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182 685. Erroneous bills of lading or receipts, issued in good faith, excepted.

686. Duplicate receipts must be marked "Duplicate."

687. Selling, hypothecating or pledging property received for transportation or storage.

648. Bill of lading or receipt issued by warehouseman, must be canceled on the delivery of the property.

689. Property demanded by process of law.

Sec. 683. Every person being the master, owner or agent of any vessel, or officer or agent of any railroad, express or transportation company, or otherwise being or representing any carrier who delivers any bill of lading, receipt or other voucher, or by which it appears that any merchandise of any description has been shipped on board any vessel, or delivered to any railroad, express or transportation company, or other carrier, unless the same lias been so shipped or delivered and is at the time actually under tlic control of such carrier, or the master, owner or agent of such vessel, or of some officer or agent of such: company, to be forwarded as express in such bill of lading, receipt or voucher, is punishable by imprisonment in the territorial prison not exceeding five years, or by a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars, or both.

Sec. 684. Every person carrying on the business of a warehousemen, wharfinger, or other depositary of property, who issues any receipt, bill of lading or other voucher for any merchandise of any description which has not been actually received upon the premises of such person, and is not under his actual control at the tirae of issuing such instrument, whether such instruments issued to a person as being the owner of such merchandise, or as security for any indebtedness, is punishable by imprisonment in the territorial prison not exceeding five years, or by a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars, or both.

Sec. 685. No person can be convicted of any offense under the last two sections by reason that the contents of any barrel, box, case, cask or other vessel or package mentioned in the