Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-08-30
WOULD CREATE
MARKET BUREAU
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buyers thereof. and to report sueh infOr-
maticN to persons directly interested
sons guilty under this Act Of infringe
ments hereof.
Sec. s. That within the meaning of
this Act crops or commodities are subject
of interstate commerce when continuous
shipments. whether in motion or station
AIRY and however handled at and upon
leaving the hands of the shippers there
of while en- route to. and ut and upOn
coming into the hands of the first buyer
there f, such shipper being in one State
or Territory Of the United States or the
District of Columbia and such crop or
commodities destined for such buyer be
ing in another state or territory of the
United States or the district Of Columbia
or such shipper being in any place
in the United States or the Dis
trict of Columbia. lor such shipper
bding in any place in the United States
and such crop or commodities destined
to such buyer being in another place
in the United States and such trans
portation passing through a foreign
country: or such~ crop or commodities
destined to and such buyer being in a
foreign country and such crop or com
mOdities being carried from sub ship
pers place to a port of transhipment;
or such shipper being in any place in a
foreign country and such crop on. com
moditieS being carried to such BUYERS
pl+ce from a port of entry. either in the
United States or an adjacent foreign
country: Proridcd. That this Act shall
shall apply TO the commodities herein
defined, whether consigned to the actual
first buyer thereof or not: Prorided fur
fhCr. That within the meaning of this
Act the terms shipment and ship
mcnts' shall include the mere passing Of
title to any such crops or commodities
from such shipper TO such first buyer:
And prOridcd also that the provisions
of this Act shall not apply to such ship
mentS rs move or pass from Il shipper to
a destination or buyer wholly within 0ne
State where not shipped from a ship
per i'll a foreign country to any Place i'll
any State or Territory, as aforesaid. or
buyer therein. or from a shipper in any
state or Territory to amy place in a for
cign country, as aforesaid. or buyer there
in.
Sec. q. That, within the meaning Of
this Act. the act or omission of any agent.
servant. or employee of any person. cor
poratiGn or body affected in any way by
the provisions hereof shall be and be
held to be the act of such person or cor
poratiOn as well.
Sec. 10. That it shall hereafter be the
duty Of every agency, person. or corpora
ton Instrumental in selling. handling
for sale, or arranging the sale of an!
such crop or commodities the subject
Of interstate III on behalf of the
shipper. whether before or mon delivery
10 the first purchaser Thereof. in each ease
of Such nature to maxi, Il true and cor
rect record in writing, dated and signed
ny the person entering such record, show
ing the quality Of such crop or commodity
received by snrh agency. person. or COZ
Doration. the date and the time of day
ut which il was 50 received. the name of
The shipper from whom it WITS received,
the quality and G nditiOn of such crop or
commodity when so received and when
sold. the name and address of the first
bona tide buyer thereof. the price paid by
such buyer to such agency. person. or cor
poration to such shipper. and the date
Of such remittance. the original TO such
shipper. and the date of such remittnce,
the original of which record shall be pre-
pared Immediately upon the traSactiOn
Of the facts and matters therein recorded
and shall be thereafter transmitted by
mail. duly addressed to such shipper. and
a duplicate Of which record shall be cor
rectlv entered by such agency, person.
or corporation in Il well bound book or
DO ks to be kept for such purpose in the
Office Of such agency. person or corpora
ton. subject to the inspection Of the ship
per and of the Market Bureau.
Sec. II. That any person or persons.
corporation. or other agency. as well DIS
any agent or employee tho~onf who shall
omit to send the original record. or to
keep the duplicate thereof. to allow in
Spection Of such duplicate as above pro
viGcd, shall be guilty of a --. and
on conviction therefor shall be punished
by a fine in a summon not to exceed +
and imprisoned for or by