Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-19

states grain standards act which
gives the secretary of agriculture au-
thority to establish, as soon as NAV
be. official grain standards applicable
to grain shipped in interstate or for
eign commerce, became a law on Aug.
II, 1916.
The act authorizes the secretary of
agriculture to investigate the handling
and grading of grain and to establish.
as soon as may be- standards for corn.
wheat, rye, oats. barley, faxseed and
other grains. Not less than ninety
days public notice must be given in
advance of the date on which any such
standard BECOMES effective.
Whenever such standards are estab-
llshed for any grain, the act forbids
the shipment or delivery for shipment.
in interstate or foreign commerce or
iginating in the United States, of any
such grain which is sold offered for
sale or consigned for sale by grade.
unless 1t is inspected and graded by a
licensed inspector, either at the place
or shipment. at a point in transit, or
at the destination. In case no licensed
inspector is located either at the point
OF shipment or at the point Of destina-
uon, the e. ain may be shipped with
out inspection, in which event either
party to the transaction may refer any
dispute as to the grade to the secre-
tary Of agriculture.
When grain shipped or delivered for
shipment in interstate or foreign COM
merce is required to be inspected and
graded by a lieensed inspector, it is
made unlawful for any person to rep
resent that 1t is of n grade other than
that stated in a certificate issued in
compliance with the act
Shipment by Sample Permitted.
The act permits the shipment in in
terstate or foreign commerce of grain
sold by sample or by type. or under
any description which is not false and
misleading and does not include any
of the terms of the official grain
standards.
The secretary of agriculture is au-
thorized to examine grain that has
been certified to conform to any grade
of the official grain standards, or that
has been shipped in interstate or for
eign commerce. If, after an oppor-
tuiity for hearing has been given to
that any such grain has been ncor-
rectly certified or has ben sold under
name. description or designation
which is false or misleading, he may
publish his findings
Right Of Appeal.
When grain shipped in interstate or
foreign commerce has been inspected
as required by the act. any interested
~, ait har ~
inspection, appeal the question of it's
grade to the secretary of agriculture.
The secretary of agriculture is author
lied to determine the true grade of
the grain. and his findings are made
prima facie evidence of that fact in
suits between the parties in federal
courts. Reasonable fees may be charg-
ed for hearing disputes and appeals.
When appeals are sustained, such fees
are to be refunded. Every person en-
ployed to inspect and grade grain for
shipment in interstate or foreign COM
merce is prohibited from certifying the
grain according to the official grain
standards, unless he holds an unsus-
pended and unrevoked license issued
by the secretary of agriculture.
Licensing Inspectors.
Any person who presents satisfac-
tory evidence of competency may be
licensed as an inspector under the act.
In states which have or may here
after have state grain inspection de-
partments, the secretary of agriculture
is required to issue licenses to per-
sons authorized and employed to in
spect and grade grain under the laws
of such states. Licensed inspectors
and persons employed by the secre-
tary Of agriculture for carrying out
the provisions of the act are prohibit
ed from having any interest in any
grain elevator or warehouse, or in the
merchandising of grain, or from being
employed by any person owning or
operating any grain elevator or ware
house. Licensed inspectors are requir-
ed to keep records of all grain in
spected by them and to make detailed
reports to the secretary of agricuI-
ture. The license of any inspector
found to be incompetent, or to have
issued any false certificate of grade, or
otherwise to have violated any provis-
ion of the act, may be suspended or
revoked by the secretary of agricul-
ture.
Penalties.
Any licensed inspector who know
ingly inspects or grades improperly
grain shipped in interstate or foreign
commerce, or knowingly gives any
false certificate of grade. or accepts
a bride for neglect or improper per-
Torrance of duty, may also be punish
ed by fine or imprisonment or both.
Similar punishment may be imposed
upon other persons who violate GER
tain portions Of the act, particularly
those with reference to the inspection
by licensed inspectors of grain ship
ped in interstate or foreign commerce.
An appropriation of $250,000 is made
for the enforcement of the act
The necessary rules and regulations
will be prepared and published at the
earliest possible date, in order. that
persons interested may have an oppor-
tunity to become familiar with them
before any of the standards become
effective
Objects Sought in the Act.
The benefits which the act seeks to
confer are described in the language
used in the annual report of 1914 of
the secretary of agriculture with par
ticular reference to the establishment
of standards for corn:
Grades for that grain. if generally