Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1879-04-12

date aud number as the original, and
shall be plainly marked on its face
''duplicate.' II the grain was received
from railroad cars, the number aud
initials of each Cur shall be stated upon
the receipt, with the amount it contain
ed; if from barge, Or other vessel, the
, name of such craft, if from teams or by
other means. the manner OF its receipts
shall be stated on its face
Sec. 9. Upon the delivery of grain
from store. upon any receipt, such re-
| ceipt shall he plainly marked across lts
face with the word "canceled," with the
name Of the person canceling the same,
and shall thereafter be void. and shall
not again be put in circulation, nor
shall grain be delivered twice upon the
same receipt. No warehouseman shall
be required to issue duplicate receipt
in lieu OF one lost or destroyed. unless
the person demanding such issue shall
execute u bond to such warehouseman,
in penalty of double the value OF such
receipt. with two solvent and sufficient
securitles,) conditioned to indemnify
such warehouseman- against any claims
by any other person on account of such
lost or destroyed receipt. and against all
costs or expenses by reason of such
claims.
Sec. 10. No warehouse receipt shall
be issued except upon the actual de-
livery of grain into store In the ware
hocse from which it p1rports to be is
sued; nor shall any receipt be issued for
a greater quantity of grain than was
contained in the lot or parcel stated to
have been received nor shall more than
one receipt be issued for, the same lot of
grain, except, in cases whene receipts
for part Of lst are desired, and then
the aggregate receipts for a part cular
lot shall cover that lot and no more.. In
cases where part OF the grain. repre-
sented by the receipt. is delivered out Of
store, and the remainder is lett, new
receipt may be issued for such remain
der; but such new 1eceipt must bear the
same date as the original and shall
state on its lace, that It is the balance of
receipt of the original number and the
receipt upon which part has been de-
livered. shall be Cancelled in the same
manner as if it all had been delivered.
In case it be desirable to divide one re-
ceIpt into two or more, or in case it be
desirable to consolidate two or more re-
ceipts into one, and the warehouseman
consents thereto, tho original receipt
shall be cancelled the same as If the grain
had been delivered from store; and the
new receipts sha express on their face
that they are parts OF other receipts, or
consolidation of other receipts, as the
case may be, and the numbers of the
original receipts shall also appear upon
the new ones issued, as explanatory OF
the change, but no consolidation of re-
celpts of dates differing more than ten
days shall be permitted, and all new re-
celpts issued from old ones Cancelled, as
herein provided shall bear the average
date OF those originally issued.
Sec. II. No warehouseman in this
state shall insert in any receipt issued
by him. any language in anywise limit
ing or modifying his liabilities or re-
sponslbilIty. as imposed by the laws of
i this state.
Sec. IL. On the return of any ware
house recei pt issued Ivy him, properly
Endorsed. and the tender of ali proper
charges upon the property represented
by it. such property shall be Immediate
" deliverable to the holder of such re-
ceipt. and it shall not be subject to any
further charge for storage. after demand
tor such delivery shall have been made
Unless the property represented BY such
receipt shall be delivered within two
business hours after such demand shall
have been made, the warehouseman,l in,
default shall be liable to the owner of
such receipt tor damages tor such de.
fault. in the sum of one cent per bushel.
and In addition thereto, one cent per
bushel tor each and every day of such
neglect or refusal to deliver: Provided
no warehouseman shall be held to be in
default in de iverlng, il the property ia
delivered in the order demanded, and as
rapidly rs due diligence will permit.
sec. l3. The manager of every public
warehouse of class A shall, on or before
uesuay OF each week, make out and
shall Keep posted for one week in the
business Office of such warehouse, in a
conspicuous place. statement OF the
amount OF each kind and grade of grain
In store In such warehouse at the close
OF business ON the previous SATURDAY..
| Sec IA. Where the inspection of any
gram Is required by this law, such in.
| spectlon Shall be made in accordance
with laws now in force on that subject:
but inspectors or other persons, author
lzed by law to establish grades of grain,
shall define distinct and separate grades
or classes for grain grown in the state OF
Missouri.
Sec. 10. Every warehouseman of pub
llc warehouses OF class A, shall be- re-
CURED. during the first week in January
OF each year, to publish in one or more
OF the newspapers (daily.) if there be
such published IN the city in which such
warehouse is situated, a tab or schedule
OF rates Tor the storage of grain in his
warehouse during the ensueing year.
which rates shall not be increased lex
cept as provided for in section sixteen
OF tins act) during the year; and such
PubliShed rates. or any published re-
duction OF them. shall apply to all grain
received into such warehouse from anv
person or source, and no discrimination
OF any KIND for or against any person or
persons, Shall be made directly or in.
directly for or against any charges made
by such warehouseman Tor the storage
of grain. The maximum CHARGE f0r
storage and handling OF grain in ware
houses OF class A, including the cost of
weighing, unloading, receiving, eleyat.
ing and delivering shall be. tor the frat
ten days. or part thereof. one and one
half cents per bushel, and tor each ten
days or part thereof, after the first ten
days, one halt of one cent per bushel:
Provided, !. however, that grain damp or
llabl to early damage. as ind Gated by
Its inspection when received, NAV be
subject to two cents per bushel storage.
Tor the first ten days. and for each ad-
ditional five days. or part thereof. not
exceeding one-halt Of one cent per BUSH
ell: Provided. further, that where grain
has been received in any such warehouse
prior to the time this act takes effect.
under any express or implied contract to
pay ana receive rates of storage differ
ent from those prescribed by law, or
where it has been received under apy
custom Or usage prior to said day, to
pay or receive rates Of storage different
iro II the rates fixed by law, It shall be
lawful for any owner or manager ofl
such warehouse to receive or collect
such agreed or customary rates: And
provided, also that grain stored in sepa-
rate bins shall be liable to such storage
charges as may be agreed on between
the parties interested.
See. lG No public warehouseman
shall be held responsible for any loss or
damage to property by fire while In his