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than twenty-five dollars nor more than one hundred dollars, or impris- 

 oned not less than thirty days nor more than ninety days, or both, at 

 the discretion of the court. 



(7069-5) SEC. i. [Fraud in sale of grain, seed, etc., negotiation 

 of notes obtained by sueh fraud; penalty.) Be it enacted by the 

 General Assembly of the State of Ohio, That whoever, either for his 

 own benefit or as the agent of any corporation, company, association ur 

 person, obtains from any other person anything of value, or procures the 

 signature of any such person, as maker, indorser, guarantor or surety 

 thereon, to any bond, bill, receipt, promissory note, draft, check, or any 

 other evidence of indebtedness, as the whole or part consideration of 

 the sale or transfer to such other person of any grain, seed or other 

 cereals, which sale or transfer is at a fictitious- price or at a price equal 

 to or more than twice the market price of such grain, seed or cereals, 

 or as the whole or part consideration for any bond, contract or promise 

 given the vendee of any grain, seed or cereals binding the vendor ci 

 any other person, corporation, company, association, or the agent thereof, 

 to sell for such vendee any grain, seed or cereals at a ficticious price, GI 

 at a price equal to or more than twice the market price of such grain, 

 seed or cereals ; and whoever sells, barters or disposes of, or offers to 

 sell, barter or dispose of, either for his own benefit or as the agent of 

 any corporation, company, association or person, any bond, bill, receipt, 

 promissory note, draft, check, or other evidence of indebtedness, know- 

 ing the same to have been obtained as the whole or part consideration 

 of the sale or transfer to the maker, indorser, guarantor or surety on 

 any such bond, bill, receipt, promissory note, draft, check, or other 

 evidence of indebtedness, of any grain, seed or cereals which have been 

 sold or transferred to suh maker, indorser, guarantor or surety at a 

 ficticious price or at a price equal to or more than double the market 

 price of such grain, seed or cereals, or as the whole or part considera- 

 tion for any bond, contract or promise given the vendee of any grain. 

 seed or cereals binding the vendor or any other person, corporation, 

 company, association, or the agent thereof, to sell for such vendee any 

 grain, seed or cereals at a ficticious price, or at a price equal to more 

 than twice the market price of such grain, seed or cereals, shall be im- 

 prisoned in the penitentiary not more than three years nor less than 

 one year, or be fined in the sum of not more than five hundred dollars 

 nor less than one hundred dollars, or both, at the discretion of the court. 



(7072-1) [Labeling of binding twine.] Each separate ball or 

 parcel of binding twine being that commonly employed in binding 

 grain exposed to sale or offered for sale in this state, shall have at- 

 tached thereto a tab or label, on which shall be plainly written or printed 

 the kind of material of which the string is composed and the true weight 

 of each of such separate balls or parcels of twine and any dealer, manu- 

 facturing corporation, company or their agent selling or offering for 

 sale any such ball or parcel of twine without then having the tab or 

 label attached thereto, above required, shall on conviction thereof be 

 fined not less than one dollar nor more than twenty-five dollars, and shall 

 stand committed until the fine and costs are paid. 



(7270-3) SEC. 2. [Labeling of "soaked" goods and cans of ma- 

 ple molasses.] That all soaked goods, or goods put up from products 

 dried before canning, shall be plainly marked by an adhesive label, 

 having on its face the word "soaked," in letters not less in size than 



