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visions of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon convic-
tion thereof, shall be subject to a fine of not less than five dollars, nor
more than five hundred dollars, or to imprisonment not exceeding twelve
months, or to both fine and imprisonment.

Fraud—Butter—Oleomargarine.

156.

Indictment charging accused of selling substitute for butter and using words
of statute, is sufficient without giving specific description or name of substitute.
Hicken v. State, 146 Md. 252.

157.

This section applies to the branding or marking of retail as well as wholesale
packages. Hicken v. State, 146 Md. 253.

158.

See notes to secs. 156 and 157.

159.

See notes to secs. 156 and 157.

Fraud—Corporate Misrepresentation.

170.

This section applicable to banking institutions. Indictment sufficient when it
followed substantially the words of the statute, although it failed to charge
defendant with knowledge of the falsity of the statements. Section not re-
pealed by art. 32A, secs. 11-14. State v. Coblentz, 167 Md. 523.

Indictment under this section for fraudulently signing untruthful statement
Distinction between this indictment and indictment of same defendant under
art. 11, sec. 58 for accepting deposit after bank was insolvent to his knowledge;
exception of rule of res judicata. State v. Coblentz, Dally Record, July 17, 1935.

Fraud—Electric Storage Batteries.

1927, ch. 472, sec. 171A.

171A. It shall be unlawful for any person, co-partnership or corpora-
tion other than the owner thereof to remove, deface, alter, destroy or cause
to be removed, defaced, altered or destroyed the word "rental" or any
word, mark, device or character printed, painted, stamped, burned or other-
wise placed upon or attached to any electric storage battery for the purpose
of identifying the ownership thereof.

1927, ch. 472, sec. 171B.

171B. It shall be unlawful for any person, co-partnership or corpora-
tion, other than the owner thereof, to sell, dispose of, deliver, give, or
attempt to sell, dispose of, deliver or give to any person, co-partnership or
corporation other than the owner thereof any electric storage battery upon
or to which the word "rental" or any word, mark, device, or character is
printed, painted, stamped, burned, or otherwise placed or attached, for the
purpose of identifying the ownership thereof.