Bill 26 (Legislature 5, Session 3)

L5 S3 9477

Alberta — Bills

BILL No. 26 of 1923.

An Act to amend The Produce Merchants Act, 1922. (Assented to , 1923.) HIS MAJESTY, by and 'with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Alberta, enacts as follows: ' 1. This Act may be cited as "The Produce Merchants Act, H)22, Amendment Act, 1923." 2.

Section of The Produce Merchants Act, 1922, being

chapter of the Reyised Statutes of Alberta, 1922, is amended.- (

a) as to paragraph (

b) thereof by adding thereto the following: "and. shall includ.e cattle, sheep, swine, poultry (live or dre8sed), eggs, vegetables of all kinds (except canned vegetables), fruit of all kinds (except canned fruits), butter and butter fat, milk, live stock feeds and hides"; (

b) by striking out paragraph (

c) thereof, and sub stituting therefor the following: "(c) 'Produce merchant' shall mean a person who in the \-vay of business buys produce for re-sale, or sells produce upon commission, or receives produce for sale, either on commission or for accouilt of a consignor. " 3. Subsection (1) of

section of the said Act is amended (

a) as to paragraph (

b) thereof by striking out the words "one thousand dollars," and substituting therefor the words" five hundred dollars" ; (0) as to paragraph (

c) thereof by striking out the words" ten dollars," and substituting therefor the words "five dollars." 4:.

Section of the said Act is amended as to subsection (2) thereof by striking out the words" produce commission merchant," and substituting therefor the words "produce merchant."

Section 7a is added to the said Act as follows: " 7 u. 'Vhencvel' a produce merchant buys produce and d.oes not at or before the time of delivery of the same to him pay to his vendor the price thereof, he shall imlllediate ly enter in a book to be kept for that purpose the name of the vendor, the kind and quantity of produce sold and the price thereof, and shall give to the vendor a signed copy of the entry." (;.

Section of the said Ad iH amended as to SUbHcdion (1) thereof by adding after the word::; Ii who has consigned" where they occur therein the words" or sold." ~o. 2li. fl'H I BJ) Nj1~H~[()X In }j'rrH TJ~GIHLArI1 IT RE i3 J~O IW E Y H)t~ BILL An .-\ct. t.o amend The Produce .:\Ier chants ;\ct, 1 \122. Hcceiyed amI read the Firf;t time ...... . Se('Olld time ................. . Third time ............... . HON. 1Iu. HOADLEY. EO:\!ONTON: J. 'v. J}<~Fl"ERY. KINo'S PRINTER A.D. 192~ Title: 1923 (5th, 3rd) Bill 26,

An Act to amend The Produce Merchants Act, 1922

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Collection	Alberta — Bills
Citation	L5 S3 9477
Type	bill
Volume / chapter	L5 S3 9477
Language	en
Format	json
Source	PROVINCIAL
Identifier	80c4a6195585dd20d04cca7a8ce0ab8c39c43ad2

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