ART. 27] FRAUD. 371

1904, art. 27, sec. 172. 1888, art. 27, sec. 117. 1888, ch. 415, sec. 5.

190. Any person or persons, firm, corporation, agent or agents,
making sale of any of the seeds or products named in the four preced-
ing sections by false or fraudulent representations as to its quality or
productiveness, or selling or offering to sell the same by any artifice or
device whereby the purchaser may be deceived, shall be guilty of a mis-
demeanor, and upon conviction on indictment shall be fined not less
than one hundred dollars nor more than five hundred dollars for each
offense, or imprisoned in the house of correction for not less than six
months nor more than two years, or be both fined and imprisoned in the
discretion of the court.

Fraud—Red Clover Seed—Sales of.

Ibid. sec. 173. 1898, ch. 364, sec. 1.

191. Every person who shall sell, or offer or expose for sale, red
clover seed with which there has been mixed in any way what is com-
monly known as "yellow trefoil seed," shall prominently, distinctly and
durably stamp, brand or stencil upon the top or tops, side or sides and
bottom or bottoms of each and every box, bag or package of such article
or substance the words, containing yellow trefoil seed, in plain Roman
letters, not less than half an inch square, placed horizontally in proper
order, thus—"Containing Yellow Trefoil Seed," so as to be conspicuous
in any position in which the package or packages may be placed, and
every sale of any such mixture of red clover and yellow trefoil seed,
whatever name may be given or applied to it, either wholesale or retail,
not so stamped, branded, stenciled, marked or labeled shall be void, and
no action or actions shall be maintained for the price thereof.

Ibid. sec. 174. 1888, art. 27, sec. 2.

192. Any person or persons who shall neglect or refuse to comply
with any of the provisions of section 191, and every person or persons
who shall render illegible, conceal or hide in any manner the inscrip-
tion to be stamped, branded or stenciled, as hereinbefore provided, shall
be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be imprisoned in the jail
of the city or county in which such illegal act was done not less than
tive nor more than thirty days, in the discretion of the court, and shall
be fined fifty dollars for the first offense, and shall be imprisoned as
aforesaid not less than sixty days nor more than ninety days, and be
fined one hundred dollars for the second offense, one-half of the fine
imposed in any case to go to the informer, and on the trial of any one
for violating the provisions of said section, proof of the sale, or offer to
sell, or exposure for sale of the said mixture shall be presumptive evi-
dence of knowledge of the character of the article so sold or offered or
exposed.

Ibid. sec. 175. 1898, ch. 364, sec. 3.

193. All red clover seed mixed with yellow trefoil seed sold in the
city of Baltimore or in any county of this State shall be in conformity