The Nevada County picayune., 1915-02-26
COMMISSION MEN
 ID BE LICENSED
PROPOSED ACT DESIGNED FOR THE PROTECTION OF FARMER
 WHO SELLS PRODUCE.
DEALER MUST GIVE BOND
Many Provisions That Are Designed to Bring About Honest Dealing on
 the Part of the Merchant.
Little Rock.

Little Rock
 Representative Thomasson of Logan county has introduced copy of the New York law for the regulation or the sale of farm and orchard produce on commission. It provides that after August l, 1915, no person, firm, eN- change, association or corporation shall sell farm produce on commis- sion without first procuring license, giving an indemnity bond to secure The enforcement of the provisions of the law shall be in the hands of the Agricultural Commissioner.
 It is provided that any person. firm. exchange. or corporation who shall re Ceive or offer to receive, sell or offer to sell on commission within this state any kind of farm produce with out a license except as in this chap ter permitted and any person who being a commission merchant in farm produce shall (a1 impose false charges for handling or services in connection with farm produce, or, tb) fails to ac- count for such farm produce promptly and properly and to make settlements thereof with intent to defraud, or tel shall make false or misleading state. ment or statements as to market con ditionS with intent to deceive, or (d} enter into any combination or Combi- nations to fix prices, or (e) directly or indirectly purchase for his or it's own account goods received by him or il upon consignment without prior au tb0rity therefor from the consignor Or shall fail to promptly notify the consignor of such purchase on his or its own account, or (D any person handling shipping or selling farm produce who shall make false state ments as to the grade, condition, mark ings, quality or quantity of goods shipped, or packed in any manner with intent to deceive or th) shall advertise or hold ones self out as a commission merchant in farm pro. duce without license, shall be guilty Of a misdemeanor
 IL is also provided that the commits sioner of agriculture may decline to grant license or may revoke a li- cense already granted where he is sat istied of the existence of the following cases or any of them:
 Where a money judgment has been entered against such commission mer- chant. and upon which execution has been returned unsatished.
 Shere false charges have been inn posed for handling or services rem dered
 Where the commission merchant is in bankruptcy or insolvency, or where the commissioner of agriculture has reason to believe that bankruptcy or insolvency may shortly occur.
 Where there have been false state ments as to conditions, quality or quantity of goods received or held for sale on commission when the same might he known on reasonable inspec- tion.
 Where there has been a combina. tion or combinations to fix prices.
 Where the commission merchant di- reotly or indirectly purchases the goods for his own account without prior authority therefor or without notifying the consignor thereof
 Where there has been a failure to account promptly and properly or to make settlements, with intent to de. fraud.
 Where there has been false or mis. leading statement or statements as to market conditions with intent to deceive.
 Where there has been continued course of dealing of such a nature as to satisfy the commissioner of the abil- ity to properly conduct the business of commission merchant or of intent to deceive or defraud shippers.
 Where the license has been guilty of fraud or deception in obtaining his license.
 Where the license neglects to file new bond when notified by the com. missioner that the bond already filed in unsatisfactory
 Senator Toler introduced a resolu. tion in the Senate asking for the ap- pointment of a committee to investi- gate alleged lobbying in the interest of the Hot Springs Race Bill He asserted that the lobby had hindered nnn hammered tha senators