Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-01-14
THROUGH THE STATE.
CAROLINE FARMERS AND THE
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. SYSTEM.
A Mass-MeetinE Yesterday mt Bowl
Ing Grccn-Want Certain Sections
of the Code Repealed or Amended.
other state News.
other state News.

BOWLING GREEN. VA. January 10
Especial. To-day was County-Court day.
and only n small crowd was present, not
withstanding the spring-like weather
and the excellent condition OF the roads,
something remarkable for this season OF
the year. There has been so little rain
that tho roads are as hard and dry al
most as I'm midsummer Even the ubi-
ouitous drummer. by whom Richmond
and Baltimore are usually 30 strongly
represented. was notable for his scarcity.
AT half-past Il o'clock to-day a mass
meeting OF the citizens was held In the
courthouse. Dr. ". d. QUisenberry
was made chairman, and Mr.. w. Il.
Ennis secretary. The chairman stated
that the object of the meeting was to
take some steps toward securing the re-
peal of certain sections In the Code OF
Virginia that bear very heavily upon the
farmers. The sections alluded to are
1871. 1872, 1898, and 1874. The one particu-
larry in question, 1884, reads as follows,
and relates to the transfer Of receipts Is
sued by licensed warehouses: Ware
house or other storage receipts with the
word negotiable plainly writtenN or
stamped on the face thereof, issuN by
any person keeping a licensed warehouse
or other licensed place Of storage in
this State. for goods, wares. merchandise.
cotton. grain. flour. tobacco. lumber,
iron, or other commodity, stored with
such person shall be transferable by en-
dorsement and delivery, whether the pro-
perty specified in such receipts be owned
by the person issuing the same or an
other; and any person to whom such re-
ceipt is so endorsed and delivered shall
be deemed the owner of the property spe-
Gifted therein, so far as may be necessary
10 give effect to any sale TO such person,
or to any pledge or lien for his benefit,
created or secured by such transfer
whether the receipt and endorsement be
admitted TO record or not, subject, how
ever. TO storage and other charges OF
the person keeping such place Of storage"
THE EFFECT.
The effect Of this law was to enable
commission merchants to take the ware
house receipt for any property consigned
to them to any bank and borrow money
on it. the property thus becoming the
property OF the said bank. Mr.. A. b.
Chandler made a few remarks, and Of
fered the following resolution:
Resolved by the people OF Caroline
county. in mass-meeting assembled. on the
18th day OF January. 1896, That our
senator and member OF the House of Dele
gates OF Virginia be and are hereby earn
estly requested 10 secure the repeal of
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Of Virginia, and If they find this impossi-
bic, then they are hereby requested to
have the same so amended that no COM
mission merchant can have hypothecated
any produce consigned to him for sale
or In any manner create any lien on the
same for money borrowed without the
consent OF the consignor Of said produce.
THE ADDRESSES.
Judge f. c. Moncure addressed the
meeting in favor Of the resolution. He
did not know. he sald. until about a year
back that such a law was on the statute
book OF Virginia. and it was with amaze
ment that he found it out. He knew
that the plea in favor OF it was that
commission merchants might advance
money 10 their patrons, but like all trades
and professions, there were INSCRIPTIONS
persons in the commission business, and
this law opened the door for dishonesty on
the part OF such persons, in consequence
of which the good men i'm the business
had to suffer for the wrong-doing of the
dishonest.
Captain J. NJ. Hudgin also spoke In
favor Of the resolution.
The resolution was then submitted to q
vote, and was unanimously adopted. and
the secretary was instructed to furnish
Caroline's representatives in the Senate
and House with copies Of IL.