The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-04-12

whom such receipt has bsfn nssoti.
PRIOR or subsequent to the notification
TO the warehouseman who issued such
receipt of ths sellers claim 70 len
shall the warehouseman be obliged to
deliver or Justified In delivering the
goods to an unpaid seller unless the
receipt In first surrendered for can
seotlon so. A warehouseman. or
warehouseman. who Issues or aids in
issuing RECEIPT knowing that the
have not been actually received by
such warehouseman. or are not under
his actual control at tho time OF Is.
suing such receipt shall Ps sniity OF OF
punished for each offenae by fmprison-
men not exceeding Ave years. or BY
= hne not exceeding FIVE thousand DOL
''f Section HF by 81 pom warehouseman. or
any officer. agent or servant OF a
swarehouseman. VINO fraudulently Is
sues or aids in fraudulently issuing a
tsins any false statement. shall be
guilty OF q crime and upon conviction
shall be punished for each offense by
Imprisonment not exceeding one year
| or by fine not exceeding one thou
sand dollars, or by both.
Section 81 A warehouseman. or
any officers agent. or servant of q
warehouseman, who issues OF aids In
gotiabie receipt for goods knowing
that former negotiable receipt for
the same goods or any part OF them
Is outstanding and uncanoelled, with
out plainly placing upon the race
thereof the word duplicate" except in
the case OF lost or destroyed receipt
after proceedings as provided for In
section fourteen. shall be guilty or
| And COnvfCtinn HhalI be
punished for each offense by imprison-
ment not exceeding five years, or by q
nne not exceeding Ave thousand dol
Section So Where there are depos-
tied with or held by q warehouseman
goods of which he is owner either
solely or Jointly or in common with
others. such warehouseman, or any Of
his officers, agents. or servants who
knowing this ownership. Issues or aids
In issuing a negotiable receipt for
such goods which does. not state such
ownership. shall be guilty of crime;
and upon conviction shall be punished
for zach offense by imprisonment not
exceeding one year, or by hne not
exceeding one thousand dollars. or by
both.
Section 81. a warehouseman. or
any oflcer. agent. or servant OF a
warehouseman who delivers goods out
| OF the possession Of such warehouse
man, knowing that a negotiable re-
| celpt the negotiation OF which would
transfer the right to the possession Of
such goods Is outstanding and uncan-
| celled, without obtaining the possess
sion OF such receipt at or before the
time of such delivery. shall except in
cases provided for IN sections four
| teen and thlrty-siN, be FOUND guilty
OF a crime. and upon conviction shall
be punished for each offense by I'm
| prisonment not exceeding one year or
by q fine not exceeding one thousand
dollars, or by both.
rsyha
It's goods to which he has not title. or
upon which there is n lien or mort
gage. and who takes for such goods
a negotiable receipt which ne after
TO deceive and without disclosing his
want OF title or the existence of the
Hen or mortgage shall be guilty or
crime, and upon conviction shail %
punished for each offense by imprison-
ment not exceeding one year or by e
Nne not exceeding one thousand dol
lars, or by both
ed for in this act, the rules OF law
and equity. including the law mer-
chant. and In particular tho rules re.
latlng 10 the law OF principal ana
agent and to the offcct Of fraud, mis-
representation. durcss or coercion,
mistake. bankruptcy. or other Invalid
ating cause. shall govern
Section 81 This act shall be so In
terpreted and construed as to efrectu-
ato IFS general purpose 10 make uni
form the law Of those states which
Section ss On In this oct unless
the context or subject matter othef-
! wise requires;
Action. includes counter claim, set
or, and suit in Guilty. -.
Delivery" means voluntary trans
fer of possession from one person to
"Funrible goods" means goods of
which any unit is from It's nature or
by mercantile custom treated as the
equivalent OF any other unit
Goods" means chattrls or merchan-
disc in storage or which has been or
is about to b. stored.
| Holder" OF receipt means n per
son who has both actual possession Of
such receipt and right of property
therein.
Order" means an order by iudorse-
ment on the receipt.
Owner" does not include mortgages
person" includes a corporation or
partnership OF two or more persons
having q Joint or common interest.
To Tpurchasc" includes to take as
purchaser" includes MORTGAGE and
pledgec.
'fValue." is any consideration sum
cient to support simple contract. An
antecedent or prr-oNisting obligation
| whethEf lot monty uI hbN.
value where receipt is taken either
in satisfaction thereof OF as security
therefor.
''Warehouseman" means person
storing goods for profit,
faith" Within him the meaning of this act,
when II Is in fact done honestly
whether II be done negligently or not.
Section So The provisions of this
act DO not apply to receipts made and
delivered prior to the taking effect OF
this act.
acts inconsistent with this act are
hereby repealed.
Section 81 This act may be cited
az the Uniform Warehouse Receipts
Act"
rApproved March 81, 1871
CHAPTER IA.
AN ACT Additional to Revised Stat-