Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1895-02-02
WAREHOUSE BILL.
Representative Bull Introduces a bAi to
Regulate Handling of Grain.
1t Provides for the Appointment Of
Three Warehouse Commissioners.

OLYMPIA. WASH, Jan. 30.-Represen-
tative Bull, of Pullman, has launched
his bill for warehouse commission. Its
purpose is to regulate grain warehouses,
and the inspection, weighing and haul
ing of grain, and has been carefully pre-
pared.
The bill provides that there shall be
three warehouse commissioners, decis-
ion of majority to be the decision OF the
board. The commissioners are to be APP
pointed by the governor, each Tor tw
wears, and to be from different political
parties. Within 80 days after the act
is passed it becomes incumbent upon the
governor to appoint the commissioners,
who shall file $4,000 bonds and hold
their office until January 2, 1897. Their
salary is fixed at s 500 per annum each,
and a secretary at 81 200 is provided for.
The office and furniture shall be fur
nished by the state. The commissioners
and their assistants are given the right
OF riding on all railroad trains in the
state free in the performance OF their
duties concerning warehouses.
The act provides that all elevators
or warehouses located at Tacoma, Seat
tie and Spokaue in which grain is stored
in bulk and the grain OF different owners
is mixed together, doing business for a
compensation are to be known as public
warehouses. The owner OF public
warehouse is compelled, before tran
sacting any business to procure license
from the warehouse commissioners on
an application giving all the details OF
location, ownership and control OF same.
The person receiving the license is re-
quired to furnish bond of from $4,000
to $4,000 for faithful performance as
public warehouseman without sa licStse
is fine of 500 to $500 per day. The
duty of public warehO1semen is to receive
for storage any grain, dry and in a suit
able condition for warehousing that may
be rendered to him in the usual way,
not making any discrimination between
persons desiring to avail themselves OF
warehouse facilities, the grain in all
cases to be inspected and graded by
competent inspector and to be stored
with grain OF similar grade. The mix
ing OF grain with other grades without
permission OF the owner is prohibited.
When transportation and other charges
have been paid the Warehouseman is re-
quired to issue numbered receipts which
shall show the date of the receipt Of the
grain, the quantity and inspected grade,
and that it is to be stored with wheat of
similar grade; that it is delivered upon
the return OF the receipt properly in
dorsed and upon payment OF proper
charges. Upon the delivery Of grain on
receipt, the certificate is cancelled. No
Warehouseman shall insert in any re-
ceipt issued by him any language in any
wise limiting or modifying his liabilities
or responsibilities. WarehOusemen are
required to furnish the commissioners,
when requested, a statement OF the con-
dition OF the business. Daily reports
amount and kind Of grain received and
delivered, the secretary of the commits
sion being registrar. Rates for storage
are to be published during the first week
Of August OF each year in the most prom
inent paper where the public warehouse
is located. Warehousemen are not held
for loss by fire or he ting if proper care
is exercised. When grain is found to be
out OF condition public notice shall be
given through the newspapers. Grain
out of order that is not removed by the
auction.
The commissioners shall appoint in all
cities where there is state inspection
of grain state weighmaster and neces-
sary assistants, who shall receive a fee
fixed by the commissioners, and furnish
$4,000 bonds. The weighing shall be un-
der rules adopted by the commission.
Where weighmasters are refused access
to scales of warehousemen they shall
forfeit 500 in each case, to be recovered
before justice and paid to the state
treasurer for the grain inspection fund.
The chief inspector holds office for two
years and gives bond of $4,000. Dep
! uty inspectors shall be appointed for each