LAWS—HORTICULTURAL 
culture to conduct and carry on the busi- 
ness of such commission merchant and 
giving a bond to the state of Washington, 
executed by a surety company authorized 
to do business in this state, the form of 
said bond to be approved by the Attorney 
General, for the benefit of persons in- 
trusting such commission merchant with 
consignments of produce to be sold on 
commission, in the sum of three thousand 
dollars, said bond to be conditioned for 
the faithful performance of his duties as 
such commission merchant. (Sec. 7024, 
R. & B.) 
License—Procedure to Obtain 
Section 178. Any person, firm, or cor- 
poration desiring to carry on the busi- 
ness of such commission merchant in this 
state shall make application in writing 
under oath to the Commissioner of Horti- 
culture, giving his full name if an in- 
dividual, the full name of all the partners 
if a partnership, and the date of incor- 
poration, the names of the officers, direc- 
tors and stockholders, and the state 
where incorporated, and the amount of 
capital stock actually paid in, if a cor- 
poration, stating the name of the city or 
town where he intends to carry on such 
business, giving the street and number of 
building if practicable, and the character 
of produce for which a license to sell on 
commission is wanted. The applicant 
shall also deliver to the Commissioner of 
Horticulture the State Treasurer’s receipt 
for the sum of $10, together with the 
bond mentioned in section 7024. Upon 
approval of said bond by Commissioner 
of Horticulture, it shall be the duty of 
the Commissioner of Horticulture to de- 
liver to such applicant a license to carry 
on the business of a commission merchant 
until the thirty-first day of December of 
the year in which such license is issued. 
All bonds given under the provisions of 
this chapter, after their approval, shall 
be filed in the office of the Secretary of 
State: Provided, That all statements 
made under the provisions of this act 
shall be for the exclusive information of 
the Commissioner of Horticulture, and no 
other person or persons shall be permit- 
ted to see or examine the same unless 
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the same shall be required for use in 
court, and in such case the Commissioner 
shall provide the same. (Sec. 7025, R. 
& B.) 
Requirements as to Keeping of Books— 
Access to Books 
Section 179. Every person, firm or cor- 
poration carrying on the business of a 
commission merchant under the provi- 
sions of this chapter shall keep an ac- 
curate and complete set of books, in which 
shall be truly recorded the amount and 
character of every consignment received 
by said person, firm or corporation, from 
any resident of the state of Washington, 
with the date of receipt, the name of the 
consignor and the condition of the ship- 
ment, when received, and when the same 
or any part thereof shall be sold. The 
name of the person, firm or corporation 
to whom sold, together with the amount 
and date of sale, shall be entered. The 
books of any such commission merchant 
shall at all times be open and subject to 
the inspection of the commissioner or 
the county fruit inspector or any of his 
deputies or to any consignor as to any 
entry concerning shipments made by him. 
(Sec. 7026, R. & B.) 
Notice to Consignor of Receipt of 
Produce 
Section 180. Any commission mer- 
chant who shall receive from any person, 
farm, dairy, orchard or garden products 
to sell on commission, shall immediately 
send to the consignor or consignors a 
statement in writing, showing what prop- 
erty has been received, and the condition 
thereof. If any such produce is received 
in a damaged condition and is unfit for 
sale, or if the markets are overstocked, it 
shall be the duty of such commission 
merchant to notify the State Horticul- 
tural Commissioner, or county fruit in- 
spector, and take from him a certificate 
that said produce is not salable and that 
it is necessary to destroy the same. Said 
certificate shall be made in duplicate and 
one copy thereof shall be transmitted to 
the consignor. (Sec. 7027, R. & B.) 
Statement, After Sale, to Consignor 
Section 181. Whenever any commis- 
sion merchant sells all or a portion of 
