Mohave County miner., 1883-02-25

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 entry has been made shall be prim;
 facie evidence that the same wa
 made wilfully or knowingly.
 SEC. 4. If any person, association
 or corporation shall fail or neglec
 to make the inquiries necessary tc
 the making of the proper entries il
 said book, as provided by Section | Q) of this Act, or shall so negligent
 ly make entities therein that any lot
 of ore cannot be particularly identi-
 fled, or so negligently that it cannot
 be perceived therefrom what person
 delivered any lot of ore or received
 the proceeds of the same, when pur-
 chased, or shall fail to keep such
 book, or shall wilfully suffer the same to be lost, or mislaid, so that the same cannot be produced for, such failure or neglect shall not excuse any party defendant in any suit brought under the preceding section from judgment for any penalty pre- scribed by said section.
 SEC. 5. Any person, association or corporation, or the agent of any per son, association or corporation, who shall knowingly purchase, or shall make any payment for or on account of any ore, which shall have been talk en from any mine.or claim, by persons who have taken, or may be holding possession of any such mine, or claim, contrary to any penal law now in force, or which may be hereafter enacted, shall be considered as an accessory after the fact to the unlaw ful holding or taking of such mine, or claim, and upon conviction shall be subjected to the same punishment to which the principals may be liable.
 SEC. 6. Any person, association or corporation, or the agent of any per son, association or corporation en- gagged in the business of milling, sampling, concentrating, reducing, shipping or purchasing ores, as aforesaid, who shall keep or use any false or fraudulent scales or weights, for weighing ore, or who shall keep or use any false or fraudulent assay scales, or weights for ascertaining the assay value of ore, knowing them to be false, every person so offending shall be deemed guilty of a misde- meaner and on conviction thereof, shall be fined in a sum not exceed ing one thousand ($1,0O0) dollars, nor less than one hundred (S10O) dollars, or imprisonment not more than one year; or both, at the discre tion of the Court.
 SEC. 2. Any person, corporation or association, or the agent of any per son, corporation or association en- gagged in the milling, sampling, con- centrating, reducing, shipping or purchasing of ores in this Territory, who shall, in any manner knowingly, alter or change the true value of any ores delivered to him or them, so as to deprive the seller of the result of the correct value of the same, or who shall substitute other ores for that delivered to him or them, or who shall issue any bill of sale or certif cate of purchase that does not exact ly and tIuthfully state the actual weight, assay value and total amount paid for any lot or lots of ore pur chased. or who, by any secret under standing or agreement with another, shall issue a bill of sale or certificate of purchase that does not truthfully and correctly set forth the weight, | assay value, and total amount paid | for any lot or lots of ore purchased | by him or them, shall be deemed l guilty of misdemeanor, and on con- viction thereof, shall be fined in a sum not exceeding one thousand (S1, OO0) dollars, nor less than one hun dred ($100) dollars, or imprisonment not more than one year, or both, at the discretion of the Court.
 SEC. 8. If any person, lessee, icen- see or employe in or about any mine in this Territory, shall break and sever, with intent to steal the ore or from any mine, lode, ledge or deposit in this territory, or shall take, remove or conceal the ore or from any mine, lode, ledge or deposit, with intent to defraud the owner or owners, lessee or icensee of any such mine, lode, ledge or deposit,