The manager of any warehouse, or agent, employee, or servant, who issues or aids in issuing a receipt for cotton, knowing that such cotton has not been actually placed in the warehouse under the control of the manager thereof, shall be guilty of a felony and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished for each offense by imprisonment in the state penitentiary for a period of not less than one nor more than five years, or by a fine not exceeding $5,000.00.
History. Ga. L. 1918, p. 246, § 16; Code 1933, § 5-9903.
Structure Georgia Code
Article 2 - State Warehouse Commissioner; Cotton Warehousing
§ 10-4-70. Standards and Classifications of Cotton
§ 10-4-72. Fixing Terms and Rate of Storage
§ 10-4-73. Commissioner May Negotiate Loans on Receipts and Sale of Stored Cotton
§ 10-4-74. Commissioner’s Charges and Commissions
§ 10-4-75. Warehouse Receipt Books; Execution and Sealing of Receipts
§ 10-4-76. Investigation of Liens and Titles by Warehouseman; Priority of Claim of Receipt Holder
§ 10-4-77. Penalty for Failure to Give Notice of Lien on Cotton
§ 10-4-78. Penalty for False Affidavit as to Lien on Cotton
§ 10-4-80. Penalties for Issuing Receipt for Cotton Not in Warehouse
§ 10-4-81. Penalty for Issuing Duplicate or Additional Receipt; Lost or Destroyed Receipts