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the care thereof, he shall forfeit and pay a sum not less than twenty
nor more than fifty dollars, one-half to the informer and the other half
to the use of the person injured, to be recovered before any justice of
the peace as small debts are recovered.

1904, art. 27, sec. 140. 1888, art. 27, sec, 99. 1860, art. 30, sec. 205.
1816, ch. 160, sec. 2.

155. If any driver or person having charge of any wagon or other
carriage shall take or receive any sum of money or goods of any descrip-
tion from any person as an inducement for selling any flour or whiskey
under the market price of the day, and not make return thereof to the
proper owner of such flour or whiskey, he shall pay to the person
injured double the amount of the sum so received, and shall pay a fine
not less than five nor more than twenty dollars, one-half to the person
prosecuting for the same and the other half to the use of the county or

city where the case is heard, to be recovered as small debts are recovered.

Fraud—Fruit and Vegetable Packing.

Ibid. sec. 141. 1900, ch. 373, sec. 104A.

156. An apple barrel shall be of the following dimensions: Head

diameter, seventeen and one-eighth inches; length of stave, twenty-eight
and one-half inches; bulge, not less than sixty-four inches, outside
measurement; and every person, firm or corporation buying or selling
apples in this State by the barrel shall be understood, as referring to the
quantity or size of the barrel specified in this section; provided, how-
ever, that nothing in this section shall prevent any shipment of apples
in the regular flour barrel.

As to "Weights and Measures," see article 97.

Fraud—Upon Qas Companies.

Ibid. sec. 142. 1888, art. 27, sec. 105. 1886, ch. 222, sec. 1.

157. Any person who, with intent to injure or defraud any gas com-
pany, body corporate of this State, shall make, or cause to be made, any
pipe, tube or other instrument or contrivance, or connect the same, or

cause it to be connected, with any main service pipe or other pipe for
conducting or supplying illuminating gas, in such manner as to con-
nect with and be calculated to supply illuminating gas to any burner or
orifice by or at which illuminating gas is consumed, around or without
passing through the meter provided for the measuring and registering
of the quantity of gas there consumed, shall be deemed guilty of a mis-
demeanor, and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by imprison-
ment not exceeding six months, or by fine not exceeding two hundred
and fifty dollars, or both in the discretion of the court.

As to "Gas and Electric Companies," see article 23, section 149, et seq.

Ibid. sec. 143. 1888, art. 27, sec. 106. 1886, ch. 222, sec. 2.

158. Any person who, with intent to injure or defraud any gas com-
pany, body corporate of this State, shall wilfully injure, alter or ob-
struct, of prevent the action of any meter provided for the purpose of