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Arkansas Code Title 23. Public Utilities and Regulated Industries § 23-44-103. Conditions for valid contract

Current as of March 28, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) All contracts of sale for future delivery of cotton, grain, stocks, or other commodities shall be valid and enforceable in the courts of this state, according to their terms, if they are:

(1) Made in accordance with the rules of any board of trade, exchange, or similar institution where the contracts of sale are executed;

(2) Actually executed on the floor of the board of trade, exchange, or similar institution and performed or discharged according to the rules thereof; and

(3) Made with or through a regular member in good standing of a cotton exchange, grain exchange, or similar institution organized under the laws of the State of Arkansas or any other state.

(b) However, contracts of sale for future delivery of cotton, in order to be valid and enforceable, must not only conform to the requirements of subsection (a) of this section, but must also be made subject to the provisions of the United States Cotton Futures Act.  1 If this clause should for any reason be held inoperative, then contracts for the future delivery of cotton shall be valid and enforceable if they conform to the requirement of subsection (a) of this section.

1 7 U.S.C.A. § 15b.
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