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 ing sustained any injury by reason of the violation of the conditions thereof.

§ 175. It shall be unlawful for any proprietor, lessee or manager of any public warehouse, to enter into any contract, agreement, understanding or combination with any railroad company or other corporation, or with any individual or individuals, by which the property of any person is to be delivered to any public warehouse for storage or for any other purpose, contrary to the direction of the owner, his agent or consignee. Each warehouseman shall also keep posted at all times in a conspicuous place in his warehouse a printed copy of the schedule of grades established by the commissioners, and a printed copy of this act, and of the rules and regulations for the management of warehouses established by the commissioners, to be furnished by the railroad commissioners

§ 176. Any person, association or corporation, or any representative thereof, who shall knowingly cheat or falsely weigh any wheat or other agricultural products, or who shall violate the provisions of any section of this act, or who shall do or perform any act or thing therein forbidden, or who shall fail to do and keep the requirements as herein provided, shall on conviction thereof be subject to a fine of not less than one hundred dollars nor more than one thousand dollars, and be liable, in addition thereto, to imprisonment for not more than one year in the territorial prison, at the discretion of the court.

§ 177. There is hereby created a department of agriculture, for the promotion of agriculture and horticulture, manufactures and domestic arts, which said department shall be divided into two districts, and shall be managed by boards styled district boards of agriculture, to consist of one person from each legislative district within the limits of the agricultural districts hereinafter defined, and who shall meet for the election of officers and for the locating of annual fairs, annually, on the fair grounds on the Wednesday of the week of the annual district fairs. The members of said district boards shall be chosen as follows, by delegates or alternates, or the written proxies thereof, of their respective legislative districts, chosen by the several agricultural societies, in counties where such societies exist, in the following manner, to wit: In counties having one agricultural society, such county may appoint three delegates; in counties having two agricultural societies, each society may appoint one delegate, who shall be entitled to one and one-half votes; in counties having three agricultural societies, each society may appoint one delegate, and if either society shall neglect or refuse to appoint such delegate, the delegate or delegates appointed shall be entitled to cast the full vote of the county, and in counties where no agricultural society exists, the delegates may be appointed by the board of supervisors or county board, as the case may be, each county to be entitled to three votes and no more; and each