Lien of Unpaid Vendors Act 1885 (SA)

ANNO QUADRAGESIMO OCTAVO ET QUADRAGESIMO

NON0

A. D. 1885.

No. 343.

An Act to amend the Law relating to the Lien of

Unpaid Vendors, and for other purposes.

[Assented to, November n t h, 1885.1

E it Enacted by the Governor of the Province of South

Council and House of Assembly of the said province, in this present	B Australia, with the advice and consent of the Legislative
Parliament assembled, as follows:

1. The delivery of a warrant for goods, endorsed by the person Deliveryof r a m t

or persons to whom the same has been issued, or by the lawfd ~ $ ~ F ~ ~ ~ $ ? ~

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holder or holders thereof, or by his or their attorney or agents, to a good. therein m e n

bond $de assignee for valuable consideration, shall hereafter be tioned.

deemed to pass the possession as well as the property in the goods,

wares, or merchandise, described aud mentioned in such warrant;

and no unpaid, vendor of such goods, wares, or merchandise shall

have any right to resume the possession of, or to exercise any lien in

respect of the same, or any part thereof, after such endorsement

and delivery of any such warrant for goods.

2. From and after the passing of this Act no goods, wares, or mer- G O O ~ in po~~easion

chandise in the possession of or under the control of any warehouse- of a warehouse-keeper not to be deemed in

keeper ox wharfinger as bailee thereof, shall be deemed to be in the diapsitionof any

possession, order, or disposition of any insolvent debtor by reason beoauseataodingin insolvent merely

only of the same being or remaining in the name of such insolvent his name, or becaure

debtor in the books of the warehousekeeper or wharfinger, or by no notice given of	change of ownemhip.
reason only of no notice of any change of ownership in the said goods, wares, or merchandiae having been given to such warehouse- keeper or wharfinger.

3. In

2 48" & 49' VICTORIE, No. 343.

Lien of Unpaid Vendors Act-1885.

Interpretation. 3, In the construction of this Act the expression, " Warrant for

goods," shall include every warehouse-keeper's certificate, whar- finger's certificate, dock warrant, bonded certificate, storage receipt, holding order, and also all warrants or orders for the delivery of goods or other document used in the ordinary course of business, and given by such warehousekeeper in respect of goods held by him as bailee thereof, as proof of the possession or control of goods,

and authorising or purporting t o authorise by endorsement the

possessor of such document to transfer or receive the goods thereby

represented.

8h0rt title. 4, This Act may be cited for all purposes as the Lien of

Unpaid Vendors Act, 1885."

In the name and on behalf of Her Majesty, I hereby assent to

this Bill.

JAS. P. BOUCAUT, Deputy Governor.

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