§ 750.291Boarding house keepers; defrauding

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Sec. 291.
    Defrauding boarding house keepers—Any person who shall stop, put up, board or lodge at
 any boarding house as a guest or boarder by the day, week or month, or shall procure any
 food, entertainment or accommodation without paying therefor, unless there is a distinct and
 express agreement made by such person with the owner, proprietor or keeper of such boarding
 house for credit, with intent to defraud such owner, proprietor or keeper out of the pay for such
 board, lodging, food, entertainment or accommodation, or any person who, with intent so to
 defraud, shall obtain credit at any boarding house for such board, lodging, food, entertainment
 or accommodation, by means of any false show of baggage or effects brought thereto, shall be
 guilty of a misdemeanor: Provided, That no conviction shall be had under the provisions of
 this section unless complaint shall be made within 10 days of the time of the violation hereof.

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