Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-05-07

only one of which may be q Iemale
in one day. No person shall have
more than Is quail or Is cartridges OF
ruffed grouse, or more than IL Chin.
csc ringneck or English pheasants IN
the aggregate, or both kinds, in pos
session at any one time. Not more
than 18 Chinese ringneck or English
pheasants in the aggregate OF botf
kinds and not more than 80 in the
aggregate of all kinds of game birds
enumerated in this section may be
taken in any one open season.
Approved March IS, 1881.
CHAPTER 70-S. f. No. 225.
AN ACT to regulate the tagging
labelling or branding, and sale Of
potatoes in closed packages.
Be it enacted by the Legislature OF
the State of Minnesota:
Section 1. Potatoes grown In Min
nesota when packed for carload ship.
ments or offered for sale by persons
other than the growers or producers
thereof in carload lots and potatoes
when packed for truck load ship.
ments or offered for sale in Mime.
sofa in truck load lots, other thar
by the producer, shall be tagged
labeled, or branded as follows:
GRADES.
U. S. No. 1, Minnesota CONNER.
cial Grade, u. S. No. 2, Unclassified
and Minnesota Certified Seed.
The U. S. Grades shall conform
in all respects to the requirements lait
down by the U. S. Department Of
The Minnesota Commercial Grade
shall conform in all respects to the
U. S. No. grade but in order to al.
low for variations incident to proper
grading and handling, a tolerance OF
defect of four per cent, in weight
additional on number one grade may
be allowed for this grade, but not
to exceed one per cent shall be
allowed for potatoes affected by soft
rot.
The Unclassified shall consist OF
all potatoes not meeting the require.
ments of the foregoing grades, and
shall be sold either as such, or or
certificate of inspection duly made
by an authorized inspector of the
State Department of Agriculture.
Sec. 2. Every closed package con.
tanning potatoes offered or exposed
for sale at wholesale or at retail IL
cities of the first and second class BY
persons other than the growers there.
of, shall bear upon the outside OF
each package either by brand, tag
or label in plain letters and figures
the grade of the potatoes therein con.
tanned and the minimum weight wher
packed.
Sec. 8. "Closed package" means
any container which shall be either
sewed, tied, nailed or otherwise Sc.
cured.
Sec. 4. The marks and brands pre-
scribed in this act may be accom-
panied by additional marks or brands
which are not inconsistent with, or
more conspicuous than, and which
do not in any way obscure the marks
and brands prescribed.
Sec. 5. No person other than the
ship for sale, offer or consign for
sale, or sell potatoes in closed pack
ages in carload lots, not branded in
accordance with the provisions of
this Act; also no person shall pack
for sale, ship for sale, offer or con-
sign for sale, or sell in closed pack
ages in truck load lots, other than
the producer, which are not tagged,
labeled or branded in accordance with
the provisions of this act.
Sec. 6. Nothing in this act con-
tanned shall be construed in amy
manner to impair the freedom of con-
tract between individuals relative to
the sale and disposal of potatoes be-
tween the owners thereof and the
persons purchasing the same. When
any seller and buyer of potatoes shall
by contract in writing agree to
sell and dispose of to any person
potatoes in any lots or quantities OF
the grades and varieties specified
herein, or of any other grade and
variety or quality concerning which
the persons desire to contract, he
shall have the legal right to do so and
shall be bound by the terms of such
contract so entered into and in case
any seller attempts to tender in full
fillment of any such contract potatoes
of a lower standard or quality than
those specified in such a contract the
purchaser of the same shall have
the legal right to either reject the
same or accept them upon a tolerance
basis commensurate in value between
the market price of the grade and
quality contracted for and the grade
and quality of the potatoes rendered
in delivery thereon.
Sec. Z. In determining controversies
and standards between the parties as
to the quality and condition of DO
tatoes offered for sale or rendered
in performance of contracts for sale
in this state, the certificates of a duly
authorized and commissioned inspect
or of the State of Minnesota shall be
prima facie evidence both of the grade
and quality of the potatoes offered
for sale or rendered in performance
of any contract and of the amount
of tolerance existing in the designat-
ed quantity of said potatoes at the
time and place at which said inspec-
ton is made.
Sec. 8. No person shall directly OF
hire, or pay the compen-
sation of any inspector whose duty
it is to determine the grade or quality
of potatoes offered or exposed for
sale in the State of Minnesota, other
than the State of Minnesota, whose
duly constituted officers shall in due
form and accordance with law issue
commissions to inspectors duly au-
thorizing and empowering them to
act as such.
Nothing herein shall prevent any
person paying the proper inspection
fees, duly established to the proper
persons duly authorized to receive the
same, but the payment or allowance
of any gratuity, commission or al
lowance in addition thereto shall
constitute the crime of bribery and
shall be punished by law as such.
Sec. 9. It shall be unlawful for
dealer or person merchandising DO
tatoes in the State of Minnesota with
the intent to deceive, to attach any
tag, label or brand to any closed
package or carload of potatoes, any
grade, certificate, brand or tag, which
does not reasonably represent the
true and correct grade, quality or
standard of the grade, quality or
brand of the potatoes contained in
said closed package or carload, at
the time of attaching the same and