XI. And be it
further Enacted,
That any Person or Persons bringing flour
to the said Town, to be Viewed and Examined as aforesaid, which shall
Prove, on Examination thereof, to be Unmerchantable, according to the Intent
and meaning of this Act, the said Officer shall not Brand the same, but
cause it to be Marked on the Head or Bulge with the Broad Arrow, or
secure
it for a farther Examination, if required, which the Owners shall not delay
above Twenty-four Hours: Nevertheless the said Officer shall demand
and receive
from the Owner or Owners thereof the same Rate and Price as if he had
put the Brand thereon: Provided,
That
when any Person or Persons, shall
think him her, or themselves aggrieved, through the Judgment or want of
Skill of the said Officer, it shall and may be lawful for him, her, or
them.,
to apply to tone or other of the said Commissioners, who shall, at the
Charge
of the sad Complainant issue Summons to Two or more indifferent Persons
well skilled in the said Manufacture, to Review and Examine the same,
which if they shall Pass, and declare to be Merchantable, then the
said Officer
shall raze out the Broad Arrow, and put the Brand on the said Flour,
and repay the said Cost; but if on such Review, the Judgment of the said
Officer is confirmed, then the said Owner or Owners of such Flour shall,
besides
the said Cost, forfeit and pay One Shilling Current Money per Barrel;
to
be recovered before a single Magistrate, and to be paid to the Commissioners,
to be applied as aforesaid.
XII. And be it
further Enacted,
That it shall not be lawful for any Person
or Persons to Export the said Flour so Marked with the Broad Arrow, nor
any other Cask or Casks of Flour not Examined and Branded as aforesaid,
out
of North-East River, on Pain of Forfeiture of Five Shillings Money
aforesaid
a Barrel, for every Barrel so pout on board of any Ship or other Vessel,
for such Exportation, to be recovered and applied as aforesaid.
XIII. And be
it further Enacted,
That all Flour and Bread that shall be
Shipped off from the said Town, shall be Bought and Sold by the long
Hundred, or Hundred Weight of One Hundred and Twelve Pounds; and
that the Commissioners shall provide for said Officer sufficient Weights
and Scales for that Purpose, where any person suspecting the Invoice of
the
Weights of Flour by them Bought, or brought to the said Ware-house, may
have them justly and truly Weighed (if desired) for which Weighing
and a
true Invoice or Account thereof, the said Store-keeper shall be paid One
Penny
Currency per Barrel, and no more.
XIV. And be it
further Enacted,
That all Flour, Bread, and other Cask
in which any of the Country Produce aforesaid is contained, or intended
to
be Sold or Shipped off, shall be Packed in well-seasoned Casks, and be
justly
and truly Tared on the Bulge thereof, on the Penalty of One Shilling Currency;
and every Barrel or Cask, that shall appear, on Trial, to be Tared
above Four Pounds over and above it's just and true Weight, shall forfeit
the
Sum Five Shilling Money aforesaid, to be recovered from the Owner or
Seller of the said Casks, in the Manner aforesaid, to the Uses aforesaid.
XV. And whereas
it
is the Intention of this Law, that the Storage and
Wharfage should be most low, and reasonably rated, so as to give Encouragement
and Satisfaction to all concerned, intending only to raise a reasonable
and
moderate Salary or Reward, to engage an able and sufficient Person to take
on
him the faithful Discharge and Management of the said Trust, and for the
necessary Repair and Expences in and about the Wharf and Store-house
aforesaid:
And whereas it is at present difficult to ascertain what Storage and
Wharfage for Goods would be for that Purpose sufficient, therefore it may
be
necessary that some Persons may be trusted at present with the Settlement
thereof, in the most reasonable Manner, to answer the Intention abovesaid;
Be it therefore Enacted,
by
the Authority aforesaid,
That the Commissioners |
CHAP.
XXII.
Flour appearing
to be unmerchantable
shall be marked
with the
Broad Arrow,
but the Owner
may have
a Review,
and if Condemned,
shall
pay One Shilling
per Barrel
to the Use
of the Town.
Penalty for
Exporting
Flour out of
North-East
River not Examined
and
Branded.
Flour and
Brand Shipped
off from
Charles-Town
shall be
Bought and
Sold by the
Gross hundred.
Store-keeper's
Fee for
Weighing.
All Flour,
Bread, and other
Cask for
Exportation,
to be truly
Tared.
Penalty.
Storage and
Wharfage to
be settled at
moderate and
reasonable
Rates by the
Commissioners.
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