Section 56. A warehouseman, or any officer, agent or servant of a warehouseman, who fraudulently issues or aids in fraudulently issuing a receipt for goods, knowing that it contains any false statement, shall be punished by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars or by imprisonment for not more than one year, or both.
Structure Massachusetts General Laws
Part I - Administration of the Government
Title XV - Regulation of Trade
Chapter 105 - Public Warehouses
Section 1 - Licenses; Application; Notice; Bond
Section 2 - Failure to File Bond
Section 2a - Discharge From Liability Under Bond; Notice; Revocation of License
Section 2b - Duties and Rights of Warehousemen After Revocation of License
Section 2c - Public Warehouses; License Exemption
Section 4 - Insuring Property Upon Request; Notice to Depositor of Household Goods
Section 5 - Books of Warehousemen; Accounts; Inspection
Section 6 - Publication of Notice of Revocation of License
Section 55 - Issuance of Receipt for Goods Not Received
Section 56 - Issuance of Receipt Containing False Statement
Section 57 - Issuance of Unmarked Duplicate Receipts
Section 58 - Issuance of Receipt Not Stating Fact of Ownership
Section 59 - Delivery of Goods With Negotiable Receipt Outstanding
Section 60 - Negotiation of Receipt for Mortgaged Goods
Section 61 - Fraudulent Negotiation or Transfer of Receipt
Section 62 - Unlawful Sale, Pledge or Loan of Deposited Property