252 Twenty-Second Annual Keport of the 



REPORT OF BUREAU OF LICENSES 

 By A. C. Brink, Chief 



This Bureau was organized for the purpose of carrying out the 

 provisions of chapter 457 of the Laws of 1913 in relation to the 

 bonding and licensing of commission merchants doing business 

 within the State, also article 3 of the Agricultural Law, as 

 amended by chapter 408 of the Laws of 1913, and chapter 651 of 

 the Laws of 1915 in relation to the bonding and licensing of milk 

 dealers who purchase milk from producers^ the milk being 

 shipped to cities for consumption and for manufacturing purposes. 



COMMISSION MERCHANTS 



There are listed below the persons, firms, or corporations who 

 have been licensed by this Department as commission merchants 

 for the year ending July 1, 1916, pursuant to the provisions of 

 chapter 457 of the Laws of 1913. They have all complied with 

 the provisions of the Law and have given a bond in the sum of 

 $3,000, which has been duly approved. A number of applications 

 for licenses are still pending, and supplemental lists of persons 

 licensed will be issued from time to time. 



If shippers of farm produce will make shipments of their prod- 

 ucts to the persons named in this list, they are assured of having the 

 protection of the law for the regulation of the business of commis- 

 sion merchants. It is suggested that they mark shipments "To 

 Be Sold On Commission." 



Sales of farm produce to commission merchants at a fixed price, 

 or a price to be agreed upon, are not sales on commission, and the 

 above-named Law does not authorize this Department to collect 

 the amount due in case of nonpayment; nor does it provide a 

 penalty for such nonpayment. All inquiries with respect to this 

 law will be promptly answered. 





