ELIHU E. JACKSON, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

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be designated as "Sections ninety-two A, ninety-two B, and ninety-

two C," to read as follows :

92 A. Every factor, commission merchant or consignee, and

every person selling on commission any farm products of persons

within this State, such as vegetables, fruit, grain, tobacco, poultry,

eggs, cattle, swine or any other farm products whatsoever, shall

require of every purchaser at the time of making such sale or

sales to deposit with such factor, commission merchant, consignee

or agent the full market value of all vessels such as crates, boxes,

barrels, bags, baskets, cask or any other vessel or vessels used in

the packing and transportation of any such farm products to be

fixed by such factor, commission merchant, consignee or agent,

such deposit shall be refunded to such purchaser or to the person

entitled to receive the same in case he brings back within five

days and delivers to such factor, commission merchant, agent or

Deposit

consignee the aforementioned vessel or vessels in as good condition

value of
crates, etc.

as when he received the same; and if any purchaser shall fail to

return such vessel or vessels within five days after receiving the

same the said deposit shall be considered as forfeited, and the said

factor, agent, consignee or commission merchant, shall pay the

same over to the owner of such vessel or to the person entitled to

receive the same at the next ensuing settlements of accounts with

such owner or person; and it shall be the duty of every such

factor, agent, consignee or commission merchant whenever such

vessels are returned to him to deliver the same to the transporta-

tion agent or carrier that brought them to the place of sale and

to take a receipt therefor; the legal responsibility of the factor,

agent, consignee or commission merchant for such vessels shall

thereupon cease and determine, and the transportation agent or

carrier so receiving the same shall become responsible to the owner

or person entitled to receive the same for the full value of all

such vessels until they shall have been deposited at the landing or

station at which they were received.

92 B. Any agent, factor, consignee or commission merchant who

shall fail to require the deposit named in the preceding section,

or who shall fail to deliver to the transportation agent or carrier

within forty-eight hours after the same shall be returned to him,

any vessels that may be returned to him by purchasers as pre-

scribed by the preceding section, shall forthwith forfeit to the

owner or owners thereof, or to the person or persons entitled to

Forfeit

receive the same the full market value of such vessels, which

sum so forfeited shall be added to and be considered a part of the

price at which the merchandise contained in such vessels had been

sold; and any agent, factor, consignee or commission merchant,

who shall refuse to pay over to the owner or person entitled to

receive the same within five days after demand has been made

therefor, any sum or sums so forfeited for such vessels shall be