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of any description for the purpose of obtaining flour or whiskey intrusted
to the care of such driver or person having the charge or care thereof, at
any price below the market price of the day, or shall wilfully make out
any bill or bills for the same, without stating the full amount paid or prom-
ised to be paid to such wagoner or person having 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 in-
jured, to be recovered before any justice of the peace as small debts are
recovered.

An. Code, sec. 155. 1904, sec. 140. 1888, sec. 99. 1816, ch. 160, sec. 2.

177. If any driver or person having charge of any wagon or other car-
riage shall take or receive any sum of money or goods of any description
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.

An. Code, sec. 156. 1904, sec. 141. 1900, ch. 373, see. 104A.

178. 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 meas-
urement; 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, however, that
nothing in this section shall prevent any shipment of apples in the regular
flour barrel.

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

Fraud—Upon Gas Companies.

An. Code, sec. 157. 1904, sec. 142. 1888, sec. 105. 1886, ch. 222, sec. 1.

179. 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 o'r 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 connect 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 misdemeanor, and, upon
conviction thereof, shall be punished by imprisonment 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 art. 23, sec. 177, et seq.