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Code · North Carolina · Chapter 16 — Gaming Contracts and Futures

§ 16-5. Opening office for sales of "futures" misdemeanor.

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§ 16-5. Opening office for sales of "futures" misdemeanor.
If any person, corporation or other association of persons, either as principal or agent, shall establish or open an office or place of business in this State for the purpose of carrying on or engaging in making such contracts as are forbidden in this Article, he shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. (1905, c. 538, ss. 1, 2; Rev., s. 3825; C.S., s. 2148; 1993, c. 539, s. 305; 1994, Ex. Sess., c. 24, s. 14(c).)
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