The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-04-08
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warehouse or warehouses are situated y
certificate that he Il transucting business |
as public wnrehouscman under the laws
OF the state OF Texas. which ecrtincatn l
| shall he issued by said clerk, upon n writ
ten application settling forth the locatlon
aud name of the. warehouse or warehouses;.
| and the name OF each person, individually
or member OF the firm, interested AZ
owner or principal in the management Of
| the same; or IL the warehouse Is owned q, |
managed by corporation. the names Of |
| the president. secretary aud treasurer OF |
such corporation shall he stated. when |
| application shall be received and flied |
! by such clerk and preserved in his office,
| and the said certificate shall give authority |
to carry on and conduct the business III n |
this act and shall be revocabe by the dis |
trict court OF the county In which the |
| a proceeding before the court. ON com |
plant by written petition Of any person
setting forth the particular violation Of
proof as in other civil eases The person
receiving n certificate as herein provided
for shall file with the county clerk granting
Texas In the penal sum of FIVE thousand
$4,000 dollars, conditioned for the faith.
wa wa which said bond Shall Ri0i be
hled and preserved In the office of such
See 3. That on application of the owner
or deposltor of the property stored In d
public warehouse, the warehouseman shalt
Issue over his own signature, or that Of his
receipt therefor, 70 the order OF the person
entitled thereto, which receipt shall pur
shall bear date of the day of Its Issue,
and state upon its face the name OF the
warehouse and It's location the ge;sSeIiPtion
erty stored and the date on which 1t was
originally received in warehouse. and that
ii Is deliverable upon the return OF the
receipt properly Endorsed by the person
to whose order 1t was issued, and ON pay
ment Of all charges for storage, All such
in the order Of their issue. and when such
receipt is for cotton, the receipt shall state
whether the cotton therein described Is ex-
posed to the weather or Is under shell,,
ter: correct record of such receipts shall
be kept in well bound book. which shall
be, at all reasonable hours, open to examl-
/ nation by any interested person, and no
two receipts bearing the same number
shall be issued from the same warehouse
during the same year. nor shall any dupll-
cate receipt be issued. except In the case
of a lost or destroyed receipt. IN which
date and number as the original. and shall
d. be plainly marked on Its face, "Dupll
cate and provided, that no such dnpli,
warehouseman until adequate security ac-
deposited with, or to the order OF said
warchouseman to protect the party or par
! ties who may finally hold the original re
: ccipt in good faith and for valuable con
sdcrdtion>
Soc 4. That no public warehouse recent
/ shall be issued except upon inc Artnal
.
public warehouse or on the premises and
2 undor the control of the public warehouse.
man by whom i purports to be issued; ard
: Nariably he specified in such receipt.
4 See, s. That on presentation ana return
:. to the warchouseman, Of any public ware.
= | house receipt issued ny a,m, and properly
u indorsed and the tender of all proper
n n warehouse charges upon the property rep
IA liyercd Immediately TO tho holder of such
o receipt: but no public warohouscman who
q shall Issue receipt for goods shall under
5 guarantee whatsoever. deliver the prop
= crty for which receipts have been Issued
ii rendered and cancelled. except in case Of
l. lost receipts, as provided for In sectlon
e : hereof, and in default of the strict com
~ this act. he shall be held liable 10 the
legal holder OF the receipt for the fnll
" value of the property therein described
It and shall furthermore be liable 70 the SPEC
q ial penalty herein provided tipon dellv,
g cry Of the goods from the warehouse upon
w marked In Ink across its face with me
$ word cancelled" with the name Of thG
10 perSon cancellng the same, and shai
~ thereafter be void, and shall not again be
r put in circulation. -, ..,,,..,,,,o
20 shall insert in the public warehouse receipt
issued NY him any language limiting or
modifying his liabilities or responsinlltles
as imposed by the laws OF the state, eN
~ cepting: mot accountable for leakage o,
= denrcciation," or words Of Hike import and
/. See z That the receipt issued against
A nroperty stored In public warehouses, a,
=, :, herein provided for shall be negot2oig aho
q. transferable by Endorsement IN nlahk OF
r. Inv speriai Endorsement, and delivery "
~ thc same manner and 10 the same eXten
as bills of exchange ana prolnIIssso'S I'd I'm IN,
or tronsferee or holder of such public ware
house receipt shall he considered and hciS
IT. as the actual and exclusive owner, t1oT a.
f,t nd
'N in described, subject only TO- inc lien an,
~. privilege If the public wareh9usem9n to
:, | storage and other warehouse charges, pro
", videI. however, that all such pubic wsrs
ne hopsc receipts as shall have the word
Tot nefSS s See RS sa9St w snail be-
It's from the provisions of this section; an,
=. provided, further, that no pubic roc wIps
house hut upon sale Of such properly y
socd faith may issue ere1 70 [af form and man
ner as herein provided, which issue am
- delivery OF the receipt shall ne nus egipt
Tho purchaser fnll owner as atoesattn
IS ~ the property therein described. N n,,d,
Ing in his last clause sh id ,e oe for If
w. 10Y gn6Ids I'm his own public warehouse
rom scomplying with and being subject !
NJ all respects tS al ac Gtner 'e''''"' ""'
That any y public nroy TaFsh0g Of ia
~,
@rfonsc, and upon indictment ana cohNlct 81
tbereof shall he punished by me ID I'm IN
by sun, not exceeding 5000, or lmprlsohlnii,I
M IN tho state penltentiary NOT eNceeoiim !,
ar Two wears or by both such hne, anu az
% nyisonnpnt And every ana az " IU1
tn pggrieved nv tho violations aforesaid siha
oy. have IN, right I" maintaln an se,i, "
,nt against the person or persons nf N
M ~. corporntl0n~. so violating any nl ~
as .ycyisions of this act for inc rct'hs ~
r. damages which he or they may ~
D., sustoinci nv reason OF such Nlolhlon, =,
iii iii aforcsaid, before any court ol eotnIe,W M
az irrisdictinn whether such person o. ~
M nns 80 violating shall have been conNi.t
nj ~ The criminal offense under thiS "''
my not. ,,.i.c 4, this act sha
w la construed to apply - pflNl'r ". ~
~ ~, bouSes or to the issue or recelpts, w ~ ~
IN IN n,yners or managers under eNlstIhg ~
IN 0r "a prohiblt public warehousennen e.
. ~ ,ssutnr such receipts az arc now its+G,
'ns nTivate warehousemen unaer fAiss aI
avs; provided that such nrlv ,iarobo i,s
- bn~se receipts issued by pubic Wat fu,
,ot- n" nr ebeli never be written on iorm
W; hhisnb indicating that II - issued ITO
s eu y %nr,I,lIr warehouse hut shall; on tne 81
ceS . hear on its face IN iarge cl ,I,,
tnrs tho words Not a pubic "arenou
~ receipt.
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