No more than six ounces of cotton shall be taken from any bale of cotton under the pretext of sampling the same; but after the sale of the cotton and after the weight thereof has been ascertained and agreed upon, the buyer may take from the bale, at his own loss, six ounces more of cotton for comparison with the sample by which he bought. Any person violating any of the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor; and, in prosecutions under this section, the ownership of the cotton need not be alleged or proved.
Structure Code of Alabama
Article 1 - General Provisions.
Section 2-19-5 - Taking of Cotton From Bale Without Consent of Owner, Consignee, Etc.
Section 2-19-6 - Conversion, etc., of Cotton Samples.
Section 2-19-9 - Failure of Purchaser of Cotton to Maintain Record as to Name of Seller, Etc.
Section 2-19-10 - Failure of Cotton Broker, etc., to Pay for Cotton Purchased and Disposed Of.
Section 2-19-11 - Fraudulent Packing or Baling of Cotton.
Section 2-19-12 - Exhibition of False Samples of Cotton, Etc.
Section 2-19-13 - Removal, etc., From State of Cotton Subject to Purchase Money Lien.
Section 2-19-14 - Removal From Bale of Cotton, etc., of Ginner's Tag.
Section 2-19-15 - Ginners to Maintain Registers of Cotton Ginned; Contents and Inspection Thereof.
Section 2-19-16 - Marking, Tagging, etc., of Cotton by Ginners.
Section 2-19-18 - Violation of Laws as to Classification, Stapling or Sampling of Cotton.
Section 2-19-20 - Removal of Cotton From Bale for Sampling.
Section 2-19-22 - Implied Warranty as to Packing of Cotton.
Section 2-19-24 - Liability of Ginneries for Failure to Comply With Provisions of Section 2-19-23.
Section 2-19-25 - Applicability of Provisions of Sections 2-19-23 and 2-19-24.
Section 2-19-26 - Applicability of Laws Relative to Inspection, Suspension From Sale, Seizure, Etc.