The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1903-02-04

sureties and shall be regarded as a
several judgment against each and all
of said parties.
Sec. 8. All persons, firms and cor
porations are hereby prohibited to en-
gage in the purchase and sale of all
kinds of farm products whilst they are
engaged in selling such products upon
commission.
Sec. 5. The secretary of state shall
have the power to revoke any license
granted by him under the provisions OF
this act upon it being shown to HIM that
the person, firm or corporation having
said license has been negligent in the
performance of the duties of caring for
or in selling said products or in remit
ing the sales of said products every
thirty 500 days or for being guilty of
deceit and misrepresentation OF any kind
and character i'll respect to the market
quotations or respecting the sale of
such products, the quality OF such pro-
ducts, the condition in which said pro-
ducts were received and the condition
of such products when sold. The pro-
cedure to revoke such license shall be
as follows The person making the
charge against such person, firm or
corp )ration whose license i, sought to
be revoked, shall make charge speci-
tically setting forth the grounds OF ie-
vocation, which shall be forwarded to
the secretary of state, subscribed by said
party and verified by his oath to the
best of his knowledge and belief. The
secretary of state shall thereupon cause
a copy of said charges to be forwarded
to the person, firm or corporation COM
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time, specifically and under an affidavit,
answer and explain said charges fully,
which said answer shall be accompanied
by such affidavits as may be corrobora
tive of the facts set forth in said answer.
A copy of this answer shall be sent by
the secretary of state to the person
making the complaint, who shall within
ten days time file any atfidavits tending
to show the falsity of the facts set forth
in such atiidayits. The secretary OF
state shall Immediately thereafter de-
termine whether said license shall be
revoked or the application for revocation
denied. In case said secretary of state
revokes said license, said person, firm or
corporation shall be deemed then, to be
without license, and shall be subject
to all the penalties provided for carry
ing on such business without license.
Sec. 10. 1t shall be unlawful for any
person, firm or corporation, whose IL
cense is sought to I've revoked to present
his or its answer or explanation to any
of such charges, to the secretary OF state
verbally or to talk with the said secre-
tary OF state respecting such charges,
That such answer or explanation must
be made in writing and based upon docu-
mentary proof as hereinbefore provided
for, and the person making charges shall
observe the same condition in making
the charges.
Sec. IL. The word person wherever
used in this act alone shall be deemed
to include the words firm" and "cor-
pOration.
Sec. ~. Any person, firm or corpora
ton engaged in the sale of farm produce
upon commission under this act, who
makes false returns as to the amount of
money received by him for the sale OF
farm products or who makes false re-
turns as to the amount OF products he
received or who makes false statements
as to the condition in which the pro-
ducts are received by such person, or
who fails to account for any money
which he has received for the sale of
such farm products, shall be deemed
guilty of felony and upon conviction
thereof shall be sentenced to the peni-
Tertiary at hard labor, for a period of
not less than two nor more than five
years; and where a firm violates this
section, each and all the members there
of shall be separately liable, criminallv,
for such felony and subject to punish
ment therefore, unless the member of
such firm shows himself to have been
innocent OF any intent to commit such
crime and that he has not participated
in the benefits thereof; and where a
corporation violates this section, its
directors and managing agent shall be
criminally liable individually and per-
, sonally for such c'ime, except so far as
such persons can show themselves to not
have known of such transgressions, and
the venue of this crime shall be in the
county from which said person, firm or
corporation obtained said produce or
from which it was furnished.
Sec. Is. Any person, firm or corpora
ton selling or offering to sell any kind
OF farm produce upon commission with
out first having obtained license so to
do as herein provided, shall be deemed
guilty of q misdemanor and shall he