Printable Format34-238. Warehouse receipts; issuance; furnishing by secretary. (a) Warehouse receipts may be issued by any licensed public warehouseman and must be issued in the manner and form prescribed by this act.
(b) The form of all receipts shall be approved by the secretary. All of the expense incurred shall be paid by the department. The secretary shall distribute the warehouse receipts to licensed public warehouses at cost.
(c) All warehouse receipts shall be written upon warehouse receipt forms furnished by the department.
History: L. 1931, ch. 194, § 16; L. 1939, ch. 197, § 1; L. 1955, ch. 232, § 10; L. 1973, ch. 2, § 14; L. 1983, ch. 135, § 9; L. 1997, ch. 160, § 27; September 1.
Source or prior law:
34-206.
Cross References to Related Sections:
Forgery, see 21-5823.
CASE ANNOTATIONS
1. Private lease agreements between licensed warehousemen and depositors are contrary to public policy; depositors issued scale receipts entitled to be treated as general lien creditors. State ex rel Crawford v. Centerville Grain Co., 5 Kan. App. 2d 451, 454, 618 P.2d 1206.