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the State, and shall at all times be subject to the inspection
and order of the Comptroller, and he shall at the expiration
of every six months or within five days thereafter, upon his
oath taken before a Justice of the Peace for said city, make a
full statement of all receipts, for weighing all live stock
weighed by him for the six months immediately proceeding,
said statement, and from whom received, and all disbursements
by him made, to the Comptroller, and if the balance in the
hands of said inspector, for weighing live, stock for said six
months shall exceed the sum of two hundred dollars, he shall
pay the excess into the Treasury but if there be no excess
over and above two hundred dollars, after deducting all ne-
cessary expenses from the receipts for weighing live stock the
said inspector shall retain the balance as compensation for
his services for weighing such live stock.
Sec. 5, And be it enacted, That he may upon failure or re-
fusal of any agent or owner of live stock to pay for weighing
the same, impound any number of such live stock he may
deem necessary to pay, or cause such fees to be paid, provided
no injury be done to said stock by confining them as aforesaid,
that they be delivered to the owner or agent upon payment of
all just and proper charges.
Sec. 6. And be it enacted, That if the inspector shall neg-
lect, or delay to weigh, or cause to be weighed, any live stock,
brought to said scales for the purpose of being weighed for a
time exceeding twenty-four hours after he shall have been re-
quested to weigh the same, he shall forfeit and pay to the own-
er of such live stock or his agent, the sum of ten cents an hour
upon each and every head thereof, for so many hours as he
shall omit or neglect to weigh the same, over and above the
term of twenty-four hours (Sundays excepted) to be recover-
ed in an action of debt before a Justice of the Peace, with
costs.
"Sec. 7. And be it enacted. That the said Inspector of hay
and Straw shall execute a bond to the State in addition to the
bond now provided by law to be given by said Inspector to he
approved of by the Comptroler in the penal sum of one thousand
dollars conditioned for. the full performance of all acts and
things required of him as weigher of live stock at said scales,
and to pay all damages that may be sustained by reason of
wiliul omission, refusal or neglect to discharge the said
duties, which bond shall be filed with the Comptroler of the
Treasury.
"Sec. 8. And be it enacted, That this Act shall take effect
from the date of its passage.
The question upon the adoption of the amendment, was
Determined in the affirmative by yeas and nays as follow:
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