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presentation of said instrument with his endorsement
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in every case, or without cancelling or des'troying
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said instrument in case of complete delivery or re-
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moval or endorsing thereon the quantity and descrip-
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tion of the goods, chattels or commodities delivered
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or removed, and the names of the persons to whom
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delivered, or by whom removed in case such delivery
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or removal shall be partial only, and any principal
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person or corporation or agent or officer of any per-
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Penalty.
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son or corporation wilfully violating this section or
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any of the provisions thereof, shall be guilty of a
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misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of not less than
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one thousand, nor more than five thousand dollars
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in the case of a corporotion, and in the case of an
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individual by a fine of not less than one hundred,
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nor more than five thousand dollars, and imprison-
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ment in the penitentiary for a period of not less than
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one year, nor more than three years, in the discre-
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Proviso.
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tion of the court. Provided, however, that nothing
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herein contained shall be construed to prohibit the
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bona fide issuing of duplicate receipts, acceptances or
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other vouchers aforesaid, with the word "duplicate"
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conspicuously written or printed upon the face there-
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of, in the stead of any original outstanding receipts,
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acceptances or other vouchers aforesaid, which may
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have been lost, destroyed or mislaid.
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7. No person having any claim, right or action
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Shall not be
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whatever under this article or otherwise upon or
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hindered.
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under any instrument declared negotiable thereby,
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or by reason of the issuing, negotiation or holding of
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said instrument, or the doing of any matter or thing
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by this article forbidden or made punishable, shall
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be in any way hindered or precluded from asserting
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or maintaining the same by or because of any pro-
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hibitory or punitive provision in this article con-
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tained.
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8. Any and all parts of the Public General Laws
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Repealed.
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or the Public Local Laws of the State conflicting
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with any of the provisions of this article, are hereby
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repealed.
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SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That this act shall go
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In force.
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into effect immediately from and after its passage.
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Approved April 7, 1876.
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