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paid upon representation, shall be deemed to have obtained
such money, credit, goods or things of value by means of a false
pretense, and upon conviction, shall be fined or imprisoned, or
both, as provided in Section 122 of this Article, at the dis-
cretion of the Court. The giving of the aforesaid worthless
check, draft or negotiable instrument shall be prima facie
evidence of intent to cheat or defraud; provided that if such
person shall deposit with the drawee of such paper within ten
days thereafter funds sufficient to meet the same, with all

costs and interest which may have accrued, he shall not be
prosecuted under this section, and no prosecution either by
presentment, inductment or otherwise, shall be instituted or
commenced until after the expiration of said period of ten

days.

SECTION 123-A. Every person who shall obtain money,
credit, goods, wares or anything of value from another by
means of a check, draft or any other negotiable instrument
of any kind, with intent at the time of giving such instrument
without the consent of such other to stop or countermand the
payment of the same or otherwise to- cause the drawee thereof
to disregard or dishonor or refuse to recognize such instru-
ment, shall be deemed to have obtained such money, credit,
goods, wares, or other thing of value with intent to cheat and
defraud another and upon conviction, shall be fined or im-
prisoned or both, as provided in Section 122 of this Article,
at the discretion of the Court. And upon the trial of any per-
son accused of violation of this section, the fact that such per-
without the consent of such other to stop or countermand the

countermanded payment of such instrument, or otherwise

caused the drawee to disregard or dishonor the same without
returning or tendering the return of the thing so obtained shall
be presumptive evidence of such intent to cheat and defraud.

Approved April 16, 1920.

CHAPTER 606.

AN ACT to add a new section to Article 14 of the Code of
Public Local Laws of Maryland, title, "Howard County,"
sub-title, '' Circuit Court,'' to follow Section 37 and to be
known as Section 37-A.