South Carolina § 33-45-170 - Membership in cotton cooperative.
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§ 33-45-170. Membership in cotton cooperative.
A person shall become a member of a cotton cooperative association organized or domesticated under the laws of this State only when the membership contract shall be in duplicate, shall state the time of the duration of such contract and shall be signed both by the member and the association. The signature of any person on a draft or check containing conditions which purport to make a person a member of a cotton cooperative association as a prerequisite to obtaining money on any draft or check given to him for any cotton which he has sold or pledged to any cotton cooperative association shall not be construed as making such person a member of the association, even though he has signed or endorsed the check or draft. Any person violating any of the terms of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, punished by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars and not more than one thousand dollars or by imprisonment for a period of not less than thirty days and not more than six months, or both, in the discretion of the court. Each violation of any provision of this section shall be deemed a separate offense.
HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 12-817; 1952 Code SECTION 12-817; 1942 Code SECTION 8149-1; 1937 (40) 540.
Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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