Acts. 265

it be honestly & well packed & also to enable him to judge of its
Goodness & shall afterwards plug up the Hole & if the said Inspector
shall judge the same to be merchantable according to the Directions
of this present Act he shall brand every such Cask of Flour on the
Quarter with the Word Baltimore, with a publick Brand-Mark to
be provided for that Purpose, & shall also brand & mark the Degree
of Fineness, which he shall on Inspection, determine the said Flour
to be of, which Degree shall be distinguished as follows, to wit,
Superfine, fine, Middling, Ship-Stuff for which Trouble he the said

Liber R. G.
1771

Inspector shall have & receive of the Owner of such Flour the Sum
of one Penny Current Money for each Cask & no more.

And be it further enacted that no Inspector of Flour shall brand
any Flour which shall prove on Examination thereof, to be un-
merchantable according to the true Intent & Meaning of this Act but
shall cause the same to be marked on the Bilge with a broad Arrow,
or secure it for a further Examination if required, which examina-
tion the Owner shall procure to be made within the Space of twenty
Days & the Inspector shall & may demand & receive from the
Owner or Owners thereof the same Rates & Prices as if the same
had been branded.

[Inspector's
Allow-
ance.]

[Unmer-
chantable
Flour to be
marked on
the Bilge
with a broad
Arrow;]

And be it further enacted that when any Person shall think himself
aggrieved, through the Judgment or Want of Skill of the said In-
spector in rejecting the said Flour, as unmerchantable it shall &
may be lawful for such Person to apply to a Justice of the Peace
who shall at the Charge of the Complainant issue his Warrant
directed to three indifferent Persons well skilled in the Manufacture
of Flour to review & examine the same, which said three Persons
so as aforesaid appointed shall take the same Oath or Affirmation
if a Quaker as by this Act is herein after directed to be taken by
every Inspector of Flour & shall carefully view & examine the same
& if they or any two of them shall pass & declare the same to be

[Persons ag-
grieved may
apply to a
Justice of
the Peace,
who shall
issue his
warrant to
Three indif-
ferent Per-
sons to ex-
amine such
Flour;]

merchantable then & in such Case the said Inspector shall raze out the
broad Arrow & put such Brand on the said Flour as they or any two
of them shall adjudge & determine & repay to the said Complainant
the said Cost, but if on such Review the Judgment of the said
Inspector shall be confirmed then and in such Case the said Owner
of such Flour shall pay the Cost of such Review.

[and if found
merchantable
such Officer
to rase out
the broad
Arrow, &c.]

p. 131

And be it further enacted That every Inspector shall be allowed

one Penny Current Money per Barrel for Storage if stored, & if
upon an Appeal & Review as aforesaid the Judgment of the Inspector
shall be confirmed the Person appealing shall pay the Expence of
such Storage & shall also pay the same if an Appeal shall not be
prosecuted & if the Judgment of the said Inspector shall be reversed,
then the said Inspector shall forfeit his Charge & Expense of the
said Storage;

[Inspector's

Allowance
for storing
Flour.]