The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-04-02
.a.-. Of the warehonse Btll.

49,, f,,Invinc substitute proposed by the
mites on General Laws for Senate bill
.hr Governing Of Warehouses and the
70" u warehouse receipts was passed
-, ,hc Legislature yesterday:
'H ~ = ,,ori,d by the General assembly,
.,1,, ,hc warehouse receipts. or other writ
',.', .,;.lrncc Of the deposit of grain, Hour,
h.pdiS,,. tobacco, or any other wares or
.,.,,,,l;,y i>st,,.i by any merchant, manu-
,,,..r nr INCORPORATED company Keeping 4
Nv -. yqrcho,i>c under the provisions of
,,t Shall l,c negotiable and transferable
lf very. and the holder for value OF such
',,,,. for ,u,h goods, wares, or merrban-
Ih,H he deemed to be the owner OF the
u.,ty named therein unless the words
.,t, r,.,,t,atr shall Rewritten Or stamped
INKS the face thereon.
~ When a warehouse receipt IS given for
..., ,-,-,ir. nour. merchandise, or commodity
IN, nrI>ou not the actual owner thereol,
.h,. ulnIr of the actual owner OF saia prop
.,. ;,-rtllcr with the name OF tue agent or
,,....r>>ion merchant dcin>!ilhS the same,
,l.I, hr given in such recelW.
. -,oi!li any agent, factor. or COMMISSION
merchant 70 whom property. produce, OF
,...ala,..,i>c shall be consigned make any
49,. ,..iyanc,>s on such property, produce, or
....,. u!c,lsr. or hyputhccatc the ware
....... rr,p.inf< given Tor such property, pro-
,r mrr.I.al,ii,c for the amount of such
,.., !i,anccS, and IL that extent only and
-u.,, r.,onrrty, produce, or merchandise
...Itr primarily liable for the payment OF
...., ,..,h advances, subject only 10 ware
a,,..c charges.
s, ANY agent. factor, or commission mcr-
,N.,p, who shall negotiate. pledge, or hy.
,..,h,,ate .,ch receipts shall indUrse thereon
,,,,,j,auclurntS made by him to the owner
.e,s.rL. and the amount obtained by him
,n;,r said negotiation, pledge, or .hypotbc-
,-,iinn: aud any agent, factor, or commission
....r.h,uf who shall, for his own use, neCo-
,iylr. picl-c, or hvpothccate any such ware.
ln.i>r rCCcint for property, produce, or ner-
,.ltu,,isc npOu which no cash advance has
.n,.i, nll,Ic. or for q greater amount than
,l.1 adyauc. where advances have beeil
meade. or who shall fail to make the indorse-
mont required by this section, shall be deemed
liu,ty IF felony. and subject to punishment
according to the provisions Of this act.
). .AnY commission merchant, factor, in
,nrrolutcd company. or other person keeping
=, warehouse for the storage of proper
-. produce, or merchandise shall be
ta,mrd to be the Keeper of public ware
H.ti>r under the provisions of this act, and
.Sti lc entitled TO all its privileges and sub
,.y; in ali It's penalties; and i'll c!se any incor-
Iuri,cl company sbal conduct any such
warehouse, the president, directors, aud
u.h"r agents conducting such warehouse
>tm!j H.. personally liable to the penalties OF
;r, ac rs if conducted 10y them iudividu-
HIy.
&. If any manufacturer, merchant, or in
crrv"ratrtl company, or their agent, clerk
servant, Ur any other person, shall wiiuily
or llaulurnliv make OF alter any receipt oI
"f."g written or p!ined evidence OF the de-
U.rI5 INTO any such warehouse of properly,
uTodU"r. or merchandise which has not
aHuliy bcrn received or delivered into such
warehouse. or who shall deliver any pro-
urYiy wAnt>ocv for which such receipt or
,girnc" of delivery shall have been gwen,
unIr>, such receipt shall have been surren-
d,rrl ant cancelled, or such delivery shall bC
H9lyccl by An endorsement on such receipt
-'Irli AGENT. clerk, servant, manager, manu-.
i.c'utcr, merchant, or other person shall be
d~"nird guilty OF a felony. And any persOl
Who shalt be- tried and convicted for 4
lrI,ii1n Of this act shall he punished BY
rnWl>onlnrnt III the pcnitentiary for moi
h.-> than one nor more than five years fol
,rh offence. This act shall not apply to
property which has been rep!cyned or re.
H,evrd hy legal process, nor 10 receipts given
iy tobacco inspectors.
= This act shall lee in force from its pas.