pledging any such goods or merchandise, or any
of the said documents, in case the same shall not
be made a security for or subject to the payment
of any greater sum of money than the amount
which, at the time of such deposit or pledge, was
justly due and owing to such factor or agent from
his principal, together with the amount of any
bill or bills of exchange drawn by or on account
of such principal, and accepted by such factor or
agent.

Sub-Sec. 5. That nothing in these sub-sections
contained, nor any proceeding, conviction or judg-
ment to be had or taken thereupon against any
banker, broker, merchant, factor, attorney, or
other agent as aforesaid, shall prevent, lessen or
impeach any remedy at law or in equity, which
any party aggrieved by any such offence might or
would have had if these sub-sections had not been
passed, but nevertheless the conviction of any
such offender shall not be received in evidence in
any action at law or suit in equity against him,
and no banker, broker, merchant, factor, attorney
or other agent as aforesaid, shall be liable to be
convicted by any evidence whatever as an offender
against these sub-sections in respect of any Act
done by him, if he shall at any time previous to
his being indicted for such offence have disclosed
such act on oath in consequence of any compulsory
process of any court of law or equity in any
action, suit or proceeding which shall have been
bona fide instituted by any party aggrieved.

Not to pre-
vent any reme-
dy at law.

Sec. 2. And be it enacted, That this Act shall
take effect from the date of its passage.

In force.