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change, or promissory note, for the benefit of either himself or of such
person, firm or corporation; or

Who, knowing that a false statement in writing has been made, respect-
ing the financial condition or means or ability to pay, of himself, or such.
person, firm or corporation in which he is interested, or for whom he is
acting, procures, upon the faith thereof, for the benefit either of himself,
or of such person, firm or corporation, either or any of the things of benefit
mentioned in the first subdivision of this section; or

Who, knowing that a statement in writing has been made, respecting
the financial condition or means or ability to pay of himself or such per-
son, firm or corporation, in which he is interested, or for whom he is
acting, represents on a later day, either orally or in writing, that such
statement theretofore made, if then again made on said day, would be
then true, when in fact, said statement if then made would be false, and
procures upon the faith thereof, for the benefit either of himself or of such
person, firm or corporation, either or any of the things of benefit mentioned
in the first sub-division of this section:

Shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and be fined not more than one thou-
sand dollars ($1,000.00) or imprisoned for not more than one year, or
both in the discretion of the Court.

An. Code, sec. 127. 1906, ch. 378.

147. Whenever any loan of money shall be obtained or property pur-
chased by aid of such statement in writing referred to in the preceding
section, and in said statement the party be charged shall state that he con-
ducts a specific kind of business, and keeps books of account of said busi-
ness, then, if at the expiration of any term of credit obtained by him in
so purchasing said property, he shall fail to pay for the same within sixty
days thereafter, he shall at all times during the period of ninety days
subsequent to such failure to pay, upon the request of the persons from
whom said property was purchased, or their agents duly accredited in
writing, produce upon notice of five days his said books of account, and
each and every one of them mentioned or described in said statement, and
permit the persons from whom the said property was purchased, or their
agents duly accredited in writing, to fully examine such books of account,
and each and every one of them mentioned or described in said statement,
and to make copies of any part thereof; upon such request being made,
failure to produce said books of account, and each and every one of them
mentioned or described in said statement, shall be presumptive evidence
that each and every pretense relating to the purchaser's means or ability
to pay in said statement contained were false at the time of making said
statement, and were known to the purchaser to be false.
See art. 75, sec. 106, et seq.

Female Sitters.

An. Code, sec. 128. 1904, sec. 116. 1888, sec. 85. 1886, ch. 171, sec. 1.

148. It shall be unlawful for any proprietor, lessee or manager of
any variety entertainment or concert hall (whether an admittance fee is