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Crimes Against Revenue. exposed to public view at least one day previous to the sale. Every person who violates the provisions of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor; and in addition to the punishment prescribed therefor by law. is forever disqualified after his conviction therefor, from being licensed to act as an auctioneer within this state.

§ 7375. Failure to render account. Every auctioneer, and every partner or clerk of an auctioneer, and every person whatever in any way connected in business with an auctioneer, who willfully omits to render any semiannual or other account by law required to be rendered, at the time or in the manner prescribed by law, or who willfully omits to pay over any duties legally payable by him at the time and in the manner prescribed by law, is guilty of a misdemeanor.

§ 7378. Fraud commited by auctioneer. Every auctioneer, and every partner or clerk of any auctioneer, and every person whatever in any way connected in business with an auctioneer, who commits any frand or deceit, or by any fraudulent means whatever seeks to evade or defeat the provisions of the laws of this state relating to auctions, now in force or that may hereafter be enacted, is guilty of a misdemeanor, and in addition to the punishment prescribed therefor is liable in treble damages to any party injured thereby.

§ 7377. False bill of lading. Every person whose duty it may be to deliver to any collector of tolls upon any canal that hereafter may be constructed and owned by this state, a bill of lading of any property transported upon any such canal, who knowingly delivers a false bill of lading as true, or makes or signs a false bill of lading intending to be delivered as true, is punishable by imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding one year, or by a fine not exceeding five times the value of any property omitted in such bill, or both.

§ 7378. Weighmaster making false entry. Every weighmaster upon any canal that may hereafter be constructed and owned by this state and every clerk of such weighmaster, who knowingly makes a false entry of the weight of any boat or cargo of any boat navigating such canal, or who knowingly makes a false certificate of the light weight of any boat, is guilty of a misdemeanor.

§ 7379. Injuring public buildings. Every person who willfully burns, destroys or injures any public building or improvement in this state, is punishable by imprisonment in the penitentiary not less than one and not exceeding five years.

§ 7380. Seizing military stores. Every person who enters any fort, magazine, arsenal, armory, arsenal yard or encampment, and seizes or takes away any arms. ammunition, military stores or supplies belonging to the state, and every person who enters any such place with intent so to do, is punishable by imprisonment in the penitentiary not less than one and not exceeding ten years.

§ 7381. False statement regarding taxes. Every person who, in making any statement, oral or written, which is required or authorized by law to be made as the basis of imposing any tax or assessment, or of an application to reduce any tax or assessment, willfully states any material matter which he knows to be false, is guilty of a misdemeanor. 1301