§ 7317. Accessories in conduct of bucket-shop.
(a) Offense defined.--A person is guilty of a misdemeanor of the third degree if he transmits or communicates by telegraph, telephone, wireless, telegraphy, express, mail, or otherwise or if he receives, exhibits, or displays, in any manner, any statement or quotation of the prices of any property, mentioned in section 7316(e) of this title (relating to definition of bucket-shop), with a view of entering into any contract, agreement, trade, or transaction, or offering to enter into any contract, agreement, trade, or transaction, or with a view of aiding others to enter or offer to enter into any such contract, agreement, trade, or transaction, of the nature described in the definition of "bucket-shop."
(b) Corporate penalty.--If a corporation is convicted, its charter shall be forfeited by a proceeding in quo warranto, instituted either at the relation of the Attorney General or the district attorney.
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