Any person mentioned in Section 1411 or 1412 of this title, who issued any second or duplicate receipt or voucher of a kind specified in those two sections, at a time while any former receipt or voucher for the merchandise specified in the second receipt is outstanding and uncancelled, without writing across the face of the same the word "duplicate," in a plain and legible manner, shall be guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment in the State Penitentiary not exceeding five (5) years, or by a fine not exceeding One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), or both.

R.L. 1910, § 2713; Amended by Laws 1997, HB 1213, c. 133, § 354 (effective date changed to July 1, 1999, by Laws 1998, 1st Extr. Sess., HB 1002, c. 2, §§ 23-26, emerg. eff. June 19, 1998) (superseded document available); Amended by Laws 1999, 1st Extr. Sess., HB 1009, c. 5, § 247, emerg. eff. July 1, 1999 (superseded document available).