§ 43-19-106. Warehouses to Be Floored and Kept in Repair
The proprietor shall fit up the warehouse with plank floors or skids, upon which to place the tobacco, so that the hogsheads may be at least four inches (4″) from the earth. Any proprietor who fails to keep a warehouse in good repair, or to furnish it as in this section provided, shall forfeit two […]
§ 43-19-107. Scales to Be Kept and Tested
The proprietor shall keep good and sufficient scales for weighing tobacco, which shall be tested at the beginning of each tobacco commerical year, and every three (3) months thereafter, by the keeper and sealer of weights for the county, and at any time when written application is made by two (2) or more planters or […]
§ 43-19-108. Breaking Irons for Inspection, and Screws for Cooperage
The proprietor shall also keep the necessary breaking irons for the proper inspection of tobacco, and screws for the proper cooperage and return of loose tobacco to the hogshead after inspection.
§ 43-18-108. Hauling Unbaled Cotton Between Sunset and Sunrise, Where There Is a Lien, or Undivided Interest Unlawful — Exception — Penalty
It is unlawful for any person to haul or carry over any highway any cotton in the seed or ginned, but not baled, on which there is a lien, mortgage, contract for supplies and merchandise, or an undivided interest, between the hours of sunset of any one (1) day and sunrise of the succeeding day; […]
§ 43-18-109. Liability of Owner of Gin or Tobacco Establishment for Sale of Product Containing Foreign Objects
If any person sells or otherwise disposes of cotton or tobacco fraudulently packed with wood, iron, rocks, dirt or other substance, the person at whose gin or establishment the cotton or tobacco was put up is deemed guilty of negligence, and shall, upon suit on behalf of any subsequent purchaser of the cotton or tobacco, […]
§ 43-17-103. Penalty for Violations
A violation of any of the provisions of § 43-17-101 or § 43-17-102 is a Class C misdemeanor.
§ 43-17-104. Special Right of Action in Owner of Pecans Sold Without Consent
In addition to the punishment provided in § 43-17-103, and either before or after, and with or without, criminal prosecution as provided for in § 43-17-103, the owner of any pecans that are sold by another without the owner’s consent can maintain and recover of any person buying the pecans, who fails to comply with […]
§ 43-17-105. Tenant’s Possession or Sale Prima Facie Evidence of Landlord’s Title — Burden of Proof of Transfer
Possession and/or sale of pecans by any tenant of a landowner shall constitute prima facie evidence that such pecans are the property of such landowner and the burden of proof of transfer of ownership of the pecans shall rest with the tenant and/or purchaser from the tenant. Any purchaser from a tenant or the immediate […]
§ 43-18-101. Record to Be Made of Purchases of Seed Cotton, Loose or Unbaled Cotton, or Cotton Seed
Any person purchasing cotton seed or seed cotton from anyone selling cotton seed or seed cotton in bags or baskets or any other cotton not baled shall keep a book in which that person shall keep a record of all cotton and cotton seed bought, and shall promptly enter the name and residence of all […]
§ 43-18-102. Written Permission to Sell Required — Exception
Any person offering seed cotton for sale that the person did not personally raise, or on whose farm the cotton was not raised, shall be required by the buyer or dealer in the cotton to show a written permission from the party raising the cotton to sell it before buying, unless the party offering the […]