§ 10-4-171. Arbitrating Organization of Board of Trade
In the event there are two such warehousemen in a municipality and in the event the two cannot agree as to the organization of any such board, or cannot agree as to any matter authorized under this part, it shall be the duty of each, upon notice or request by the other, to appoint one […]
§ 10-4-172. Rules and Regulations of Boards of Trade and State-Wide Organization
Each such tobacco board of trade is authorized to make reasonable rules and regulations not in conflict with the laws of this state and the rules and regulations promulgated under the laws of this state for the economical and efficient handling and sale of leaf tobacco at auction on the warehouse floors in the municipality […]
§ 10-4-173. Local and State-Wide Membership Fees
The tobacco boards of trade in the several municipalities in Georgia are authorized to require as a condition to membership therein the payment of a reasonable fee which shall not exceed: $50.00 in those municipalities in which less than 3 million pounds of tobacco was sold at auction during the year 1960; $100.00 in those […]
§ 10-4-174. Membership in Board of Trade and State-Wide Organization as Conditions for Operating Warehouse
In addition to complying with the laws of this state relative to the operation of tobacco warehouses, local boards of trade may require membership in good standing in the local board of trade as a condition to participate in the business of operating a tobacco warehouse in such municipality; and, in addition thereto, a state-wide […]
§ 10-4-175. Categories of Membership; Participation in Allocating Sale Time; Liability for Board’s Acts
Membership in the several boards of trade may be divided into categories as the board may provide in its bylaws and may include, in addition to warehousemen, members other than warehousemen. The holder of a membership other than a warehouseman shall not participate in the allocation of sale time among the warehousemen. The board of […]
§ 10-4-176. Appealing Suspension or Expulsion From Board of Trade or State-Wide Organization
Any person suspended or expelled from a tobacco board of trade may appeal from such suspension or expulsion to the superior court of the county in which the board of trade is located. Any person suspended or expelled from the state-wide organization provided for in this part may appeal from such suspension or expulsion to […]
§ 10-4-177. Price Fixing or Restraint of Trade Not Authorized; Regulation of Leaf Tobacco Selling Unaffected
Nothing in this part shall authorize the organization of any association or corporation having for its purpose the control of prices or the making of rules and regulations in restraint of trade or in conflict with the laws of this state or rules and regulations promulgated under such laws. Nothing contained in this part shall […]
§ 10-4-170. Local Boards of Trade and State-Wide Organization of Warehousemen Authorized
Tobacco warehousemen licensed and bonded under the laws of this state to operate warehouses for the sale of leaf tobacco at auction are authorized to organize, either as nonstock corporations or as voluntary associations, tobacco boards of trade in the several municipalities of this state in which leaf tobacco is sold on warehouse floors at […]