ART. 27] TRADE——TRADING STAMPS. 913

rectly through any other person, money or goods, wares or
merchandise, unless each of said stamps, trading stamps, cash
discount stamps, checks, tickets, coupons or other similar
devices shall have legally printed or written upon the face
thereof the redeemable value thereof in cents.

1904, ch. 233, sec. 263 E

408. Any person who shall sell or issue to any person
engaged in any trade, business or profession, any stamps,
trading stamps, cash discount stamps, check, ticket, coupon or
other similar device, which will entitle the holder thereof, on
presentation thereof, either singly or in definite number, to
receive, either directly from the vendor or indirectly through
any other person, money or goods, wares or merchandise, shall,
upon presentation, redeem the same either in goods, wares or
merchandise, or in cash, good and lawful money of the United
States, at the option of the holder thereof, and any number of
such stamps, trading stamps, cash discount stamps, checks,
coupons or other similar devices shall be redeemed as herein-
before set forth at the value in cents printed upon the face
thereof, and it shall not be necessary for the holder thereof to
have any stipulated number of the same before demand for
redemption may be made, but they shall be redeemed in any
number, when presented, at the face value in cents printed upon
the face thereof as hereinbefore provided.

Ibid. sec. 253 F.

409. Any person engaged in any trade, business or profes-
sion who shall distribute, deliver or present to any person
dealing with him, in consideration of any article or thing pur-
chased, any stamps, trading stamps, cash discount stamps,
check, ticket, coupon or other similar device which will entitle
the holder thereof on presentation thereof, either singly or in
definite number, to receive either directly from the person
issuing or selling the same as set forth in the preceding sec-
tion, or indirectly through any other person, shall, upon the
refusal or failure of the said person issuing or selling the same
to redeem the same, as set forth in the preceding section, be
liable to the holder thereof for the face value thereof, and
shall, upon presentation, redeem the same either in goods,
wares or merchandise, or in cash, good and lawful money of
the United States of America, at the option of the holder
thereof, and in such case, any number of such stamps, trading
stamps, cash discount stamps, checks, tickets, coupons or other