Charlevoix county herald., 1913-09-13

commission merchant to properly con-
duct the business or of an an intent to
deceive or defraud customers; where
the commission merchant directly or
indirectly purchases the goods for his
own account without prior authority
or without notifying the consignor
thereof.
The action of the commissioner in
refusing or revoking license is sub
ject TO review by writ of certiorari, and
until the decision under the writ is rem,
dered or an appeal therefrom is taken
the commission merchant is entitled to
do business. In the case of a refusal
to grant license and such refusal is
being investigated the merchant is en-
titled to do business until the decision,
providing he has paid his license fee.
If any shipper Of produce to COM
mission merchant is dissatisfied with
any statement as to the sale of such
produce he may apply to the commits
sioner in writing within GO days for an
investigation. The commissioner is
obliged to treat such request as
complaint.
Any commission merchant violating
any of the provisions of the act shall be
deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and
shall be punished by fine of not less
than $50 nor more than $500 or by i'm
prisonment in the county jail or state
house of correction or Ionia reforma-
tory for not less tnan six months nor
more than three years, or by both fine
and Imprisonment.
The provisions of the above act do
not apply to retail dealers, real estate
dealers or auctioneers selling farm pro-
ducts on commission.
To regulate the sale of butter and
cream in Michigan Act No. 1872 provides
that no person shall offer for sale or
have in his possession with intent to
sell as butter any product which con-
tains less than so per cent of milk fat,
and which is not made exclusively from
milk or cream, or both with or without
common salt, and with or without ad-
ditional coloring matter. 1t is also pro-
vided that no person shall offer for sale
or have in his possession with intent to
sell as cream any product which con-
tains less than Is per cent of milk fat
and which is not that portion OF milk,
rich in milk fat which arises to the
surface of milk on standing, or is seper.
ated from it by centrifugal force, and
which is not clean, providing that the
provisions of the act shall not apply to
any person not manufacturer or pro-
Queer who has bought the products for
resale. In such case when the stand.
ard is found to be under standard such
person is obliged to furnish information
as to where he purchased if. The pen
atty is fine of from $25 to 800 or i'm
prisonment of not more than 80 days in
Jail.
Act No. 103 contains only one Sec
ton and provides that any person, firm
co-partpership or corporation engaged
in the business of buying poultry, eggs,
milk, cream or butter fat for the pur.
pose of manufacture, who shall with
the intention of creating monopoly or
destroying the business of competitor
discriminate between different sections
by purchasing at higher price in one
locality than in another, making allow.
ance for the difference tn fhe cost OF
transportation, shall be deemed guilty
of misdemeanor and shall be punish.
ed by fine of not more than $500 or by
term of not more than six months in
Jail.
Another act which is of vast impor.
lance is act No. 107 which regulates the
shipments of table grapes. The act
provides that no grapes that are not
ripe, or are the fruit of unhealthy
vines, or are for any reason unhealthy
and in a state of decay shall be packed
for shipment in any basket or package
of less than 16 pounds capacity. The
fine ranges from $40 to 500 and the
Jail term ranges from 10 to 80 days. The
state dairy and food commissioner is
authorized to compel the enforcement
of the law. The act will assure only
the best quality of grapes being sold in
small baskets for table use.