Section 47. A person who with intent to defraud secures the issue by a carrier of a bill, knowing that at the time of such issue, any or all of the goods described in such bill as received for transportation have not been so received by such carrier, or by an agent of such carrier or a connecting carrier, or are not under the carrier's control, by inducing an officer, agent, or servant of such carrier falsely to believe that such goods have been so received or are under the carrier's control, 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