"The
Commissioners of Railroads, of North Dakota, shall appoint a
member of the faculty of the North Dakota Agricultural
College (who shall be an expert in the grading and weighing
of all kinds of grain, seeds, and other agricultural
products) to be the state inspector of grades, weights and
measures and shall receive in addition to his other
compensation the sum of $ 1,000 per annum. It shall be the
duty of said
inspector to proceed at once to define and establish proper
grades and weights for grain, seeds and other agricultural
products, also for flour meal and products made therefrom,
which grades and weights shall be approved by the
Commissioners of Railroads.
"The
Commissioners of Railroads shall authorize the employment of
such clerical help as is necessary for carrying out the
provisions of this act, and determine the compensation to be
paid for such service.
"The
state inspector of grades, weights and measures shall cause
said formula or scale of grades, weights and measures to be
published in not more than five newspapers of general
circulation in the state of North Dakota, two of which shall
be devoted to the benefits of agriculture and three shall be
papers of general circulation.
"The
said standards of grades shall be published each year not
later than August 1st.
"The
state inspector of grades, weights and measures shall have
power to appoint skilled and competent deputies who shall be
stationed at any town or place where grain,
seed and other agricultural products are marketed; provided
that the town or community where such deputy is stationed
shall at their own expense provide a suitable building and
scales for housing said deputy, the upkeep of said building
and scales shall be borne by the state out of funds secured
on account of fees collected for inspecting and weighing.
"It
shall be the duty of the deputy to weigh, inspect and grade
all grain, seeds and produce that shall be offered for sale
at said market place, and to issue a signed certificate
stating the kind, grade and weight of such grain, seeds or
produce, also the amount of dockage, if any, and such other
facts as he may find relative to its condition. It shall also
be the duty of said deputy to accurately sample and grade
carload shipments destined for some central market either
within or outside the state, and to make and attach a signed
inspection certificate to a sealed package containing the
sample, and forward same to a deputy in charge of said
central market.
"The
Railroad Commissioners shall appoint such number of
inspectors of public warehouses as may be necessary who shall
be men of expert and practical knowledge of the grain
business; who shall visit the public warehouses in the state
for the purpose of ascertaining whether a sufficient bond is
in force to protect the holders of storage tickets for grain
stored therein; whether such institution is amply protected
by insurance; to advise with local managers and board of
directors as to proper methods of accounting; to assist local
warehousemen in making proper reports, and to enforce the
rendering of annual or other reports required by the Railroad
Commissioners; to see that all laws as regards public
warehouses are complied with, and to advise and assist local
warehousemen in any way that will make for efficiency and for
the safety of the grain marketing business of the state.
Should such inspectors find any condition prevailing in any
public warehouse that would impair the safety of such
institution, they shall report same to the Board of Railroad
Commissioners and to the local board of directors of the
institution in question. Failure to remedy such condition
will empower the Board of Railroad Commissioners to suspend
the license of such warehouse, or in extreme cases, if after
full notice, and reasonable time being allowed to comply with
the instructions of the Board of Railroad Commissioners such
local warehouse refuses to remedy said
complaint; the Board of Railroad Commissioners may cancel the
license of such warehouse.
"The
Commissioners of Railroads may establish as they see fit
central markets for the display of samples of grain, seeds
and other agricultural products, and may install a deputy in
charge of said central markets at the cities of Duluth, St.
Paul and Minneapolis, in the state of Minnesota, also
Superior, Wisconsin, Fargo, Fairmont, Wahpeton, and Grand
Forks, North Dakota, and such other stations as in the
judgment of the Commissioners of Railroads shall be necessary
to provide adequate marketing facilities; that said markets
shall be open to any and all persons desiring to buy or sell
on said market, and that the charges for said services shall
be fixed and determined by said Commissioners of Railroads.
They shall also establish uniform fees for grading, weighing,
inspecting and selling. All of said fees so collected shall
be paid into the treasury of the state of North Dakota. They
shall also fix the salary or compensation to be paid to
deputies and employees. They shall also provide a system of
bonding said deputies and other employees. They shall also
require that any and all persons purchasing or receiving
grain on consignment at central market shall give an
indemnity bond in a sufficient sum to fully protect the
seller against fraud or loss. They shall also formulate rules
and regulations governing the conduct of all public
warehouses where grain, seed and other agricultural produce
is bought, sold or received for storage, and such warehouses
shall be bonded in a sum sufficient to amply protect all
persons transacting business with them against loss.
"Said
state inspector of grades, weights and measures may with the
approval of the Commissioners of Railroads, license as deputy
inspector the buyer or agent of a privately owned warehouse,
provided that said deputy inspector shall pass such
examination as to competency as may be prescribed, and give a
bond in a sufficient amount, as required according to
regulations prescribed by the state inspector of grades,
weights and measures.
"All
licenses issued to deputy inspectors in private warehouses
shall be for the term of one year.
"The
conditions of such licenses shall require the holders thereof
to well and truly fix grades and actual dockage of all grains
inspected by them at their respective places of
business and to correctly weigh the products so inspected and
graded.
"Each
licensee shall cause his license to be posted in a permanent
and conspicuous place at his regular place of business, and
shall not be authorized to inspect, grade, or weigh grain at
other places, except with the approval of the Commissioners
of Railroads.
"The
inspector of grades, weights and measures, shall collect a
fee of $ 10 for each license issued. Licenses are subject to
cancelation by the Commission for violation of rules or other
good cause.
"It
shall be unlawful for any person operating a public warehouse
to purchase, weigh, grade or inspect grain or seed who is not
licensed as deputy inspector, provided that any person
without a license may buy any article that has been graded,
weighed and inspected by a deputy state inspector of grades,
weights and measures.
"The
state inspector of grades, weights and measures shall receive
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