Acts. 267

Barrel of Flour as merchantable, shall pack into the Cask which
contains the same any other Flour or after any Barrel of Flour shall
be branded with a broad Arrow shall unpack & repack the same
into other Casks or Packages, for Exportation out of this Province,
such Person shall forfeit and pay the Sum of forty Shillings Current
Money for every Barrel.

And as the Subjecting of all Grain Salt & Flax Seed to the
Measurement of an Officer, acting under Oath, will prevent the
Disputes & Impositions complained of.

Liber R. G.

I77i

Be it further enacted that from & after the first Day of December
next all Grain of any Kind, Salt or Flax Seed which shall be brought
by Land or Water, to, & offered for Sale in the said Town or Fells
Point shall be measured by the Officer so as aforesaid to be appointed,
with Proper Measures to be tried & stamped by the County Standard,
& provided for that Purpose if he shall be thereunto required, at the
Choice & Election of either the Purchaser or Seller of such Grain
Salt or Flax Seed, for which Trouble he the said Officer shall & may
Demand have & receive of the Purchaser or Seller of the said Grain
Salt or Flax Seed, who shall require the same the Sum of one Shilling

[Grain, Salt,
or Flax-
seed, offered
for sale, to
be measured,
&c. by an
Officer, if
required.]

Current Money for every one hundred Bushels of Grain Salt or Flax
Seed & no more & so pro rato.

And be it further enacted that the said Measurers of Grain Salt &
Flax Seed & Hay Weighers & each of them so as aforesaid to be
appointed shall & they & each of them are hereby required on his
or their Appointment & before his or their executing the said Office
to make Oath or Affirmation if a Quaker before a Justice of the

[His Allow-
ance.]

Peace, "that they & each of them when required will well & truly
according to the best of his or their Skill & Knowledge, measure all

Grain Salt & Flaxseed & weigh all Hay without any Fear, Favour,

Affection Malice or Partiality what ever to the Buyer or Seller &
that they & each of them will not willingly or wittingly charge, ask,
take, receive, exact or demand any other or larger Fees or Rates
for doing his or their Duty in his or their Office than is mentioned &
directed by this Act.

And Whereas the preventing Frauds & Abuses in culling & count-
ing Staves, Heading & Shingles large Quantities of which are ex-
ported, will tend to advance the Credit of the same at foreign
Markets & promote the Trade and Commerce of the said Town of
Baltimore.

[Oath of
Office re-
quired.]

Be it therefore enacted That from & after the first Day of Decem-
ber next all Staves Heading & Shingles brought to & offered for
Sale within the said North West Branch of Patapsco shall be sub-
mitted to the Examination of the Officer so as aforesaid to be ap-
pointed for that Purpose & if the said Officer shall find the same
sound & fit for Exportation he shall count, cull & garble the same

[Staves,
Heading and
Shingles, to
be examined,
&c. by an
Officer to be
appointed.]
p. 133