The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1916-09-15

ton, wool. grains, tobacco, and flax
seed, and to classify warehouses for
which licenses are applied for or is
sued
A Permissive Statute.
lie may issue to warehouSemen Ii |
censes for the conduct of warehouses |
in which such products may be stored |
tor interstate or foreign commerce,
and also OF warehouses located in
places under the exclusive jurisdiction
Of the United States in which such
products may be stored. Persons who
are not warehouSemen may also be
licensed, subject to the same require
mentS as licensed warehouseSmen, to
accept such products for storage in
warehouses owned, operated, or leased
by any state. Lincenses may be is
sued tor periods not exceeding one
year, and are renewable upon showing
satisfactory TO the Secretary OF Agri-
culture y fee not exceeding s. may
be charged for each license or re-
newal and, in addition, reasonable
fee for each examination or inspection
OF a warehouse made upon application
of the warehouseman. 1t is not, how
ever, compulsory that any warehouse
man be licensed by the Secretary of
| Agriculture. The system is wholly
permissive.
Every applicant for a license as a
Warehouseman must agree to comply
with the act and the rules and regula-
tons prescribed under it. He must
give bond, with other than per-
sonal surety, to secure the perform
ance of his obligations as warehouse
man under the laws of the place in
which the warehouse is conducted, un-
der his contracts with his depositors,
and under the United States ware
house act. The right is given to any
person injured through its breach to
sue in his own name on the bond for
any damages sustained by him. When
such bond has been given, the ware
house may be designated as bonded
under the United States warehouse
act.
Inspection of Licensed Warehouses
The Secretary of Agriculture is au-
thorized to inspect warehouses iii
censed, or for which licenses are ap,
piled for; to determine whether they
are suitable for the proper storage o.
agricultural products; to prescribe tht
duties of licensed waehousemen witt
respect to their care of, and respon
sibility for, agricultural products; ano
to examine agricultural product:
stored in licensed warehouses. De
posts of agricultural products il
such warehouses are made subject t.
the act and the rules and regulation
under it.
Duties of Warehousemen.
Licensed warehousemen are no
permitted to discriminate between
persons desiring to store agriculture
products in their warehouses. Al
agricultural products, except fungibl
products (such as grain and the like
Of the same kind and grade, for whic
separate receipts are issued, must b
so kept that they may separated
identified and redelivered to the de
positor. Warehousemen may mi
grain and other fungble products, OF
dinarily mixed in storage, when the
are of the same kind and grade an
, are delivered from the same mass, bu
, may not mix such products when the
6 are of different grades.
6 Warehouse Receipts.
Original receipts must be issued fo
all agricultural products stored
licensed warehouses, but only whe
such products are actually stored {
the time of the issuance of the re
ceipts. Additional or further receipt
for the same products may only b
issued in place of lost or destroye
receipts, and then only under specific
conditions.
The act enumerates certain fac
! which must be stated in all receipt
by licensed warehousemen. The
must show (a) the location of til
warehouse; (b) the date of issuanc,
: (c) the consecutive number; Cd
{ whether the products will be delivere
to the bearer, to specified person, {
to specified person or his order; C
:, the rate of storage charges; CD d,
> scription of the product stored il
, Guiding the quantity or weight Is
, the grade or other class, according |
! the official standards of the Unite
States for such products, unless thel
! be no standard. in which event it mu
i be stated according to some recot
. nized standard or according to rul,
) and regulations prescribed by tt
u Secretary of Agriculture; CHI tn;
they are issued subject to the Unite
: States warehouse act and the rul,
and regulations under it; Cd owne
: ship, if any, of the products by II
warehouseman; Cd any lien elaine
!, by the warehouseman for advan,
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; other facts required by the Sccretai
: of Agriculture; CD the signature
u the warchouscman, which may
: made by his authorized agent. Unle
: otherwise required by law of the sta
G in which the warehouse is locate
I the grade may be omitted at the r
! quest Of depositors, except in case
S fungblc agricultural products, if II
receipts clearly show that they are n
y negotiable.
: Licensed Classifiers and Weighel
/ The Secretary of Agriculture m;
II license competent persons to classi
! and weigh agricultural products stor
II in licensed warehouses, and to certi
c the classification or weight of t
I products. Such licenses may be su
e pended or revoked at any TING if Il
: licensee fails to perform his duti
y. III