308 Assembly Proceedings, Oct. 2-Nov. 17, 1753.

Liber H. S.
No. I

[The Duty
of Inspec-
tors.]

Damages which he or she shall have sustained, by Occasion of any
such Neglect, together with his or her full Costs, at the Election of
such Party. And all Inspectors shall uncase and break every Hogs-
head, Cask, and Case of Tobacco, brought to them to be Inspected,
as aforesaid; and if the Inspectors or Inspector (where one only is
appointed by this Act), shall be of Opinion, that the same is sound,
well-conditioned, merchantable, and clear of Trash, then such
Tobacco shall be weighed in Scales with Weights of the lawful
Standard, and the Hogshead, Cask, or Case, shall also be weighed
by the said Inspector or Inspectors, and stamped and marked with a
hot Iron, on the Head and Bulge, in the Presence of the said In-
spector or Inspectors, as the Case shall be, with the Name of the
Warehouse at which the Tobacco therein contained, shall be viewed
and inspected, as aforesaid, and also with the Tare of the Hogs-

[What is to
be done when
Inspectors
disagree.]

head, Cask, or Case, and Quantity of Nett Tobacco therein con-
tained. But if at any House, for which by this Act two Inspectors
are appointed, the said Inspectors shall at any Time disagree con-
cerning the Quality of any Tobacco, brought for their Inspection to
any Warehouse under their Charge, they shall, without Delay, or
as soon as conveniently may be, call from the next adjacent Ware-
house or Inspection, another Inspector, who shall determine the

[Inspector's
own To-
bacco.]

Difference, and pass, or reject, such Tobacco. And when any In-
spector shall bring his own Tobacco to the Warehouse whereof he
is Inspector, the same shall not be passed or stamped, unless it be
first viewed, examined, and found good, and qualified as aforesaid,
by the other Inspector there attending, or by one or both the In-
spectors, as the Case shall require, from the next adjacent Ware-
house; and in Case that any Inspector shall bring his own Tobacco,

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to the Warehouse whereof he is the only Inspector, the same shall
be first viewed, and examined as aforesaid, by the Inspectors, or In-
spector, of the next adjacent Warehouse.

[In Case of
the Inspec-
tor's Sick-
ness, &c.]

[Feigning
Sickness, the
Penalty.]

And be it further Enacted, It shall and may be lawful in Case of
the Sickness, or other Disability of one Inspector, that the other
may by himself, and he is hereby authorized and impowered to do
and execute all the Powers and Authorities, which, by this Act, the
two Inspectors together might do, as fully to all Intents and Pur-
poses, as if they were both present. Provided, That if any Inspector
should not be really sick, but under Pretence thereof absent himself
from the Warehouse he ought to attend, and from the doing his
Duty there, he shall forfeit and pay for every Day he absents himself,
the Sum of Forty Shillings Current Money, to be recovered before
one Magistrate, as in Case of small Debts; one half thereof to the
Use of the Informer, and the other to the several and respective
Counties, to defray the Expence that hath, or may accrue, in the
due Execution of this Act. And also provided, That the Inspector
so acting alone, shall be answerable for all and every the Hogsheads