Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 76A.djvu/540

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-444CHAPTER 55—FRAUD AND FALSE STATEMENTS Sec. 1021. Proof of intent to defraud. 1022. Removal, conveyance, or concealment of property in fraud of creditors or others. 1023. Participating in frauds on creditors. 1024. Obtaining money, labor, or property by false pretense; proof. 1025. Making, possessing, or uttering fictitious bill, note, or check, 1026. Drawing or uttering check, draft, or order without sufficient funds; presumption. 1027. Reselling sold property. 1028. False representation by married person when selling or mortgaging lands. 1029. False or fraudulent sale of property; mock auctions. 1030. Fraudulent devices to affect market price of property. 1031. Defrauding or prejudicing insurer of property. 1032. Fraud in affairs of partnership. 1033. False statements by commission merchants or factors. 1034. Defrauding hotels, guesthouses, lodginghouses, or restaurants. 1035. Misrepresentation of newspaper circulation. 1036. Failure to give proper tax or license receipts. 1037. Possession of improper blank licenses or tax receipts. 1038. Fraudulent production of infant with intent to intercept inheritance. 1039. Substitution of one child for another.

§ 1021. Proof of intent to defraud When, by a provision of this Code, an intent to defraud is required to constitute an offense, it is sufficient if an intent appears to defraud a person, as defined by section 61 of Title 1, or any body politic. § 1022. Removal, conveyance, or concealment of property in fraud of creditors or others Whoever: (1) fraudulently removes his property or effects beyond the jurisdiction of the courts, or fraudulently sells, conveys, assigns or conceals his property, with intent to defraud, hinder, or delay his creditors of their rights, claims, or demands; or (2) having an action pending against him or a judgment for the recovery of personal property rendered against him, fraudulently conceals, sells, or disposes of that property with intent to hinder, delay, or defraud the person bringing the action or recovering the judgment, or, with that intent, removes the property beyond the jurisdiction of the courts in which it may be at the time of the commencement of the action or the rendering of the judgment— shall be fined not more than $5,000 or imprisoned in the penitentiary not more than one year, or both. § 1023. Participating in frauds on creditors Whoever: (1) is a party to a fraudulent conveyance of property, real or personal, or a right or interest issuing out of the property, or to a bond, suit, judgment or execution, contract or conveyance, had, made or contrived with intent to deceive and defraud others or to defeat, hinder or delay creditors or others of their just debts, damages or demands; or (2) being a party as aforesaid, at any time knowingly and willfully puts in, uses, avows, maintains, justifies or defends the same or any of them as true and done, had or made in good faith or upon good consideration, or aliens, assigns or sells any of the property, real or personal, or other things before mentioned, conveyed to him or them as aforesaid, or any part thereof— shall be fined not more than $100 or imprisoned in jail not more than 30 days, or both.