Show I IWho BUM nUl CHI CHECKS CIS Who hasn't a wheelbarrow full of at em Who Vho hasn't handed out the good hard solid value sold value sold the article ar ar- article Ucle delivered the goods anI only to be given a check which goes to the bank and back And then the writer writer writ writ- er of the check stands check stands you off art stands you off oft stands you off otto The law Is very very- simple Chapter 26 Session L Laws vs 1913 Section 1 Issuing Fraudulent Clu Check k Unlawful Any person who with intent to defraud shall make or draw or utter or deliver any check draft or order for lI the e payment of at money upon any bank or other depository depository depository de de- de- de knowing at the tho time of at such making uttering or delivery that the maker or drawer has not sufficient funds in or credit with such bank or other depositary for the payment of such check draft or order In full tull upon Its presentation shall be guilty of a misdemeanor The making drawing uttering or delivery of at such check draft or order as aforesaid shall be prima fa fade facie le evidence evidence evidence evi evi- evi- evi dence of at intent to defraud The word credit as used herein shall be construed construed construed con con- to mean an arrangement or understanding with the bank or depositary depositary depositary de de- for the payment of at such check draft dratt or br order In other words the mere fact tact that thata a Do clack check is returned for tor Insufficient funds of ot Itself constitutes the offense offense of ot- which is s subject to the law hw as asa asa asa a misdemeanor Let there be actual lens In this region impersonally impersonally imper imper- son ally conducted avid and with vigor and the whole situation will clear Itself so quickly that It will disappear Then knowing that an arrest was made and the offender actually brought to trial with consequent consequent conse conse- consequent quent fine and jail s sentence the best possible warning order has by that very act been issued For then before before be be- fore rare a check Is drawn the maker will weigh whether he Is prepared to get his board at Fillmore Careless fellows with a pencil will write only such checks as are good i And such prosecution Is just what the Delta Merchants Association Is going to do They will Incorporate as a legal entity and once a check Is handed over to It by the firm stung a prosecution will go forward absolutely absolutely absolutely irrevocable A warrant will wUl willbe willbe be sworn out for tor the arrest and the prosecution not stopped by any compromise compromise compromise com com- promise or weakening And the fellow fellow fellow fel fel- low who hits the trail after atter skinning the town will be hunted the law put on him and jail sentence given For Instance a person Issues a 10 check check that's that's too small to arrest anybody anybody any any- body for you know the maker hos ho's hosa a good fellow tellow Hence every merchant in town from being easy eRSY Is a dead open mark for tor any bum check sprung on him Or Ora a man goes to the bank and anel opens up a 50 60 account he takes that deposit slip sUp and goes to eight different stores after three o'clock and the storekeeper calls up the tho bank Lank bank Yea his hla check is la good for tor 10 comes cornea back the tho reply from the bank true fact and it Is worth and good for tor 10 but the check artist issues just eight 10 checks stops at a small amount and skins three men of 10 apiece Pretty soft sott You cant can't guard against that by making a limit of at 50 on an account You cant can't stop It In any way Always Always Al Al- ways wars some one ono will scheme to beat the world take the chance make the sting small so t as s to be too trifling trifling ling Ung to consider by the machinery atthe of at the law and yet cle clean cleon n up jump after atter Jump from t town wn to town skinning ashe ashe as ashe he goes gOOSe But fear of at an actual term behind the bars or breaking stone on the road keeps many many from It The Delta merchants are determined any bad check and every bad check will be listed and when the tho board of gov of at the association pick out the ones chosen the full tull Utah lawwill law lawwill lawwill will take the person and chock Into court for tor an actual prosecution The association numbers every business business' house In town as well as those in Hinckley Oasis Deseret and North Tract |