The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-28
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under the provisions Of this act shall
keep an accurate and complete set OF
books, in which shall be truly REGARDED
the amount and character of every
consignment received by him, with
the date or receipt, the name of the
cOnsignor and the condition of the
shipment, when received and when
same Or any part thereof shall be sold.
The name of the person to whom sold
together with the amount and date of
sale, shall be entered. The books of
such commission merchant shall at all
times be open anu subject to the in
spection of the commissioner or the
county fruit inspector or any of his
deputies or to any cOnsignor as to any
entry concerning shipments made by
him.
Section 4. Any commission mer-
chant who shall receive from any per-
son, firm, FARM, dairy, orchard or
garden products to sell on commission
shall Immediately send to the cOnsign-
or or cOnsignors, a statement in writ
ing, showing what property has been
received. and the condition thereof.
If any such produce in received in a
damaged condition and is unfit for
sale, Or if the markets are overstocked
1t shall be the duty of such commission
merchant to notify the state horticul-
tural commission, county fruit inspec-
tor Or any of his deputies, and take
from him a certificate that said pro-
duce is not saleable and that it is
necessary to destroy the same. Said
certificate shall be made in duplicate
and one copy there shall be tran
mitted to the consignor
Render Statements.
Section 5. Whenever any commits
sion merchant sells all or a portion
of any produce consigned to him to be
sold on commission, he shall. within
two days thereafter, render a true
statement to the cOnsignor, showing
what portion of such consignment has
been sold, the price received therefor
the date of sale, the name and address
of the purchaser. and also all charges
and expenses paid or incurred on &C.
count of such consignment. If any
produce be sold for less than the
market price That fact shall be noted
on such statement, and the reason
therefor shall be stated
Section 6. 1t shall also be the duty
OF every person, firm, or corporation
carrying on the business of selling
farm, dairy orchard or garden produce
on commission to pay to the cOnsignOr
within ten days after said sale, the
full amount of money due upon the
sale OF any consignment of produce.
after deducting therefrom the amount
paid for transportation and drayage
II any, and the commission. which in
no event shall exceed ten per cent of
the selling price
Section Z. Whenever any cOnsignor.
who has consigned farm. dairy, or
chard or garden p.-.1uce, to any COM
mission merchant, shall have. after
demand received no remittance for
the same or report of the sale thereof
or II IN any case after report is made
he is dissatisfied with sale or the re-
port thereof. he may make verified
complaint in writing to the commits
sloner OF horticulture, who shall upon
receipt of the same investigate the
sale Or sales complained of. and if up-
on such investigation it appears that
the said commission merchant has
failed Or neglected to account for such
consignment or any part there. or has
failed or neglected to make true and
completed report thereof, it shall be
the duty OF the commissioner of hor
tlculture to revoke the license of such
commission merchant. Such inyesti-
CATION may be made by the county
fruit inspector or one of his deputies if
the commissioner shall so direct
Section 8. If any commission mer.
chant shall make any sale of the pro.
duce mentioned upon commission and
snail fail or neglect to pay the amount
received upon such sale as herein he
lore provided the owner or consignor
OF SUCH produce may bring an action
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