Pawnbroker to maintain books, etc.

(1) Every pawnbroker shall- (a) regularly record and maintain or cause to be recorded and maintained in a pledge book in the prescribed form, an account showing for each pawner separately- (i) the date of the loan, the amount of the principal of the loan and the rate of interest charged ' onthe loan per cent per annum or per rupee per mensem or per rupee per annum ; (ii) the amount of every payment received by the pawnbroker in respect of the loan, and the date of such payment ; (iii) a full and detailed description of tile article or of each of the articles taken in pawn ; (jv) the time agreed upon for the redemption of the pawn ; (v) the name and the address of the pawner, and where the pawner is not the owner of the article or of any of the 5rticles pawned, the name and address of the owner thereof ; (vi) such other particulars rj:, may be pre- scribed. (b) keep and use in his business the followiag documemts and books (which shall be in the pres- cribed form) and enter therein from time to time, as occasion requires, in a fair and legible manner such particulars dnd in accordance w such directions as may be prescribed :- (i) pawn-ticket ; (ii) sale book of pledges ; (iii) declaration where pledge is claimed by owner ; (iv) declaration of pawn-ticket lost ; and (v) receipt on redemption of pledge ; (c) give to the bamer or his agent a receipt for evely sum paid by him, duly signed and, if necessary, stamped at the time of such payment ; and (d) on requisition in writing made by the pawner furnish to the pawner or, if he so requires, to any person mentioned by him in thnt behalf in his requisition, a statement of account signed by himself or his agent, showing the particulars referred to in clause (a) and also the amount which remains out- standing on account of the pri~lcipl and of interest, and charge such sum as the [State] Government may prescribe as fee therefor. Provided that no such stiltement shall be required to be furnished to a pawner if he is supplied by the pawnbroker with n pass book in the pres- cribed form containing an up-to-date account of the pawnbroker's transactions wit 11 t hc pawner . (2) All records or entries made in the books, accounts and documents referml to in sub-section (1) shall be either in English w in such language After section 16 of the principal Act, the following scctiom shdl br inserted, namely :-"16-A. ~uni~hment jor ob~eondjng with gledgrs.-Any pambrokn n4. s or conceals himself in o ~ d e r to evade the return of any pladge t e *&i shall bd punished with imprisonment for a term which n a y oxtoad h two r with fine or with both.".