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Miss. Code Ann. § 87-1-33: Penalty for dealing in futures.
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 87. Contracts and Contractual Relations
- Chapter 1. Gambling and Future Contracts
If any person shall deal in contracts called “futures,” or shall, by himself or his agent, directly or indirectly buy or sell any “future” contract, he shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, on conviction, shall be fined not less than Fifty Dollars ($50.00) nor more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), and be imprisoned in the county jail not more than three (3) months.
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