356 CHIMES AND PUNISHMENTS. [ART. 27

swine or any other farm products whatsoever, shall require of every
purchaser at the time of making such sale or sales to deposit with such
factor, commission merchant, consignee or agent the full market value
of all vessels, such as crates, boxes, barrels, bags, baskets, casks or any
other vessel or vessels used in the packing and transportation of any
such farm products, to be fixed by such factor, commission merchant,
consignee or agent. Such deposit shall be refunded to such purchaser
or to the person entitled to receive the same in case he brings back
within five days and delivers to such factor, commission merchant,
figent or consignee the aforementioned vessel or vessels in as good con-
dition as when he received the same; and if any purchaser shall fail
to return such vessel or vessels within five days after receiving the
same, the said deposit shall be considered as forfeited, and the said
factor, agent, consignee or commission merchant shall pay the same
over to the owner of such vessel or to the person entitled to receive the
eame at the next ensuing settlement of accounts with such owner or
person; and it shall be the duty of every such factor, agent, consignee-
or commission merchant whenever such vessels are returned to him, to-
deliver the same to the transportation agent or carrier that brought
them to the place of sale and to take a receipt therefor; the legal
responsibility of the factor, agent, consignee or commission merchant;
for such vessels shall thereupon cease and determine, and the trans-
portation agent or carrier so receiving the same shall become responsi-
ble to the owner or person entitled to receive the same for the full
value of all such vessels until they shall have been deposited at the-
landing or station at which they were received.

1904, art. 27, sec. 128. 1890, ch. 619, sec. 92B.

142. Any agent, factor, consignee or commission merchant who
shall fail to require the deposit named in the preceding section, or who
shall fail to deliver to the transportation agent or carrier within forty-
eight hours after the same shall be returned to him any vessel that
may be returned to him by purchasers as prescribed by the preceding
section shall forthwith forfeit to the owner or owners thereof, or to.
the person or persons entitled to receive the same the full market value
of such vessels, which sum so forfeited shall be added to and be con-
sidered a part of the price at which the merchandise contained in such
vessels had been sold; and any agent, factor, consignee or commission
merchant who shall refuse to pay over to the owner or person entitled
to receive the same within five days after the demand has been made
therefor, any sum or sums so forfeited for such vessels shall be subject,
to the penalty provided in section 143 of this article.

Ibid. sec. 129. 1890, ch. 619, sec. 92C.

143. Every agent, factor, consignee or commission merchant within
twenty-four hours after sale shall have been made by him of any farm
products or article consigned to him for sale by any person within this.