Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-10-02

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Campbell bill:
! The Campbell Bill. "
An act to regulate the grading of wheat in
All the elevators, grain houses and warehouses
in this State. ls.t. ares 5g
Be i enacted BY the legislature Of the State of
Section l. There is hereby CREATED system
for the grading of wheat to be known as .sthe
Minnesota standard grade," which shall be
classified and designated in the order following,
| to-wit: p
l.. Sound, bright and cleaned wheat weigh
ing hfty-nine pounds or more to the bushel,
| shall be graded and designated "a No. l extra.
=. Bright and cleaned wheat weighing fifty
eight pounds or q fraction of q pound more to
the bushel, shall be graded and desiguated as
No. l standard.
3. Sound, bright and cleaned wheat weigh
ing ffty-seven pounds or fraction of pound
| more to the bushel, shall be graded as No. ex-
ira. 80. -
4. Sound, bright and cleaned wheat weigh
ing htty-six pounds or fraction of pound
more to the bushel, shall be graded as No. 2
.. Sound and cleaned wheat weighing less
than fifty pounds but not less than fifty
four pounds to the bushel. shall be graded and
designated as No. standard. H. i s2% -
%. Sound and cleaned wheat weighing less
than :ffty-four pounds, but not less than fifty
designated as No. standard. ....,'~,s., -,.-...
Z. All unsonnd wheat, and all cleaned
wheat weighing less than fifty-two pounds to
the bushel, shall be graded and designated IS
! rejected standard. :: ~. ..,.rs ..:.--.-.. -.
Sec. 2. Wheat more or less shrunken. but
otherwise sound, shall not be deemed unsound,
nor shall wheat cleaned in general manner
on an ordinary tanning mill be deemed I'M
| cleaned. - .s.lI. =. -
| Sec. 8. That no measure containing less
than legal half bushel shall be used in this
State in the grading of wheat to ascertain the
number of pounds weight in measured bushel
OF the same, in order to fix the grade of said
wheat, but in every case where wheat is bought
| or sold in this State, the number of pounds in
a bushel shall be ascertained in filing said
half blshel measure and weighing the same
and in filing said half bushel measure the
wheat shall be poured into the same from
hopper from height of not less than six
| inches from the top of the top of the sides of
SAID half bushel measure and into the center
OF the same. and the wheat then struck off to
! water level with the sides of the said half
bushel measure. lei -' ...
| general business of the purchase, storing or
! shipping of wheat in this State for himself or
| as agent for another, who shall weigh wheat to
| ascertain the weight of measured bushel of
| the same for the purpose of grading the same
| IN any cther measure than is provided for in
l
demand Of the person selling or storing the
same shall refuse to SO weigh or grade the said
wheat as provided in section g. shall be deemed
guilty OF a misdemeanor, and upon con-
vtctlon thereof before any court
be punished by fine 81 not less than $50 nor
| more than 300 for the first offense and the
| cost OF prosecution. and not less than 800 or
more tnan 5000 and the cost Of prosecution
| for every subsequent offense, one half of said
hue to be paid into the county treasury for the
use Of the schuols in the county where said
| prosecution is had, and the other half of said
| tine to be paid to the person giving informa.
tion as to said Gffense.
| Sec. 5. Any person who is engaged in the
purchase, storing and shipping of grain in this
State, either for himself or as agent for anoth-
| er, who shall knowingly cheat in the weight of
the grade received or purchase of wheat, or the
grading of the same provided for in the FORE
going sections of this act, use any half bush
Ell measure containing less cubic inches of
| space than is contained in the lawful half
bashel measure of this State, shall be deemed
| guilty of mlsdemeanor, and on conviction
| thereof before any court of competent juris-
diction, shall be sentenced to imprisonment in
| the county Jail of the county wherein the Of
Tense is committed for period of not less than
six months nor more than one year. ......
general business of handling purchasing or re-.
| ceiving wheat either for himself or as agent for
another, or who has charge as owner or agent
of any mill or public warehouse or elevator
| who shall refuse to grade wheat upon demand
| OF the owner of the same in accordance with
the provisions of this act, without the consent
of the person selling or delivering the same
shall be deemed guilty of misdemeanor. and
upon conviction thereof before any court Of
competent jurisdiction, shall be punished by q
fine of not less than $50 nor more than $lOO
for each and every offense, or by imprisonment
fNr ,11k1o kho~ Ia,
sixty days; one.half the fine so imposed shall
be paid to the county treasurer for the use of
the public schools in said county, and the other
half to the person upon whose complaint said
prosecution is instituted. -. ..... %.
Sec. Z. 1t is hereby made the duty of the
county attorney in each and every county in
this State, whenever it shall come to his
knowledge by the affidavit of the party COM
planning, or otherwise, that any person in said
| county has violated the provisions of this act
| to commence proceedings within ten days after
| receiving such affidavit or other information
against the party so offending in the name of
| the State of Minnesota, and all the cost of such
prosecution shall be paid cut of the funds of
| said county by the board of county commits
| sioners of the same, and in case any fine i'm
posed is not paid, the defendant shall stand
committed to the county Jail until the same is
paid.
Sec. 8. This act shall take effect and be in
| force from and after it's passage. .....-
The Stacy Blu. '.@f
AN ACT to regulate the grading and weighing
of wheat in the State Of Minnesota
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State
of Minnesota: :afr e,. ,s~
Section 1. There is hereby created lawful
standard for determining the grade of wheat
| in this State, which shall be the legal half
| bushel measure, and a measured bushel by the
| same Wien required, shall fix the grade of
| wheat in the. number of pounds constituting
| the general grades of wheat as may be from
time to time fixed or established by the farm
| ers' board of trade of this State as hereinafter
| provided.
Sec. 2. The several grades of wheat fixed
| and established under the provisions of this
act shall be legal tender in payment or in