deliveries.

the fees for inspection. If, however, within the next forty-eight (48) hours the buyer shall report in writing to the Secretary of this Improper Association that such property is not merchantable or does not con- how corrected. form in all respects to the rules of the Board of Trade of the City of Chicago in relation to Provisions and to the requirements for the cutting and packing of Hog Products, it shall be the duty of the Secretary of the Board to immediately notify in writing the Committee on Provision Inspection of such report, and if within the next five business days immediately following the date of the delivery of warehouse receipt, the seller is officially notified that the property in question is not standard, the seller shall immediately receive the property from the buyer, substituting therefor other property of the same kind that is standard. On sales deliverable upon the demand of the buyer, if the buyer makes demand for the property thus sold before the expiration of the contract, the seller may have, in the case of Pickled Meats, one business day, and in the case of Boxed Meats, four business days, in which to prepare the property for delivery.

To take effect on and after January 1, A. D. 1900.

brands

SEC. 8. On sales of pickled meats, or lard, if more than one Two or more brand is tendered, the purchaser shall be required to pay such fees. inspection fees only as would be proper were the property all of one brand. Provided, that in deliveries of various brands to complete a lot of 250 packages, not more than five (5) different brands shall be tendered. Each regular delivery shall be from one warehouse.

property sold inspection.

SEC. 9. On sales of provisions as standard, or of a particular In case packer's brand, in case the property does not pass inspection, the does not pass buyer shall elect either to take the lot named at contract price, after how adjus ed. being regularly inspected at cost of seller, or to require that some Standard lot be substituted, but the buyer shall receive the one or the other, if tendered within a reasonable time.

sample.

SEC. 10. In sales of provisions when an article is substituted or Deliveries delivered inferior in quality to the sample exhibited or which has inferior to been passed upon by the inspector as Standard, the seller shall be responsible for any damage resulting from such exchange or substitution. All examinations or inspections are to be made within a Examination reasonable time, and proper care of the property is to be taken by and care of the owner or his agent.

property.

deliveries.

meats.

SEC. 11. In sales of fully cured meats, or to be fully cured and Cured meatsdelivered at any specified time, the seller must deliver in good faith, according to contract. Where sales of dry salted meats are made Dry salted without other specifications, it shall be considered that the sale contemplates meats fully cured. Also when sales of sweet pickled meats are made for delivery within a specified time, without other specifications, it shall be considered that the sale of such sweet pickled meats contemplates meats fully cured.

SEC. 12. Joints cut from hogs that have been frozen shall not Frozen joints. be classed as Standard.

SEC. 13. In case of no specific agreement, the saltage allowed on Bulk meatsbulk meats shall be one per cent.; but should the buyer or seller'

saltage.

Drainage

Tare of lard.

Weight of

lard in tierces.

Settlements.

Deliveries by car or team.

Free storage.

Standard net weight of meats in boxes.

Weight of sides.

Shoulders.

object, the Inspector shall sweep as many drafts as he may consider necessary, and the percentage so determined shall be binding on both parties. One per cent for drainage shall be allowed on pickled

meats.

SEC. 14. To determine the tare of lard, the package shall first be weighed gross, the lard then removed, and the empty package subjected to dry heat and drained, the empty package to be then weighed and its weight deducted from the gross weight. The difference so obtained shall be considered the net weight of the lard.

SEC. 15. In case lard in tierces be delivered of a weight more or less than 340 lbs. net per tierce, the shortage or excess shall be settled for at the current market price, which, for deliveries before 11 o'clock, shall be considered as the posted price of the previous day, but the full number of packages contracted for shall be delivered. In the settlement of contracts for lard, 340 lbs. net shall be taken as the average weight of a tierce.

SEC. 16. All provisions sold for shipment must, upon request of the purchaser be delivered on cars or on teams free of charge, and whenever the seller notifies the buyer of his readiness to deliver, it shall be the duty of the buyer to provide means of shipment within three (3) business days. Failing to do so, the shipper shall have the right to demand of the buyer payment in settlement of his sale.

All deliveries of provisions by warehouse receipts shall be free of storage to the buyer for five (5) business days, and any expenses attending the examination or loading of provisions represented by warehouse receipts shall be paid to the warehouse man by the party ordering the same; provided, in no case the expense of loading on teams be in excess of what the charge would be if loaded on cars. To take effect on and after January 1, A. D. 1900.

SEC. 17. The standard net weight of meats packed in boxes shall be between 475 and 525 pounds for each box, and in all settlements or deliveries of boxed meats an average of 500 pounds net per box shall be made the basis for settlement, and the excess or shortage from said average shall be settled at the market value of the property delivered at the time of its delivery. But in case of delivery the full number of packages contracted for must be delivered.

SEC. 18. Long Clear Sides shall not average less than forty-five (45) pounds; Short Clear Sides shall not average less than thirty-five (35) pounds, and Short Rib Sides and Extra Clear Sides shall not average less than thirty (30) pounds nor more than sixty (60) pounds, to be a regular delivery on contracts. But no side in any lot shall vary in weight more than 25 per cent. from the average weight of the lot. Lots of Short Rib Sides, however, of the following averages in weight, subject to the following deductions from the contract price, may be delivered under the rules: 70 lbs. average, by deducting 5c. per 100 lbs.; 80 lbs. average, by deducting 10c. per 100 lbs.

But no Side in any such lot shall vary in weight more than 10 lbs. from the average weight of the lot. All Dry Salted Meats, deliverable on contracts, shall be weighed in 25,000 lb. lots, and the Inspector's certificate shall specify that they were so weighed.

To take effect on and after January 1, A. D. 1900.

SEC. 19. Upon examination of Dry Salted Meats, either in bulk

or for boxing, by an official Inspector, if over 10 per cent. is rejected Limit on the Inspector shall not be required to issue a certificate of inspec- rejected meat tion for the same.

To take effect on and after January 1, A. D. 1900.

to be regular

shoulders.

SEC. 20. A delivery of sweet pickled hams or shoulders shall be Unsound considered regular if they average not over two (2) pieces unsound hams or per tierce, and a deduction of twenty-five (25) per cent. on the price shall be made on the unsound.

RULE XXVI.

TARES.

be stripped.

SECTION 1. In the sale of any property in packages, involving Packages to the question of tare, the actual weight of packages (to be ascertained by stripping, at the time of delivery) shall be deducted from the gross weight. In case the purchaser shall require the weighing and Stripping stripping of lard that has been delivered on marked weights, such weighing and stripping shall be done, and the result reported, within five (5) business days (including the day of delivery) after delivery, Time allowed or the purchaser shall have no right of reclamation on the seller.

RULE XXVII.

lard.

for report.

complaints

SECTION 1. All former Rules and By-Laws of the Association Repeal. are hereby repealed; provided, pending complaints and complaints Pending based on transactions or defaults which have occurred prior to the and defaults. adoption hereof shall be governed by the rules heretofore in force.

BY-LAWS.

ARTICLE I.

At all general or stated meetings of the Association or Board of Stated meetDirectors, the following shall be the order of business:

ings-order of proceedings.

Call to order.

Reading minutes of previous meeting (which may be dispensed

with).

Hearing reports.

General business.

Adjournment.

ARTICLE II.

At all special meetings of the Association or Board of Directors, Business of only such special business shall be considered as was expressly meetings. special embraced in the call for such meeting, except by unanimous consent.

ARTICLE III.

When any member requires it, the mover of a proposition shall on debates. put the same in writing. No debate shall be permitted except on a motion regularly made and seconded. A member, however, shall not be prevented from prefacing with explanatory remarks any proposition he may be about to make.

ARTICLE IV.

Every member who speaks shall rise and address the President, Limitations and no person shall speak more than twice on the same subject, upon debate. except by way of explanation, if objection is made thereto, unless permitted to proceed by a majority of those present.

ARTICLE V.

order.

The presiding officer shall be judge of all questions of order and Question of proceedings, and when the Rules of the Association or of parliamentary order are infringed upon, he may call any member to order. A member may appeal to the Association on any question of parlia- Appeals. mentary proceeding not provided for by the Rules or By-laws of the Association, or by a special order, and, if seconded on such appeal, a majority of the members present shall decide the question at issue.

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