§ 750.279Personal property; fraudulent disposition

Sec. 279.


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    Fraudulent disposition of personal property—Whenever money, or any goods, wares or
 merchandise or other personal property, shall be delivered, committed or entrusted to, or put in
 charge of any person as agent with written instructions, or upon any written agreement signed
 by the party so instructed as agent, or such written instructions shall be delivered or such
 written agreement shall be made, at any time after delivery to such agent, of any money or
 goods, wares, merchandise, or other personal property, which instructions or agreements shall
 express the appropriation, purpose, or use to which such money shall be applied, or the terms,
 mode or manner of the application or employment of such money, or which shall express or
 direct the disposition or use to be made by such agent, of any goods, wares, merchandise or
 other personal property, so delivered or entrusted to such agent; if the person to whom any
 such money or goods, wares, merchandise or other personal property shall be so delivered,
 committed or entrusted, shall purposely and intentionally apply, appropriate, dispose of, or use
 any such money or goods, wares, merchandise or other personal property in any other way or
 manner, or for any other purpose, use or intent, than such as shall be expressed in such written
 instrument or agreement touching the same, the person or persons so doing, shall be guilty of
 felony.