Section 44. An officer, agent or servant of a carrier, who with intent to defraud issues, or aids in issuing, a duplicate or additional negotiable bill for goods in violation of section seven—four hundred and two of chapter one hundred and six, knowing that a former negotiable bill for the same goods or any part of them is outstanding and uncancelled, shall be punished by a fine of not more than five thousand dollars or by imprisonment in the state prison for not more than five years or in a jail or house of correction for not more than two and one half years, or both.
Structure Massachusetts General Laws
Part I - Administration of the Government
Title XV - Regulation of Trade
Chapter 108 - Criminal Offences Relative to Bills of Lading
Section 42 - Fraudulent Issuance or Aiding in Issuance; Penalty; Bill of Lading Defined
Section 43 - False Statement in Bill
Section 44 - Issuance of Unmarked Duplicate Bill
Section 45 - Negotiation of Bill for Goods Subject to Mortgage or Lien
Section 46 - Negotiation or Transfer of Bill When Goods Not in Carrier's Possession
Section 47 - Inducing Carrier to Issue Bill When Goods Have Not Been Received