§ 750.182Embezzlement by warehouseman or forwarder of property receipted for

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Sec. 182.
    Embezzlement or conversion by warehouseman or forwarder of property receipted for—
 Any warehouseman or forwarder, or other person who shall have issued a receipt or certificate
 for flour, wheat, pot or pearl ashes, or any grain, produce or thing of value, or shall receive
 property on deposit or for sale on a specific contract or understanding, and shall, after issuing
 said receipt or certificate or receiving such property, embezzle, dispose of or convert to his
 own use, such property or the moneys received on the sale of such property, contrary to such
 receipt or certificate, or to the previous contract or understanding, shall be guilty of a felony.

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