Chapter 19. to prevent fraudulent transactions on the part of commission merchants and other consignees of goods and other property in the District of Columbia
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CHAP. 19.— An Act to prevent fraudulent transactions on the part of commission merchants and other consignees of goods and other property in the District of Columbia.March 21, 1892. *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*,District of Columbia. Commission merchants. Penalty for withholding returns of sales. That if any factor, commission merchant, consignee, or any person selling goods on commission, or the agent, clerk, or servant of such person, shall convert to his own use in the District of Columbia any provisions, fruits, Hour, meat, butter, cheese, or any other goods, merchandise, or property, or the proceeds of the same, and shall fail to pay over the avails or proceeds, less his proper charges, within five days after receiving the money or its equivalent from the purchaser or purchasers of said goods or produce, and after demand made therefor by the person entitled to receive the same, or his or her duly authorized agent, he shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon information and conviction in the police court of the District of Columbia shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars or be imprisoned not exceeding six months, or both, in the discretion of the court.
Approved, March 21, 1892.