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Act No. 2137 Section 52

Act No. 2137 Section 52

Issue of duplicate receipts not so marked.

Section 52

SEC. 52. Issue of duplicate receipts not so marked.—A warehouseman, or any officer, agent, or servant of a warehouseman, who issues or aids in issuing a duplicate or additional negotiable receipt for goods knowing that a former negotiable receipt for the same goods or any part of them is outstanding and uncanceled, without plainly placing upon the face thereof the word "Duplicate" except in the case of a lost or destroyed receipt after proceedings as provided for in section fourteen, shall be guilty of a crime, and upon conviction shall be punished for each offense by imprisonment not exceeding five years, or by a fine not exceeding ten thousand pesos, or by both.

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CitationAct No. 2137 Section 52 (LawPlayer, data as of July 4, 2026)

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