1222 
any produce consigned to him to be sold 
on commission, he shall, within two days 
thereafter, render a true statement to 
the consignor, showing what portion of 
such consignment has been sold, the price 
received therefor, the date of sale, the 
name and address of the purchaser, if re- 
quested to do so in writing, and also all 
charges and expenses paid or incurred 
on account of such consignment. If any 
produce be sold for less than the market 
price that fact shall be noted on such 
statement, and the reason therefor shall 
be stated. (Sec. 7028, R. & B.) 
Payment Within Ten Days—Maximum 
Rates 
Section 182. It shall also be the duty 
of every person, firm or corporation car- 
rying on the business of selling farm, 
dairy, orchard or garden produce on com- 
mission to pay to the consignor, within 
ten days after said sale, the full amount 
of money due upon the sale of any con- 
signment of produce, after deducting 
therefrom the amount paid for trans- 
portation and drayage, if any, and the 
commission, which in no event shall ex- 
ceed 10 per cent of the selling price, un- 
less otherwise specified in writing. (Sec. 
7029, R. & B.) 
Complaints to Commissioner—Revocation 
of License 
Section 1838. Whenever any consignor, 
who has consigned farm, dairy, orchard 
or garden produce, to any commission 
merchant, shall have after demand re- 
ceived no remittance for the same or re- 
port of the sale thereof, or if in any case 
after report is made he is dissatisfied 
with the sale or the report thereof, he 
may make a verified complaint in writing 
to the Commissioner of Horticulture, who 
shall upon receipt of the same investi: 
gate the sale or sales complained of, and 
if upon such investigation it appears 
that the said commission merchant has 
failed or neglected to account for such 
consignment or any part thereof, or has 
failed or neglected to make a true and 
complete report thereof, it shall be the 
duty of the Commissioner of Horticul- 
ture to revoke the license of such com- 
mission merchant. Such investigation 
ENCYCLOPEDIA OF PRACTICAL HORTICULTURE 
may be made by the county fruit inspec- 
tor if the commissioner shall so direct. 
(Sec. 70380, R. & B.) 
Action on Bond 
Section 184. If any commission mer- 
chant shall make any sale of the produce 
mentioned upon commission and shall fail 
or neglect to pay the amount received 
upon such sale as hereinbefore provided, 
the owner or consignor of such produce 
may bring an action on the bond given 
by such commission merchant under the 
provisions of this chapter and recovery 
may be had against said commission mer- 
chant and the sureties on said bond for 
the amount due such owner or consignor; 
and in such action the court may allow 
a reasonable attorney’s fee: Provided, 
If such commission merchant has failed 
or neglected to account for consignments 
of produce made to him by two or more 
consignors and the amount of said bond 
is not sufficient to pay the amount due 
all the consignors, they shall be entitled 
to receive from the proceeds of such 
bond a pro rata share in proportion to 
the amount due each of such consignors. 
(Sec. 7031, R. & B.) 
Combinations, Pools, ete., Prohibited 
Section 185. It shall be unlawful for 
any persons engaged in the business of 
commission merchants to enter into any 
combination, conspiracy or pool for the 
purpose of artificially raising or depress- 
ing the market price of any farm, dairy, 
orchard or garden produce, or of exclud- 
ing from the market the produce of any 
particular locality grown or manufac- 
tured by any person within the state of 
Washington. (Sec. 7032, R. & B.) 
Commission Merchant Defined 
Section 186. For the purpose of this 
chapter a commission merchant is defined 
and declared to be any person, firm or 
corporation whose principal business is 
the sale of farm, dairy, orchard or garden 
produce on account of the shipper or con- 
signor. (Sec. 7033, R. & B.) 
Penalty for Violation of Act 
Section 187. Any person, persons or 
corporation engaged in selling any prop- 
erty as herein specified who fails or neg- 
