554 AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS 



SEC. 5. All producers of agricultural, dairy, or farm products, or 

 products manufactured or processed therefrom, or fishery products, 

 which shall have been grown, raised, produced, processed, or manu- 

 factured within the State of California, or caught in the territorial 

 waters thereof, shall have the right to consign and deliver such prod- 

 ucts to the state commission market, at any of its depots or branches, 

 for sale and distribution. 



SEC. 6. The state commission market shall receive and care for 

 all produce consigned and delivered to it under the provisions of this 

 act, and shall sell and distribute to dealers, consumers, and all buyers 

 such products to the best possible advantage of the producer; and, 

 to the end that the state commission market be self-supporting, shall 

 charge a commission 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 a month or oftener, 

 and the market shall retain the commission charged. 



SEC. 7. The director shall have power to rent, lease, occupy, and 

 use all such lands and buildings as may be needed 



SEC. 8. The market shall have a bureau of correspondence for 

 gathering and disseminating information on all subjects relating to the 

 marketing of California products, and shall issue booklets thereon, 

 and by every practicable means keep the producers informed of the 

 supply and demand and at what market their products can best be 

 handled. 



SEC. 9. The term of office of the director shall be four years or 

 until his successor be appointed by the governor, and the annual 

 salary of the director shall be five thousand dollars. The first appoint- 

 ment of director shall be made upon this act going into effect. The 

 legislature, by a two-thirds vote, may remove the director for mis- 

 conduct, neglect of duty, or incompetency. 



SEC. 10. The state commission market shall have a secretary, 

 who shall be appointed by the director and hold office at his 

 pleasure, and shall perform such duties as he may prescribe. The 

 annual salary of the secretary shall be three thousand six hundred 

 dollars. 



SEC. ii. The market shall have a seal, bearing the inscription 

 "State Commission Market of California/' which seal shall be affixed 

 to all such instruments as the director shall require. 

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