Acts. 269

his executing the said Office to make Oath (or Affirmation) if a
Quaker before a Justice of the Peace, that he will without Fear,
Affection, Malice, Partiality or Respect of Persons diligently & care-
fully view examine inspect cull garble & count all Staves Heading &
Shingles brought to & offered for Sale within the North West
Branch of Patapsco River, & which he shall be called upon to view
examine inspect cull garble & Count to the best of his Skill & Knowl-
edge & according to the Directions of this Act & that he will not
wittingly or willingly charge ask take receive exact or Demand any
other or larger Fees or Rates for doing his Duty in his said Office of
Inspector or Culler, Garbler & Counter of Staves Heading & Shingles
than is mentioned & directed by this Act.
And Whereas it is represented that Advantages are taken by the
Sellers of Wood, in short Measuring & Cording the same to the
great Prejudice of the Inhabitants of the said Town.

Liber R. G.

1771

Be it therefore further enacted that from & after the first Day
of December next all Fire Wood brought to & offered for Sale in
the said Town whether by Land or Water shall be set up corded &
measured by some Wood Corder for that Purpose as aforesaid ap-
pointed, & that each & every Cord of Wood shall be eight Feet in
Length, four feet in Breadth four Feet in Height & well stowed &
packed & that the said Wood Corder for his Trouble in Cording &

[ Fire- wood
brought to
said Town
to be Corded
by a Wood
Corder ap-
pointed for
that Pur-
pose.]

Packing the same shall have & receive the Sum of four Pence Cur-
rent Money for each & every Cord, the one half thereof to be paid
by the Seller the other Half by the Person purchasing the same.

[His Allow-
ance.]

And be it further enacted that if any Person shall purchase & buy
any Fire Wood brought to the said Town & shall neglect or refuse
to have the same corded & measured by some Wood Corder appointed
as aforesaid such Person shall forfeit & pay the Sum of five Shillings
Current Money for each & every Cord so purchased & bought &
which he shall refuse or neglect to have corded as aforesaid or shall
refuse or omit to request one or other of the said Corders to cord,
pursuant to this Act.
And be it further enacted that the said Wood Corders & 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

[Persons
neglecting to
have their
Wood
Corded, to
forfeit 5 s.
Currency
for each
Cord.]

Quaker) before a Justice of the Peace that he will when required in a
just & impartial Manner, well & truly set up, pack, cord & measure
all Fire Wood, brought for Sale to the Town of Baltimore according

[Oath of
Office re-
quired.]

to the best of his Skill & Knowledge & the Directions of this Act, &
that he will not wittingly or willingly charge ask take receive exact or
Demand any other or larger Fees or Rates for doing his Duty in his
said Office of Wood Corder than is mentioned & directed by this Act;
a Minute of the Choice of which said several Officers of Inspector of
Flour, Measures of Grain Salt & Flax Seed, Cullers or Garblers &

p. 135

[A Minute
of Choice of
the several
Officers to
be entered
among the
Proceedings