268 Assembly Proceedings, October 2-November 30, 1771.

Liber R. G.
1771

in a just & impartial Manner between the Buyer & Seller for which
Trouble he the said Officer shall receive & have as follows to wit,
for every customary Thousand of Pipe Staves, two Shillings Cur-

[His Allow-
ance.]

rent Money; for every customary Thousand of Hogshead staves, or
Hogshead Heading one Shilling & eight Pence Current Money; &
for every customary Thousand of Barrel Staves one Shilling Cur-
rent Money, & for every Thousand Shingles six Pence Current
Money, the one half thereof to be paid by the Buyer, the other Half
by the Seller.

[In Case
Disputes
shall arise,
how to pro-
ceed.]

Provided always, And be it further enacted, That where at any
Time hereafter any Disputes shall arise between the Officer & the
Owner or Possessor of any of the Staves Heading or Shingles, herein
before mentioned, concerning the same, upon Application made by the
Owner or Possessor thereof to any one Magistrate of Baltimore
County he shall issue his Warrant to three indifferent judicious
Persons of Skill & Integrity directing them to view & examine the
said Staves Heading or Shingles 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 the
said Inspector or Culler, Garbler & Counter of Staves, Heading &
Shingles & shall carefully view, inspect examine cull garble & Count
the same & if they or any two of them on such Review shall find pass
& declare the same to be found merchantable & fit for Exportation
then the same Staves Heading or Shingles shall be passed & allowed
& the Officer shall pay the Cost of the said Review, but if on such
Review, the Judgment of the said Officer shall be confirmed, then
the said Owner or Possessor of such Staves Heading or Shingles
shall pay the Cost of such Review, for which Review each of the
said Reviewers shall have & receive the Sum of eight Pence Current
Money for every Thousand of the said Staves Heading or Shingles

[Unsound
Staves, &c.
not to be
exported, on
Penalty of
10 s. Cur-
rency per
Thousand.]

And be it further enacted that it shall not be lawful for any Per-
son to export the said Staves Heading or Shingles so adjudged &
determined unsound or not fit for Exportation out of this Prov-
ince, or any Staves Heading or Shingles not counted culled & garbled
as aforesaid from any Landing on the North Side of Patapsco
River, or out of the North West Branch of the said River of
Patapsco on Pain of Forfeiture of ten Shillings Current Money for
each & every Thousand so shipped & exported.

[Proviso.]

Provided always And be it enacted that nothing herein contained
shall debar any Cooper or Carpenter from purchasing a sufficient
Quantity of Staves Heading or Shingles to make up into Cask or
be used in Building in the Way of his or their Business, so always
that he shall not buy any of the Cullings which he may have before

[Oath of
Office
required.]
p. 134

adjudged to be unmerchantable.
And be it further enacted that the said Inspector of Staves &
Lumber shall & he is hereby required on his Appointment & before