The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1916-10-06

ship, If any, OF the products by thss
warehouseman, Cd any lien clatneo
by the warehouSeman for advances
made or liabilities incurred, (k) any
other facts required by the secretary
of agriculture, ID the signature of the
warehouseman, which may be made by
his authorized agent. Unless other
wise required by the law of the state
In which the warehouse is located, the
grade may be omitted at the request
Of depositOrs, except In case of fungi
BILE agricultural products, II the re-
ceipts clearly show that they are not
negotiable.
classifiers and Welahers.
The secretary of agriculture may H.
cense competent persons to classify
and weigh agricultural products stored
in licensed warehouses, snd to certify
the classification or weight of the
products. Such licenses may be sus-
pended or revoked at any time If tho'
lieensee falls 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 deposltors 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'H
lien, to surrender the receipt, IL me-
gotlable, properly Endorsed, and, when
requested by the warehoUseman. to-
sign an acknowledgment Of the re-
ceipt of the products redelivereSi
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ucts stored and withdrawn, and Of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 agriculturs
as often as required. Their books.
records, papers and accounts are sub
ject to examination by the department
Of agriculture.
Revocation Of Licenses.
The secretary of agriculture Is ne.
quired to publish the names, locations.
and addresses of oil warehouses ana
persons licensed under the act, With
lists Of all licenses revoked and tina
causes of termination. He may pub.
lish his findings whenever he deter
mines that licensed warehouseman'
Is not performing fully his duties un-
der the act. He may suspend or re-
woke any license If the licensee fails
to comply with the act or the rules and
regulations. He may also suspend az
revoke any license issued to ware
houseman II unreasonable ana ex-
orbitant charges have been made for
services rendered.
The act expressly provides that
nothing contained In II shall be CON
strued to interfere with state laws re-
lating to warehouses. warehousemcn.
weighers, graders and classifers, OF
with similar federal laws. On the con.
trary, the secretary Of agriculture In
authorized to cooperate with officials
charged with the enforcement Of such
state laws in order to carry out the
provisions of the United States ware
house act.
Penalties.
Punishment by fine or imprisonment
or both, may be imposed on any psT
son who counterfeIts, FORCES, or uses
without proper authority any license
issued under the act, or who issues o.
utters false or fraudulent receipt OF
certificate, or who uses name or de-
scriptlon conveying the impressi0n
that warehouse Is designated a.
bonded under the act unless the bond,
has actually been filed and approved
or the license issued remains unsus.
pended and unrevoked.
An appropriation of $4,000 Is made
for carrying out the provisions Of thu
act. The necessary rules and reguia-
lions are now in course of preparation.
and win be published and widely dis
tributed at the earliest practicable