The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-05-04
TO PROTECT
A Bill Providing for Inspection Of
Certain Agricultural Products Intro
duced in the Senate by Senator Sim
mona.

duced in the Senate by Senator Sim
Mons
Be 1t enacted by the senate and house
OF representatives of the United States
OF America in congress assembled,
That the secretary of agriculture be,
and is hereby. authorized and directed,
under such rules and regulations as he
may prescribe, to examine and inspect
at the place Of final destination fruits,
berries, vegetables, potatoes, and mel
ons shipped from any state or territorx
in the United States to the District Of
Columbia or any other state or terri
tory Of the United States. The in
spectors appointed by the secretary Of
agriculture to make such examina-
ton and inspection shall be located at
as MAN. OF the centers TO which fruits,
vegetables, potatoes. and me.onz are
shipped as nay in the judgment o. said
secretary be practicable, and it shall
be b duty of said in=p-ct IS upon the
arrival at said centers CT cargoes of
fruits, berries, vegetables, potatoes,
and melons, transported thence from
another state or territory of the United
states, to examine and inspect such car
goes as the cOnSignee or consiguees
thereof shall claim and so report to said
inspector to be damaged or in bad
condition, for the purpose of ascertain
ing whether the same is in marketable
condition, and if in marketable condi-
ton, whether damaged or not. That it
shall be the duty Of the said inspectors
to give to the cOnsignee of such pro-
ducts d certificate in duplicate contain
Ing the result of such inspection, and
the said cOnsignee shan transmit to
the cOnsignOr with his remittance of
the proceeds of the sale of said pro-
ducts either the original or duplicate
OF said. certificate; and any c~Onsignee
Of such cargOes ALLEGED to e damaged
who shall willfully all to report the
same for inspection. or who. having
caused the same to be inspected, shall,
fail to transmit a copy Of the inspec-
ton furnished him b. the Inspector to
said cOnsignOr as herein required, shall
be guilty Of a misdemeanOr, and upon
conviction shall bef ned not less than
one hundred dollars and not more than
three hundred dollars, or imprisoned
not less than two months nor more
than six months, or both, at the discre-
ton OF the court; and any cOnsignee
of such cargOes having failed to report
same for inspection, O. having reported
same for inspection, as provided in
this Act, shall represent to his con
signor that said cargo was received
in bad and u~nmarketable condition
shall, in any indictment under this Act
for such failure, be presumed to have
made such representation falsely and
for the purpose of defrauding his said
consignor.
Sec. 2. That it shall be the duty of
all commission merchants or other per-
sons receiving by consignment for sale
fruits, berries, vegetables, potatoes, or
melons shipped from one state or terri
tory of the United States to the District
of Columbia or to any other state or
territory of the United States, to keep
a book or books, wherein shall be re-
recorded a truthful account Of the re-
ceipt, sale, amount realized from sale
of such products, and to whom sold.
which said book or books shall be at all
times open for the inspection and ex-
animation Of the inspectors provided in
this Act; and any such commission
merchant or cOnsignee who shall make
a false entry in said bOOk OF books, for
the purpose of cheating or ~defraudins
the consignor of said products Or mis-
leading or deceiving said inspectors,
shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and
upOn conviction shall be fined not less
than n hundred dollars nor more
than three hundred dollars, or I'M
prisoned not less than WI months nor
more than six months, or both, at the
discretion of the court.
Sec. 3. That if the conscience of any
fruit, berries. vegetables, potatoes, or
melons shipped from n state or terri
tory of the United States to the Dis
trict Of Columbia or to any other state
or territory Of the United States, shall
willfully make false report to his con
signOr as to the condition Of said con-
signment when received by him and
the price at which the same was SOLD
by him, or shall fail to account for and
pay to the said c%onsignor the amount
at which the same was sold less actual
charges and commissions for selling
and handling the same. Or if he shall
falsely and fraudulent1y m~isrepresen'
any fact concerning the condition an(
sale Of said consignment, he shall be
guilty of a misdemeanor and upon con
viction shall be fined not less thar two
hundred dollars nor more than on
thousand dollars, or imprisoned no. less
than six months nor more than two
years, Or both, at the discretion Of tn.
court.
Sec. 4. That there is hereby a0pro
priated, out of any money in the treas
ury not otherwise Appropriated, the sun
of twenty-five thousand dollars, to b.
expended for all necessary expenses t.
comply with the provisions Of this Ac
under the direction of the secretary o
agriculture.
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