The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-12-31
NO. 1853.

NO. 1853.
AN ACT RELATING 10 WARE
HOUSES.
II is hereby enacted by the General AS
sembly OF the state Of Vermont:
Section / Any person may establish
and maintain a public warehouse. and
may receive on storage into the same
any goods. wares. merchandise. prow-
sicns, or other commodity. and shall issue
to the persons from whom he receives
the same warehouse receipts therefor
and he may issue warehouse receipts for
any Of his own property which is de-
posted In such warehouse; but no per.
son shall issue any receipt for any such
property 50 received BY him on storage,
or deposited by him in such warehouse.
unless he shall have displayed and shall
maintain in conspicuous manner. on
the front OF the building where such
goods or other commodities are stored.
the words Public warehouse"
Sec. q No warehouseman OF other per-
son shall Issue any receipt. acceptance Of
an order or other voucher. for or upon
any such property, to himself Or to any
other person purportns to be the owner
thereof. or entitled or claiming the right
to receive the same, unless such prop
erty shall have been actually received
into his warehouse and shall be under hia
control at the time Of issuing such re-
ceipt, acceptance. or voucher.
sec. 8 No warehouseman or other per-
son shall issue any receipt or other
voucher uron any such property to any
person as security for any money loan
ed or other Indebtedness, unless such
property shall. at the time Of issuing
such receipt or other voucher. be in the
custody or such warehouseman or other
person, and IN his warehouse.
Sec. 4. No warehousenan or other per-
son shall issue any second or duplicate
receipt. acceptance. or other vouchers,
for or upon any such property while any
former receipt. acceptance or voucher,
for or upon any such property. or any
part thereof, shall be outstanding and
uncancelled without writing or printing
IN red Ink across the face OF the game
the word Duplicate"
sec, s. No warehouseman or ether
person shall sell. or incumber, conceal,
ship, transfer, or in any manner remove
beyond his Immediate control, any such
property FOR which receipt shall have
been given By him as aforesaid, without
the written order or assent OF the person
holding such receipt
Sec. s. warehouse receipts given for
any such property stored or deposited
with any warehouseman may be trans
ferred by Endorsement thereof, and any
person to whom the same may be trans
ferred shall be deemed to be the owner
Of the property therein specified, SO far
as to give validity to any pledge, lien,
or transfer, made or created by any such
person; but no property shall be deliver
ed except on surrender and cancellation
or the original receipt or the endorse
ment OF such delivery thereon in case Of
partial delivery. All warehouse receipts,
however, which shall have the words
mot negotiable" plainly written or
stamped on the face thereof. shall be ex-
empt from the provisions Of this section.
Sec. 4 SO much OF sections 1--WE and SIX
as forbids the delivery OF property except
on surrender and cancellation Of tho
original receipt, or the endorsement Of
such delivery thereon. in case Of partial
delivery, shall not apply to property re-
pievled or removed BY operation Of law
Sec. 8. Every warehouseman or other
person who shall wilfuily violate any
provision Of this chapter shall be fined
not more than one thousand dollars, o.
imprisoned not more than three years, Or
both; and any person aggrieved by the
violation Of any such provisions may
maintain an action against any person
violating any OF said provisions, to re.
cover ali damages. Immediate or conse.
quential which he may have sustained BY
reason Of any such violation, whether
such person shall have been convicted
Of such violation or not
Sec. o. Every public warehouseman. q
other person engaged in the warehouse
or storage business or who shall have
stored goods FOR another who shall have
in his possession any such property BY
virtue Of an agreement for the storage
thereof with the owner Of such property
or person having legal right to store
the same. shall have lien for thi
gagreed storage charges on such property
or. where no charges have been agreed
on, for the reasonable storage charges
thereon, and, where shall be due and un
paid six months storage charges there
on, NAV raif such property at public ane