 the anne extent as
bills of exchange and promisso'y notes now
are.
Sec. 10. Be IL further enacied, ETC., That
no printed or written conditions or clauses
inserted in or attached to any cotton press re.
ceipt on or bill of lading, which in any way
limits the liability imposed by this &C, shall
have any effect or force whatsoever.
Sec. II. Be il further enacted. ETC., Thai
so much of the preceding sections Of this act as
forbids the delivery of properly excep, OH
surrender and cancellation of the original re-
ceipt or bill of lading or the Endorsement Of
such delivery thereon in case of partial deli
very, shall not apply to property, replevied OF
re moved by operation of law.
SEC. ~. Be it further enacted, etc That
if any commission merchant, agent or other
person, storing or shipping any goods, wares
merchandise, grain, flour or other produce o.
commodity in his own name, being in the pos
session thereof for or on account of another
party, and negotiating, pledging or hypo,hecat
ing the cotton press receip, or bill of ladins
received therefor, and not accounting or paying
over to his principal or owner of The property
the amount 50 received on such negotiation
pledge, or hypo'hecation shall be adjndget
guilty Of f aud, and upon indictment and con
%viction thereof shall be fined in a sum no
exceeding five thousand dollars or imprison