Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-10-13

and weigh agricultural products stored,
in licensed warehouses, and to certify
the classification or weight of the
products. Such licenses may be sus-
pended or revoked at any time if the
licensee fails to perform his duties
properly. All grain, flaXseed and other
fungible products stored for interstate
or foreign commerce in licensed ware
houses must be inspected and graded
by persons licensed for the purpose.
Authority is given to establish official
standards for the agricultural prod
ucts named in the act, and standards
established under any other act of
congress are adopted for the purpose
Of the warehouse act
Delivery of Products
Upon demand of depositors or hold
erS of receipts, licensed warehousemen,
in the absence of some lawful excuse,
must deliver products stored without
unnecessary delay. The demand for
delivery must be accompanied with an
offer to satisfy the warehouseman's
lien, to surrender the receipt, if ne
gotiable, properly indorsed, and, when
requested by the warehouseman, to
sign an acknowledgment of the re-
ceipt of the products redelivered.
Upon the redelivery of the products
for which given, all receipts returned
must be cancelled.
Records and Reports.
Licensed warehousemen are required
to keep in safe places complete and
correct records of all agricultural prod
ucts stored and withdrawn, and of
receipts issued, returned, and can
| celed. They must also make detailed
reports to the secretary of agriculture
as often as required. Their books,
records, papers and accounts are sub
jecf~ to examination by the department
of agriculture.
| Revocation of Licenses.
The secretary of agriculture is re-
quired to publish the names, locations,
and addresses of all warehouses and
persons licensed under the act, with
lists of all licenses revoked and the
y
fish hiS findings whenever he deter
mines that a licensed warehouseman
is not performing fully his duties un-
der the act. He may suspend or re-
woke any license If the Icensee fails
to comply with the act or the rules and
regulations. He may also suspend OF
rev0ke any license issued to- a ware.
houseman if unreasonable and ex
orbitant charges have been made fol-
kservfees reD6ered.
f The act expressly provides that
nothing contained IN 1t shall be CON
SstrueG to interfere with state laws re
lating to warehouses; warehousemen
wefghess, graders and cIassffers. o.
With similar federal laws. On the con
trary, tie secretary Of agriculture f!
i authorized to cooperate with officials
charged with tie enforcement of suc1
> state laws in order t1 carry oEt TIN
I provisions; of tie United States ware
a house act
Penalties
II Punishment by fine or Imprisonment
3orr beth, nFay be imposed on amy per
i son who counter7eifs; forges. 0r use
without proper authority any ffcens
fSsueG under. the act, or who issues 0
utters false, or fraudulent receipt O
certifi ieate, cST' who uses 81 name or 8e
scrfptfsn, conveying the impression
:, that a warehouse is designated a
n bonded under the act unless the bon
has acsually been filed and approve
or the license Issued reWlains Unsus
pended and unreve4ted.
An appropriation of $4,000 is RFad
for carrying out the provisions off tn
act. Tie necessary rules and regula
!, tfons,are now In COURSE of preparation
and will be published and widely df'
:. ftributedi att the earliest pract1eabl
= date.