Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-02-10
STATE GRAIN INSPECTION.
A Bill Which Proposes to Place Minnesota
Wheat In the Markets Of the World on
fts Merits.

A Bill Which Proposes to Place Minnesota
Wheat In the Markets Of the World on
its Merits.
A bill Of vital importance to the far
mers, the merchants, and in fact every
citizen of the State, will be introduced
by the special committee on this subject,
in the House, this morning. The follow
ing is an abstract:
Section 1. Declares all elevators or store
houses where grain is stored to be public
warehouses.
Sec. 2. Requires that all persons operating
public warehouses shall obtain license.
Sec. 3. Every person, corporation or asso.
citation who are on or after the LIST day OF
September, 1881, the proprietors, lessees or
managers of any public warehouse, shall
make written application for license there
for to the secretary of State Board Of Trade,
setting forth the location, names of owners,
etc.
Sec. 4. The application shall be accompa-
MED by bond in the sum of $1,000, where
the warehouse is of capacity of q, 600 BUSH
els, and not less than $4,000 where the
capacity exceeds $4,000 bushels, and is less
| than 50, 900 bushels, and $4,000 in all cases
where the capacity exceeds $4,000 bushels,
| which bond shall be for the faithful perform
ance of duty as AZ private warehouseman.
Provision Is made for common bond of
$1,000 where more than one elevator is ope-
| rated by the same firm or corporation.
Sec. 5. Makes it the duty of the State
Board of Trade, when proper application is
| made and proper bond filed, to furnish a
| license to carry on the business of a ware
houseman.
Sec 6. Provides for fine of not less than
$50, nor more than 81 GOO for everyday after
| September LIST that the business of warehouse
man shall be carried ON after September LIST,
without license.
| Sec. Z. Provides that all owners, and
duly appointed inspectors of grain
| shall have privilege at any time
| in ordinary business hours to examine any and
| all grain stored and the books of a warehouse,
and provides that proper facilities be offered
him for that purpose.
| Sec. s. Provides that where there is legal
| ly appointed inspector or deputy inspector of
grain, no proprietor or manager of a public
Warehouse shall be permitted to receive any
grain and mix the same with the grain Of 9th
er owners until the same has been inspected
and graded by the inspector or deputy.
Sec. 8. Violation of section is to be pun
| ishable by fine of not less than 500 nor
| more than 81 600.
Sec. 10. Provides the manner of bringing
suit in the district court Of the county in
| the warehousemen, who may violate the
act, upon the bond of such warehousemen, in
| the name of the State of Minnesota, the dam
| ages recovered to 60 to the party complaining,
| and the license to be revoked unless q new
| bond is filed in thirty days.
| Sec. II. Makes provision for the district
| judge in each district before July, A. D. 1881,
| appointing suitable person from his district
| to be member of the State Board of Trade,
| with the proviso that members from odd
| numbe red districts shall serve only to July,
| 1883. 1t gives the judges power to remove for
cause, and appoint successors in case of va
| cancy.
Sec. IL. Designates the persons so appoint
ed a State Board of Trade
Sec. Is. Makes their place of meeting ST..
Paul, and upon the first Tuesday in August,
| 1881, and thereafter at such time and place as
| they may designate.
Sec. IA. Provides for the election of presi-
dent, vice president, an executive committee Of
three, and a secretary, who shall hold their
Office for one year.
Sec. Is. Gives the executive committee power
to act for and in behalf of the board, when
ever the same is not in session.
Sec. 16. 1t shall be the duty of the State
Board of Trade to assume and exercise con-
slant supervision over the grain interest of
this State; to supervise the handling, inspec-
ton and storage of grain; to establish all
necessary rules and regulations for the inspec-
ton and grading of grain and for the manage
ment Of, the public warehouses of the State as
far as such rules and regulations may be neces-
sary to enforce any law of the State in refer
ence to the handling and inspection of grain,
to license public warehouses when the required
bond and application has been received, and to
investigate all complaints of fraud or oppres
sion in the grain trade, and to correct the same
as far as may be in their power
Sec. II. Rules and regulations to be pub
lished and to remain in force until changed in
the same public manner.
Sec. Is. Members of the board to be paid S5
a day and ten cents mileage-the per diem not to
exceed $50 except to members of the executive
committee. The whole expenditure to be lmi-
ted to IS 900 year.
Sec. 10. The board on September /, 1881, and
annually thereafter, to appoint chief inspec-
tor of grain.
Sec. 90. The inspector or his deputies is to
inspect all grains going into warehouse, ETC.,
and as graded by him shall be legal tender on
all contracts.
Sec. Fl. The inspector to take an oath of Of
flee and give bond in $4,000 for the faithful
performance of his duties and for payment of
damages to persons injured by his neglect to
comply with the rules.
Sec. 90. The inspector 10 appoint deputies,
subject to approval of the executive commit
tee.
Sec. %. Deputy inspectors to take the oath
of office and give bonds in $1,000 each.
Sec. "a. The bonds to be filed with secretary
of state and suit may be brought upon them.
Sec. %. The chief inspector may remove
any of the deputies at pleasure and they are to
be under his control and supervision.
Sec. 26. The inspectors to be governed by
regulations prescribed by the board, which lat
ter shall fix the charges for inspection, not to
exceed Is cents per car load of %, 900 pounds
or less, and one cent for each additional 900
pounds.
Sec. 81. The board to fix the compensation
of the inspector and his deputies, provided no
deputy shall receive more than the collections
for his inspections, and the total amount shall
not exceed the total collections in the State,
additional to the $4,000 before provided.
Sec. %. The board may assign deputy to
any grain market, and any other person as
Stunning to act as inspector there may be pun
ished by fine of $50 to 500 for each inspection.
Sec. 80. The board to establish Minnesota
grades and required to establish at least two
grades of chiefly hard wheat-no changes to
be made without thirty days previous notice.
Sec. 80. Forbids any inspector or deputy from
being interested in the purchase or sale of
grains or being in the employ of anyone so in
terested.
Sec 81. Provides, upon complaint in writing
that any inspector has violated any of the