The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-11-11
State Warehouse Law
Text Of the Act Passed by the General Assembly

state senate from Marlboro. has been
elected State warehouse commits
sioncr. The salary is $4,000 a wear.
with expenses. An appropriation OF
$4,000 is provided by the bill 10 carry
out its provisions.
The commissioner is authorized 10
lease warehouses and to appoint
clerks. officers and all necessary
employees and fix the salaries
The following is the act to regulate
the storage, grading and marketing of
cotton:
Whereas. owing to the war, there
is lack OF ocean transportation and
with the Generalization Of the foreign
market. where two-thirds of our crop
is consumed. it is unwise to force the
staple upon the market under such
conditions, and
Whereas. South Carolina will pro-
duce about 100000 bales of cotton,
costing about 10 cents per pound, IL is
necessary in order to protect the peo-
pie of this state from an irreparable
loss. TO provide some general plan Of
warehousing. and to finance the crop
| by converting cotton into a negotiable
security which will command respect
in the money markets of the world:
| Section l. Be 1t enacted by the
general assembly of the state of South
Carolina, That within the police DOW
ers Of the state and for the general
welfare there Is established, as herein
after provided. a cotton warehouse
system for the state of South Carolina.
There shall be elected by the general
\ assembly forthwith O suitable person.
to be known as the state warehouse
commissioner, whose salary shall be
$4,000 per annum and who shall hold
office for the term of two years or un-
til his successor Is elected by the gen
eral assembly. And I'm case a vacancy
shall occur while the general assem-
bly, Is not in session. the governor
shall appoint a suitable person to fill
such vacancy until the next meeting
Of the general assembly.
"Sec. 2. That the warehouse com
missioner shall accept as authoritative,
the standards and classifications Of
cotton established by the Federal gov
ernment.
"Sec. 3. The commissioner shall
have the power to acquire property
for the warehousing Of cotton by
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until the operating expenses of such
warehouse so leased have been paid
from the income Of the warehouse so
leased and in no case shall the state
be responsible for any! rent except
| from the income of such warehouse so
leased in excess of operation expenses
and may settle the terms: upon which
private or corporate warehouses may
obtain the benefit OF state operation.
And 1t shall be his especial duty to
foster and encourages the erection of
warehouses in the various towns In
the several counties for Operation un-
der the terms OF this act. SO as to To-
calize the storage OF cotton so far as
/ possible.
Provided, That the supervisor and
county commissioners OF Aiken, Sum-
ter. Bainberg. Greenwood and Of
Hampton counties, may, and, upon
presentation of a petition signed by
one-half of the said qualified electors,
| shall provide by lease, purchase, or
construction warehouse facilities for
at least one-third of the average cot
ton crop during the past five years
Of their respective counties. And the
said county supervisors and county
commissioners are hereby authorized
| to use the county ordinary funds, or
borrow the necessary funds as they
deem most expedient. The warehouse
| facilities SO provided may be leased
by the county commissioners, on such
terms as may be agreed upon between
the contracting parties. Or. the super
visors and county commissioners may,
II they deem 1t more expedient, elect
a warehouse manager and operate the:
same warehouse facilities as a county
| system, subject to the general ware
! house law of the state, and to such Of
the provisions of this act as may be
| applicable.
aSec. q. The said commissioner shall
also have the power to site or be sued
In the courts under the civil code OF
South Carolina upon the Same terms
as an individual or corporation, the,
| action to be against or by him as rep
/ resentafive OF the state, and not as an
Individual. except in case Of tort or
neglect OF duty, when the action shall
be upon his bond. Suits may be
brought in the. county OF Riclland or
| In the county In which the cause Of
action accrued; Provided, however.
That the weights, classes and grades
OF cotton on storage are.under this act
oniy guaranteed by the state In favor
of those who loan money or buy cot
ton stored in warehouses;; Provided,
That cotton designated as 1inters'
shall not be received for storage under
the provisions OF this aes: Provided,
further, That the state Hhall not DO
responsible for such Gnnstuations In
weight as representing ordinary cli-
matte conditions. The board, where
fully. satisfied as to the title to same,
shall receive for storage lint cotton
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