Rocky Ford enterprise., 1913-06-06
HOUSE BILL NO. 1856
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detached. leaving one carbon copy for the
office files. All bills shall be numbered
consecutively and such commission mer-
chant shall retain with the office files all
spoiled bills. Such bills shall be complete
in every respect showing the amount, and
kind of goods sold. the price received
therefor. the date of sale. and the name
and address of the purchaser. In case
such commission merchant fails to prop
erly furnish such statement to the con-
signor. the fact of such failure shall be
prima facie evidence that such property
was not sold in a legitimate manner, pro-
vided. however, that the provisions OF
this section shall not apply to consign-
ments made by one licensed commission
merchant to another licensed commission
merchant.
Sec. g. 1t shall be the duty of every
commission merchant to pay to the con-
signor of such farm, dairy. orchard or
garden produce within thirty days after
said sale, the full amount of money due
upon the sale, unless consignor extend
time of payment of any such consignment,
after deducting therefrom the amount de-
Quoted for transportation and storage, if
any, and the commission.
Sec. o. The secretary of state of the
state of Colorado is hereby empowered,
upon verified complaint in writing made
to him by any consgnor that any such
commission merchant licensed under the
provisions of this act has failed, neglected
or refused. after demand, to render full.
correct and complete statement of the
person. firm or corporation to whom farm
produce has been sold as aforesaid, to-
gethor with the prices at which said pro-
duce has been sold. and the true and
correct amount of deductions to be made
therefrom on account of freight or stor-
age, if any, and commission thereon, or
do any other thing required by this act, to
summon such commission merchant so
licensed by him as aforesaid. to appear
before him on ten days notice and shall
require such commission merchant to
produce his or their books whereon the
original entries OF such transaction may
appear, and all other documents or pa
pers in the possession or control of such
commission merchant concerning such
sale or sales Of the produce in question,
and in the event that upon Full hearing
before such secretary Of state. such COM
mission merchant shall be found to have
failed or neglected to properly account
for the sale of subj produce as aforesaid.
or to give correctly the information re-
quired to be rendered to the eonsignor by
this act. it shall be the duty of the secre-
tary of state to revoke the license of said
commission merchant and shall not re-
issue the same within less than thirty
dau zft Il,
that such commission merchant fails to
appear at such hearing when duly sum-
moned, he shall be deemed to have vio-
lated the provisions of this act in accord
ance with the verified complaint of the
consignor and the secretary of state shall
then revoke the license o: said commits
sion merchant as herein provided.
Sec. 2. 1t shall be unlawful for any
commission merchant to make false or
fictitious sale Of such produce consigned
to him, or to make sale of such produce
to any person connected with such firm
or corpor alton licensed as a commission
merchant. connected either directly or in
directly. or to any unreal or fictitious per-
son or straw man. or for any commission
merchant to whom any consignment is
made to re-consign or make sale of
such consignment to another commission
merchant for the purpose of receiving or
TO collect or charge by such means more
than one commission for making the sale
therefor for the consignor. unless by con-
sent of such consignor.
Sec. p. 1t shall be unlawful for any
commission merchants as defined in this
act to enter into any combination, con-
spiraoy. pool or gentemen's agreement
for the purpose of artificially raising or
depressing the market price of any farm.
dairy, orchard or garden produce, or of