The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1917-01-12
CALIFORNIA STATE
MARKET COMMISSION,
Copy o. Law Civen.-Much Has
Been Said in Mississippi About
Similar Liquidation.

In view of what is often discussed
through the press of the state and
otherwise about finding a market
for the farmers produce, especially
now. that such q large per cent of
the farming population seem to be
making a sincere effort to diversity
their crops, The Sentinel prints be.
low r. fs.svs of the California Law
creating a State Market Commission
From tt:s best information obtainable
IT may be stated that the law is work.
ing well in that state:
Section 1. There is hereby created
the state commission market, a state
organization to carry on the business
OF receiving from the producers
thereof, the agricultural, fishery,
dairy and farm products of the State
of California and the selling and dis
posing OF the same on commission, as
herein provided.
Sec. :. The state commission mar
ket shall be under the management
and control of governing body of
enc person, to be known as the state
commission market director, who
shall be appointed by the governor Of
Sec. 3. The commission market
ehall establish and maintain in any
and all cities and towns in the state
where and when the conditions are
in his judgment most suitable, depots
or stations to be used as commission
markets, for the receiving, care, sale
and distribution of the agricultural,
fishery, dairy and farm products of
California, and the director shall es-
;ablish and maintain an executive Of
flee or headquarte at Sacramento.
Sec. 4. The commission market di-
rector shall make all necessary rules
and regulations, and change the same
when necessary, for the operation
and carrying on CT the state commits
sion market, and shall print the rules
for free distribution to all persons
who wish to avail themselves of the
privileges of the market. whether
buyers or sellers, and all buyers and
sellers shall conform to such rules
and regulations in order to claim any
right under this act.
Sec. 5. All producers of agricul-
tural, dairy or farm products, or
products manufactured or processed
therefrom. or fishery products, which
shall have been grown, raised, pro-
duced. processed or manufactured
within the State of California. or
caught in the territorial waters there
Of, shall have the right to consign
and deliver such products to the state
commission market, at any of its
depots or branches. for sale and dis
tribution.
Sec. 6. The state commission mar
ket shall receive and care for all pro-
duce consigned and delivered to it un-
der the provisions of this act, and
chall sell and distribute to dealers.
consumers and all buyers such prod.
ucts to the best possible advantage of
the producer; and, to the end that
the state commission market be self
supporting, shall charge commits
sion for the handling of all products
in an amount which in the judgment
of the director is just and reasonable
All settlements with producers shall
be made once month or oftener,
and the market shall retain the COM
mission charged.
Sec. 7. The director shall have
power to rent, lease, occupy and use
all such lands and buildings as may
be needed in the business of the mar
ket or any of its branches, and may
provide the same with a sufficient
force of officers, clerks, and other
employees, as may be deemed neces-
sary to carry out the provisions of
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