The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1885-01-02
Demands of the minnesota r.rmer,.


The convention Of farmers at Wilmar to
consider measures for protecting themselves
in regard to freight and transit rates, adopted
a bill to present to the legislature, OF which the
following is q syllabus.
All elevators or warehouses where grain is
stored for a compensation are declared public
warehouses, and no person shall operate one
without obtaining a license. The proprietor,
lessee or manager of every public warehouse
sh Ill make written application for a license on
or after Sept l, 1885, to the secretary of the
state board Of trade, the application to be &C
companied by a bond in the sum of 5000
where the capacity of the warehouse exceeds
81, GO0 bushels, the bond to DO for the faithful de-
livery of all grain and compliance with alllaws
relating thereto; and if one person operates
more than one elevator, one bond shall be given
for all elevators In the SUM of 100000. Any
person acting as "a public warehouseman with
out obtaining such license shall be fined not
less than $50 nor more than $1,000 for every
day such business is carried on. Inspectors
and owners shall have full liberty to examine
all grain and warehouse books during business
hours. No grain shall be mixed with that of
another owner until inspected by an inspector
and declared to be of the same grade. A fine
of not less than s25 nor more than 500 is the
punishment for the violation of any grain law,
suit to be brought by the state and damages
paid to the injured party from the
bond of the defendant, the ~latter's
license to be revoked unless he files a new
bond within thirty days. County attorneys
failing to such acton shal be liable
to a similar fine, Every warehouse man must
keep two separate bins for the use of owners
wishing to ship their grain through the ware
house without mixing with anothers; provi-
ded that no person shall use a bin longer than
forty eight hours; that person shall be al
lowed use of the bins in the order of their ap-
plicauon; that u receipt shall be given for
grain thus stored, and that for forty-cight
hours or a fraction thereof no moro than two
cents "a busnei shall be charged for handling
and shipping. A fine of not less than 800,
nor more than $500 is the penalty for refus-
ing the use of the BIN when unoccupied, or
failing in any way to comply with the act
Warehousemen are responsible for all grain re-
ceiveG, and considered as, insurers of the same,
contracts to the contrary being void, except in
case of shortage of grain of one owner in a sep
arate bin by heating.
The judge of each judicial district before
July l, 1885, shall appoint one competent
member of the state board of trade, to serve
four years, except the first members from
even numbered districts shall serve but two
years. The board shall convene annually at
st. Paul on the first Tuesday of September at
the capitol or wherever else they see fit. The
board shall annually elect a president, vice
president, secretary ana executive Oulmlttee
of the secretary and two other members. The
board shall exercise constant supervision
over tho grain interests, issue licenses and
investigate and correct all fraud or OPP
preston. The rules shall be made pub
lie and posted in every warehouse.
10 cents mileage, with the limit fifteen days
in the year, excepting the executive committee.
No more than $1,000 shall be paid annually for
this board The board shall appoint a compe-
tent chief inspector, to serve for one year, who
himself or by deputies shall examine and grade
all grain received al warehouses and inspect
and seal all grain scales in warehouses. The
inspector must take oath of office and give
bond III the sum OF $4,000. He shall appoint
as many deputies as are necessary, who shall
give 5000 bonds. Nh board Of trade shall
have power to fix the rate of charges for in
spection and the manner of collection, such
charges to be sufficient to meet the
necessary inspection expenses and not
to exceed 20 cents per car load
of q, ~ pounds or less, and one cent perl OW
pounds for larger loads. The salaries are to
be paid by the board, n deputy not to receive
more than the sum collected for inspection in
his district. The board shall assign a deputy
inspector to every grain market it deems nee
essary; the board shall establish the grade of
grains, to be known as the Minnesota grades.
No inspector can in any way be directly or in
directly Interested in the purchase of grain.
The chief inspector shall furnish samples of all
SldueS oi dplllcttIou. hl u Charge Ot cACeeu
81. Inspectors receiving brides or being dere-
lict, or any person attempting to bribo an in
spector shall be Liable to a fine OF 500 to
$40 or imprisonment of one month, or both.
The charge for inspection shall be u lien on
the grain inspected. An inspectors grading
shan be final, but an appeal may be taken to
executive committee. Grain may be sold by
sample without regard to the Minnesota grades
Chapters IS and 81, General Laws 1879, arc
repealed. Chapter SO, General Laws 1879, shall
apply TO all public warehouses. The sum of
0oOsl0, is appropriated to carry out the act.
This bill is almost Identical with House
File No. 35, which was prepared by a COM
mittee of the Farmers alliance two years ago,
offered to the legislature of 1888 by Represen-
tatiye Peterson, read the third time and lost on
final passage. The changes are very slight.
This bill meets with the approval of the state
grange, which convened at Minneapolis this
week. 1t embodies many of the features of
the Illinois law, though there are many diff
f%erences.