nances of such parish, city or other municipal corporation, it shall not be competent for such court or judicial officer to remit any portion of such fine or imprisonment, nor to alter or amend the sentence, judgment or order whereby such fine or imprisonment shall have been adjudged.

D. Sec. 1070, 1520, 1956, 2762. Act 1868, p. 171.

Sec. 2473. Whenever it shall or may be alleged that any

police jury or

fine or imprisonment so imposed is excessive, or that, for any Abatement by reason, the same ought to be abated or remitted, in whole or in common counpart, it shall be done, in case it be a fine or imprisonment cil. imposed under a law of the State, in the manner which may be directed by law; and if it be a fine or imprisonment imposed by the ordinances of a police jury, the same may be so remitted or abated only when the judge of the parish shall recommend the same to the police jury, and the police jury shall consent to the same; and when the same shall have been imposed under an ordinance of any city, or other municipal corporation, then said fine or imprisonment may be so abated or remitted only upon the recommendation of the mayor or other chief magistrate thereof, and the consent of the least numerous branch of the municipal legislative body, and not otherwise.

D. Sec. 1071, 1521, 2763.

tle not belong

residing in the

Sec. 2474. No neat cattle and hogs shall be brought within Hogs and cat- the limits of this State for the purpose of grazing or herding the ing to persons same, unless such cattle and hogs are owned by some person or State or own persons who are citizens of or residents in the State, or who ing plantations are the owners or cultivators of a plantation or farm within the State; and all such neat cattle and hogs that may hereafter be brought into this State in violation of the provisions of this act, shall be forfeited to the parish in which the same may be kept for the purpose of grazing or herding.

therein, not to

be grazed in this State.

Penalty.

and hogs to be

less sold to

Act 1855, p. 278.

Sec. 2475. Any neat cattle and hogs that are now kept Certain cattle within the limits of this State for the purpose of grazing or forfeited un-herding, and that are not owned by any citizens or residents of citizens of this this State, or who are the owners and cultivators of a plantaState, or per- tion or farm within the State, shall be forfeited to the parish in property here- which they may be kept, unless the same shall be removed from the State or sold to some person or persons who are citizens of or residents of the State, or who are the owners and cultivators of a plantation or farm within the State, within the period of six months from the promulgation of this act.

sons owning

in, within six months.

Sec. 2476. The district attorney of each judicial district, or the district attorney pro tempore of any parish, shall, upon being Duty and com-informed by affidavit or otherwise of any violation of this act, district attor proceed by information and other legal proceedings, to have the attorney pro forfeiture of such neat cattle determined, and for which the district attorney shall be entitled to one-fourth of the said for

ney or district

tem.

feiture.

D. Sec. 1143.

ing the issue of

Sec. 2477. No cotton press owner or lessee, wharfinger, or other person shall issue any receipt or other voucher for any Rules governgoods, wares, merchandise, grain, flour, or other produce or negotiable recommodity to any person or persons purporting to be the holder, ceipts. owner or owners thereof, unless such goods, wares, merchandise, grain or other produce or commodity shall have been actually received into store or upon the premises of such cotton press, wharfinger or other person, and shall be in the store or on the premises aforesaid, or under his control at the time of issuing such receipt.

C. C. 2643 (2613), 3158 (3125). Act 1868, p. 193.

only for arti

Sec. 2478. No cotton press owner or lessee, wharfinger or other person shall issue any receipt or other voucher upon any Receipts given goods, wares, merchandise, grain, flour, or other produce or cles in control. commodity to any person or persons for money loaned or other indebtedness, unless such goods, wares, merchandise, grain, flour, or other produce or commodity shall be at the time of issuing such receipt in the custody of such cotton press owner or lessee, wharfinger or other person, and shall be in store, or upon the premises and under his control, at the time of issuing such receipt or other voucher as aforesaid.

Sec. 2479. No cotton press owner or lessee, wharfinger, or other person shall issue any second or duplicate receipt for any Duplicate regoods, wares, merchandise, grain, flour or other produce or ceipts. commodity, while any former receipt for any such goods, wares, merchandise, grain, flour, or other produce or commodity as

Written release required.

Shipping re

of lading.

aforesaid, or any part thereof, shall be outstanding and uncanceled without writing across the face of the same, "Duplicate." Sec. 2480. No cotton press owner or lessee, wharfinger or other person shall sell or incumber, ship, transfer or in any manner remove or permit to be shipped, transferred or removed, be yond his control any goods, wares, merchandise, grain, flour, or other produce or commodity, for which a receipt shall have been given by him as aforesaid, whether received for storing, shipping, grinding, manufacturing or other purpose, without the written assent of the person or persons holding such receipt.

Sec. 2481. No master, owner, or agent of any boat or vessel of any description, forwarder, or officer or agent of any railroad, ceipts or bills transfer or transportation company, or other person shall sign or give any bill of lading, receipt or other voucher or document for any merchandise or property by which it shall appear that such merchandise or property has been shipped on board of any boat, vessel, railroad car or other vehicle, unless the same shail have been actually shipped and put on board, and shall be at the time actually on board, or delivered to such boat, vessel, car, or other vehicle, to be carried or conveyed as expressed in said bill of lading, receipt or voucher or document.

Holder of receipt to be deemed the Owner of the merchandise.

Sec. 2482. Cotton press receipts given for any goods, wares, merchandise, grain, flour or other produce or commodity stored or deposited with any cotton press, wharfinger or other person, or any bill of lading given by any forwarder, boat, vessel, railroad, transportation or transfer company, may be transferred by indorsement therein, and any person to whom the same may be transferred shall be deemed and taken to be the owner of the goods, wares, merchandise, grain, flour or other produce or com modity therein specified, so far as to give validity to any pledge, lien or transfer made or created by such person or persons, no property shall be delivered except on surrender and cancel lation of said original receipt or bill of lading with the indorsement of such delivery thereon; in case of partial delivery all are not nego- Cotton press receipts or bills of lading, however, which sha!! tiable exempt. have the words "not negotiable" plainly written or stamped on the face thereof, shall be exempt from the provisions of this

Receipts that

violation of

this act.

section.

D. Sec. 2887, 2904.

but

Sec. 2483. Any cotton press owner or lessee, wharfinger, Penalties for forwarder or other person who shall violate any of the provis ions of this act shall be deemed guilty of a criminal offense, and upon indictment and conviction, shall be fined in any sum not exceeding five thousand dollars, or imprisonment in the peni tentiary of this State not exceeding five years, or both. And all and every person or persons aggrieved by the violation of any of the provisions of this act, may have and maintain an action at law against the person or persons, corporation or corporations. violating any of the provisions of this act, to recover all damages, immediate or consequential, which he or they may have

sustained by reason of any such violation as aforesaid, before any court of competent jurisdiction, whether such person or persons shall have been convicted of fraud as aforesaid under this act or not.

D. Sec. 823.

cable to all

Sec. 2484. All the provisions of this act shall apply and be applicable to bills of lading and to all persons or corporations, This act applitheir agents or servants, that shall or may issue bills of lading bills of lading. of any kind or description, the same as if the words "forwarded and bills of lading" were mentioned in every section of this act. Sec. 2485. All receipts, bills of lading, vouchers or other documents, issued by any cotton press owner or lessee, whar- All receipts, finger, forwarder or other person, boat, vessel, railroad, trans- etc., negotiaportation or transfer company, as by this act provided, shall be ment. negotiable by indorsement in blank or by special indorsement, in the same manner, and to the same extent, as bills of exchange and promissory notes now are.

bills of lading,

ble by indorse

No evasion

Sec. 2486. No printed or written conditions, or clauses inserted in or attached to any cotton press receipt or bill of lad- permitted. ing, which in any way limits the liability imposed by this act, shall have any effect or force whatsoever.

be removed by

falcation.

Sec. 2487. So much of the preceding sections of this act as forbids the delivery of property except on surrender and cancel- Property may lation of the original receipt or bill of lading or the indorse- legal process. ment of such delivery thereon in case of partial delivery, shall not apply to property replevied or removed by operation of law. Sec. 2488. If any commission merchant, agent or other person, storing or shipping any goods, wares, merchandise, grain, Penalty for deflour or other produce or commodity in his own name, being in the possession thereof for or on account of another party, and negotiating, pledging or hypothecating the cotton press receipt or bill of lading received therefor, shall not account or pay over to his principal or owner of the property the amount so received on such negotiation, pledge or hypothecation, he shall be adjudged guilty of fraud, and upon indictment and conviction thereof, shall be fined in a sum not exceeding five thousand dollars or punished by imprisonment in the penitentiary of the State for a term not exceeding five years, or both.

D. Sec. 824, 2887.

tent to de-,

Sec. 2489. Whosoever shall purchase goods, wares, merchandise or other commodity for cash, and shall sell, hypothe- Penalty for cate or pledge the same to another, and use the proceeds thereof goods with inpurchasing for any purpose other than the payment of the seller or vender, tentat with intent to cheat or defraud such seller or vender, or who shall conceal, ship or otherwise make way with, or deliver to another any goods, wares, merchandise or other commodity so purchased, without paying for the same, with intent to cheat or defraud the seller or vender thereof, shall be deemed guilty of a felony, and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine not exceeding five thousand dollars, or by imprisonment in