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title: O.C.G.A. § 10-4-80. Penalties for issuing receipt for cotton not in warehouse.
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# O.C.G.A. § 10-4-80. Penalties for issuing receipt for cotton not in warehouse.

The manager of any warehouse, or agent, employee, or servant, who issues or aids in issuing a receipt for cotton, knowing that such cotton has not been actually placed in the warehouse under the control of the manager thereof, shall be guilty of a felony and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished for each offense by imprisonment in the state penitentiary for a period of not less than one nor more than five years, or by a fine not exceeding $5,000.00.

## History

Ga. L. 1918, p. 246, § 16; Code 1933, § 5-9903.