SEC. 2474. No neat cattle and hogs shall be brought within the 1855-278. limits of this State for the purpose of grazing or herding the same, Hogs and cattle unless such cattle and hogs are owned by some person or persons to persons iеnot belonging who are citizens of or residents in the State, or who are the owners siding in the or cultivators of a plantation or farm within the State; and all such state or owning neat cattle and hogs that may hereafter be brought into this State therein not to in violation of the provisions of this act, shall be forfeited to the State. parish in which the same may be kept for the purpose of grazing or Penalty. herding.

plantations

be grazed in this

forfeited un.68

SEC. 2475. Any neat cattle and hogs that are now kept within the limits of this State for the purpose of grazing or herding, and certain cattle that are not owned by any citizens or residents of this State, or who and hogs to be are the owners and cultivators of a plantation or farm within the sold to citizens State, shall be forfeited to the parish in which they may be kept, unless the same shall be removed from the State or sold to some property herein, person or persons who are citizens of or residents of the State, or who are the owners and cultivators of a plantation or farm within the State, within the period of six months from the promulgation of this act.

of this State or persons owning within six

months.

Lict attorney or

SEC. 2176. The district attorney of each judicial district, or the district attorney pro tempore of any parish, shall, upon being informed Duty and ccm. by affidavit or otherwise of any violation of this act, proceed by pensation c: ais. information and other legal proceedings, to have the forfeiture of district attorney such neat cattle determined, and for which the district attorney shall pro tem, be entitled to one-fourth of the said forfeiture.

Penalties for violation of this act...2483 Property may be removed by legal

1868-193.

the issue of

negotiable receipts

SEC. 2477. No cotton press owner or lessee, wharfinger, or other person shall issue any receipt or other voucher for any goods, wares, Rules governing merchandise, grain, flour, or other produce or commodity to any person or persons purporting to be the holder, owner or owners thereof, unless such goods, wares, merchandise, grain or other pro uce or commodity shall have been actually received into store or upon the premises of such cotton press, wharfinger or other person, and shall be in the store or on the premises aforesaid, or under his control at the time of issuing such receipt.

only or articles in control.

SEC. 2478. No cotton press owner or lessee, wharfinger or other Receipts given person shall issue any receipt or other voucher upon any goods, wares, merchandise, grain, flour or other produce or commodity to any person or persons for money loaned or other indebtedness, unless such goods, wares, merchandise, grain, flour or other produce or commodity shall be at the time of issuing such receipt in the custody of such cotton press owner or lessee, wharfinger or other person, and shall be in store, or upon the premises and under his control, at the time of issuing such receipt or other voucher as aforesaid.

Duplicate receipts.

required.

SEC. 2479. No cotton press owner or lessee, wharfinger, or other person shall issue any second or duplicate receipt for any goods, wares, merchandise, grain, flour or other produce or commodity, while any former receipt for any such goods, wares, merchandise, grain, flour, or other produce or commodity as aforesaid, or any part thereof, shall be outstanding and uncanceled without writing across the face of the same, "Duplicate."

SEC. 2480. No cotton press owner or lessee, wharfinger or other Written release person shall sell or incumber, ship, transfer or in any manner remove or permit to be shipped, transferred or removed, beyond his control any goods, wares, merchandise, grain, flour, or other produce or commodity, for which a receipt shall have been given by him as aforesaid, whether received for storing, shipping, grinding, rnufacturing or other purpose, without the written assent of the person or persons holding such receipt.

Shipping re

lading.

SEC. 2481. No master, owner, or agent or any boat or vessel of any description, forwarder, or officer or agent of any railroad, CHints or bilis of transfer or transportation company, or other person shall sign or give any bill of lading, receipt or other voucher or document for any merchandise or property by which it shall appear that such merchandise or property has been shipped on board of any boat, vessel, railroad car or other vehicle, unless the same shall have been actually shipped and put on board, and shall be at the time actually on board, or delivered to such boat, vessel, car, or other vehicle, to be carried or conveyed as expresed in said bill of lading, receipt or voucher or document.

ceipt to be

merchandise.

SEC. 2482. Cotton press receipts given for any goods, wares, merchandise, grain, flour or other produce or commodity stored or Holder of redeposited with any cotton press, wharfinger or other person, or any deemed the bill of lading given by any forwarder, boat, vessel, railroad, trans- owner of the portation or transfer company, may be transferred by indorsement therein, and any person to whom the same may be transferred shall he deemed and taken to be the owner of the goods, wares, merchandise, grain, flour or other produce or commodity therein specified, so far as to give validity to any pledge, lien or transfer made or created by such person or persons, but no property shall be delivered except on surrender and cancellation of said original receipt or bill of lading with the indorsement of such delivery thereon; in case of partial delivery all cotton press receipts or bills of lading, however, which shall have the words 'not negotiable" are not negotiaplainly written or stamped on the face thereof, shall be exempt from ble exempt. the provisions of this section.

" Receipts that

violation of this

act

SEC. 2483. Any cotton press owner or lessee, wharfinger, forwarder or other preson who shall violate any of the provisions of Penalties for this act shall be deemed guilty of a criminal offense, and upon indictment and conviction, shall be fined in any sum not exceeding five thousand dollars, or imprisonment in the penitentiary of this State not exceeding five years, or both. And all and every person or persons aggrieved by the violation of any of the provisions of this act, may have and maintain an action at law against the person or persons, corporation or corporations, violating any of the provisions of this act, to recover all damages, immediate or consequential, which he or they may have sustained by reason of any such violation as aforesaid, before any court of competent jurisdiction, whether such person or persons shall have been convicted of fraud as aforesaid under this act or not.

be to all bills

SEC. 2484. All the provisions of this act shall apply and be applicable to bills of lading and to all persons or corporations, their This act applica agents or servants, that shall or may issue bills of lading of any of lading. kind or description, the same as if the words "forwarded and bills of lading" were mentioned in every section of this act.

bills of lading,

SEC. 2485. All receipts, bills of lading, vouchers or other documents, issued by any cotton press owner or lessee, wharfinger, for- All receipts, warder or other person, boat, vessel, railroad, transportation or etc., negotiable transfer company, as by this act provided, shall be negotiable by by indorsement. indorsement in blank or by special indorsement, in the same manner, and to the same extent, as bills of exchange and promissory notes now are.

No evasion per

SEC. 2486. No printed or written conditions, or clauses inserted in or attached to any cotton press receipt or bill of lading, which in any m way limits the liability imposed by this act, shall have any effect or force whatsoever.

SEC. 2487. So much of the preceding sections of this act as forbids the delivery of property except on surrender and cancella- Property may tion of the original receipt or bill of lading or the indorsement of be removed by such delivery thereon in case of partial delivery, shall not apply to property replevied or removed by operation of law.

legal process.

SEC. 2488. If any commission merchant, agent or other person, storing or shipping any goods, wares, merchandise, grain, flour or Penalty for deother produce or commodity in his own name, being in the possession thereof for or on account of another party, and negotiating, pledging or hypothecating the cotton press receipt or bill of lading received

cation.

chasing goods with intent to

therefor, shall not account or pay over to his principal or owner of the property the amount so received on such negotiation, pledge or bypothecation, he shall be adjudged guilty of fraud, and upon indictment and conviction thereof, shall be fined in a sum not exceeding five thousand dollars or punished by imprisonment in the penitentiary of the State for a term not exceeding five years, or both. SEC. 2489. Whosoever shall purchase goods, wares, merchandise Penalty for pur- or other commodity for cash, and shall sell, hypothecate or pledge the same to another, and use the proceeds thereof for any purpose other than the payment of the seller or vender, with intent to cheat or defraud such seller or vender, or who shall conceal, ship or otherwise make way with, or deliver to another any goods, wares, merchandise or other commodity so purchased, without paying for the same, with intent to cheat or defraud the seller or vender thereof, shall be deemed guilty of a felony, and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine not exceeding five thousand dollars, or by imprisonment in the penitentiary for a term not exceeding five years, or by both such fine and imprisonment.

defraud.

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erty, how

SEC. 2490. All pledges of movable property may be made by private writing, accompanied by actual delivery, and the delivery of Movable prop property, on deposit in a warehouse, shall pass by the private assignment of the warehouse receipt, so as to authorize the owner to pledge such property, and such pledge so made, without further formalities, shall be valid, as well against third persons, as against the pledgers thereof, if made in good faith.

pawned.

1861-91.
The Governor-

many notaries

SEC. 2491. The Governor of this State be, and he is hereby to appoint as authorized to appoint, by and with the advice and consent of the public as MaySenate, as many notaries public in the different parishes of the State, be deemed nesas may be deemed necessary.

essary.

SEC. 2492. Notaries public shall have power, within their several 1855-322. parishes, to make inventories, appraisements, partitions, to receive Powers of nota

ries.