ARTICLE XXXII.

FORTUNE TELLING.

1275. Fortune Telling.

1276. Penalty.

1275. Fortune Telling-It shall be unlawful for any person or persons, pretending or professing to tell fortunes by the use of any subtle craft, means or device whatsoever, either by palmistry, clairvoyancy or otherwise, plying his or her trade, art or profession within the State of Oklahoma, to make any charge therefor either directly or indirectly or to receive any gift, donation or subscription by any means whatsoever for the same. (S. L. 1915, 101)

1276. Penalty-Every person or persons violating the provisions of the foregoing section shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in any sum not less than fifty dollars nor more than five hundred dollars, and by imprisonment in the county jail for a period. of not less than thirty days nor more than six months. (S. L. 1915, 102)

1277. Subscription for Stock-Any person who signs the name of a fictitious person to any subscription for or agreement to take stock in any corporation, existing or proposed, and every person who signs, to any subscription or agreement, the name of any person, knowing that such person has not means or does not intend in good faith to comply with all the terms thereof, or under any understanding or agreement that the terms of such subscription or agreement are not to be complied with or enforced, is guilty of a misdemeanor. (2721 R. L. 1910.)

1278. Procuring Organization of Stock Company-Any officer, agent or clerk of any corporation, or of any persons proposing to organize a corporation, or to increase the capital stock of any corporation, who knowingly exhibits any false, forged or altered book, paper, voucher, security or other instrument of evidence to any public officer or board authorized by law to examine the organization of such corporation, or to investigate its affairs, or to allow an increase of its capital with intent to deceive such officer on board in respect thereto, is punishable by imprisonment in the penitentiary not exceeding ten years, and not less than three years. (2722 R. L. 1910.)

1279. Unauthorized Use of Names-Any person who, without being authorized so to do, subscribes the name of another to, or inserts the name of another in any prospectus, circular or other advertisement or announcement of any corporation or joint stock association existing or intended to be formed, with intent to permit the same to be published, and thereby to lead persons to believe that the person whose name is so

subscribed is an officer, agent, member or promoter of such corporation or association, is guilty of a misdemeanor. R. L. 1910.)

1280. Omitting to Enter Receipt-Any director, officer or agent of any corporation or joint stock association, who knowingly receives or possesses himself of any property of such corporation or association, otherwise than in payment of a just demand, and who, with intent to defraud, omits to make or cause or direct to be made, a full and true entry thereof in the books or accounts of such corporation or association, is guilty of a misdemeanor. (2724 R. L. 1910.)

1281. Destroying or Falsifying Books-Any director, officer, agent or member of any corporation or joint stock association, who, with intent to defraud, destroys, alters, mutilates or falsifies any of the books, papers, writings or securities belonging to such corporation or association, or makes or concurs in making any false entry, or omits or concurs in omitting to make any material entry in any book of accounts, or other record or document kept by such corporation or association, is punishable by imprisonment in the penitentiary not exceeding ten years and not less than three, or by imprisonment in a county jail not exceeding one year, or by fine not exceeding five hundred dollars, or by both such fine and imprisonment. (2725 R. L. 1910.)

1282. Publishing False Reports of Corporation-Any director, officer or agent of any corporation or joint stock association, who knowingly concurs in the making, or publishes any written report, exhibit or statement of its affairs or pecuniary condition, containing any material statement which is false, other than as are mentioned in sections 1278 and 1279, or wilfully refuses or neglects to make or deliver any written report, exhibit, or statement required by law, is guilty of a misdemeanor. (2726 R. L. 1910.)

1283. Refusing to Permit Inspection of Books-Any officer or agent of any corporation having or keeping an office within this State, who has in his custody or control any book, paper or document of such corporation, and who refuses to give to a stockholder or member of such corporation, lawfully demanding, during office hours, to inspect or take a copy of same, or any part thereof, a reasonable opportunity so to do, is guilty of a misdemeanor. (2727 R. L. 1910.)

1284. Insolvencies Deemed Fraudulent-Every insolvency of a moneyed corporation is deemed fraudulent unless its af

fairs, appear, upon investigation, to have been administered fairly and legally, and generally with the same care and diligence that agents receiving a compensation for their services are bound by law to observe. (2728 R. L. 1910)

1285. How Punishable-In every case of a fraudulent insolvency of a moneyed corporation, every director thereof who participated in such fraud, if another punishment is prescribed therefor, by this chapter. or any of the acts which are specified as continuing in force, is guilty of a misdemeanor. (2729 R. L. 1910)

1286. Violation of Duty by Officer of Corporation-Any director of any moneyed corporation who wilfully does any act, as such director which is expressly forbidden by law, or wilfully omits to perform any duty expressly imposed upon him as such director, by law, the punishment for which act or omission is not otherwise prescribed by this article, or by some of the acts which it specifies as continuing in force, is guilty of a misdemeanor. (2730 R. L. 1910)

1287. Director Presumed to Have Knowledge-Any director of a corporation or joint stock association is deemed to possess such a knowledge of the affairs of his corporation as to enable him to determine whether any act, proceeding or omission of its directors is a violation of this article. (2731 R. L. 1910)

1288. Director Presumed to Have Assented-And director of a corporation or joint stock association, who is present at a meeting of the directors at which any act, proceeding or omission of such directors, in violation of this article occurs, is deemed to have concurred therein, unless he at the time causes, or in writing requires, his dissent therefrom to be entered in the minutes of the directors. (2732 R. L. 1910.)

1289. When Director Was Absent from Meeting-Any director of a corporation or joint stock association, although not present at the meeting of the directors at which any act, proceeding or omission of such directors in violation of this article, occurs, is deemed to have concurred therein, if the facts constituting such violation appear on the record of minutes of the proceedings of the board of directors, and he remains a director of the same company for six months thereafter and does not, within that time, cause or in writing require his dissent from such illegality to be entered in the minutes of the directors. (2733 R. L. 1910.)

1290. Foreign Corporation No Defense-It is no defense to a prosecution for a violation of the provisions of this

article that the corporation was one created by the laws of another State, government or country, if it was one carrying on business or keeping an officer thereof within this State. (2734 R. L. 1910.)

1291.-Director Defined-The term "director" as used in this article embraces any of the persons having by law the direction or management of the affairs of a corporation by whatever name such persons are described in its charter, or known by law. (2735 R. L. 1910.)