Any warehouseman or cooperative marketing association who shall buy or sell leaf tobacco in a name other than that of the true owner and who knows or has reason to believe that the name in which such leaf tobacco is sold or any name given pursuant to the provisions of this article is false or fictitious shall be guilty of a misdemeanor; provided, however, that:
(1) Whenever one person offers for sale more than one pile of tobacco it shall be sufficient for the full name to appear on the first pile and the correct initials on the other piles with consecutive numbers on the piles following; and
(2) Leaf tobacco dealers offering for resale tobacco once sold upon the warehouse floor and with respect to which the provisions of this article have previously been complied with may offer for sale or sell such tobacco in the name under which the original sale was made or in their own names.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 69-48; 1952 Code Section 69-48; 1942 Code Sections 7204, 7206; 1932 Code Sections 7204, 7206; 1924 (33) 993.
Structure South Carolina Code of Laws
Chapter 19 - Warehouses And Warehousemen Generally
Section 39-19-10. Persons and corporations who must become public warehousemen.
Section 39-19-20. Warehousemen must give bond.
Section 39-19-30. Actions against warehouseman.
Section 39-19-40. Warehouseman must insure property on request.
Section 39-19-50. Damages for use of cotton on storage without consent of owners.
Section 39-19-70. Warehouseman shall keep transactions; inspection.
Section 39-19-210. "Warehouseman" defined.
Section 39-19-220. Maximum rates for handling and selling leaf tobacco; statement of charges.
Section 39-19-230. Warehousemen must keep record of amount of tobacco sold.
Section 39-19-290. Civil penalty for violating maximum rates provision; action to recover penalty.
Section 39-19-410. Declaration of purpose.
Section 39-19-420. "Warehouseman" defined.
Section 39-19-440. Delivery records must be kept by warehouseman or cooperative.
Section 39-19-450. Information ticket or card must be placed on tobacco.
Section 39-19-460. Tickets or cards and tobacco must be open to inspection.
Section 39-19-470. Retention of tickets or cards after sale.
Section 39-19-480. Failure to give true name is a misdemeanor.
Section 39-19-490. Offenses by warehousemen or cooperatives.
Section 39-19-500. Sale of tobacco in name other than that of true owner.