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the same on credit, or in any way bartering or trafficking in the same, shall
in each and every case state in the note or bill of exchange taken for the
same the kind or variety of the seed sold or bartered, with a succinct state-
ment of the advantages or superior qualities claimed for such seed or
product, and the terms on which the same is or are bartered or sold; and the
note taken shall contain a general warranty as to the kind, quality and value
of the article sold.

An. Code, 1924, sec. 215. 1912, sec. 189. 1904, sec. 171. 1888, sec. 116. 1888, ch. 415, sec. 4.

252. Any person who shall violate either of the provisions of the fore-
going section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction on
indictment in the courts of this State having criminal jurisdiction of the
offense shall be fined not less than five hundred dollars nor more than one
thousand dollars, or imprisoned in the penitentiary for not less than one
nor more than five years.

An. Code, 1924, sec. 216. 1912, sec. 190. 1904, sec. 172. 1888, sec. 117. 1888, ch. 415, sec. 5.

253. Any person or persons, firm, corporation, agent or agents, making
sale of any of the seeds or products named in the four preceding 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 misdemeanor, 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.

An. Code, 1924, sec. 217. 1912, sec. 191. 1904, sec. 173. 1898, ch. 364, sec. 1.

254. 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 commonly 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—"Contain-
ing 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 ap-
plied to it, either wholesale or retail, not so stamped, branded, stenciled,
marked or labeled shall be void, and no action or actions shall be main-
tained for the price thereof.

An. Code, 1924, sec. 218. 1912, sec. 192. 1904, sec. 174. 1888, sec. 2.

255. Any person or persons who shall neglect or refuse to comply with
any of the provisions of section 254, and every person or persons who
shall render illegible, conceal or hide in any manner the inscription 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 five nor more
than thirty days, in the discretion of the court, and shall be fined fifty