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ROBERT EDEN, Esq; Governor.
XI. And be it
further enacted, That it shall not be lawful for any person or
persons whatsoever, to export, ship or lade, on board of any ship or vessel,
for exportation
out of this province, any of the casks or barrels of the said flour so
marked with a broad arrow as aforesaid, or to export, ship or lade, on
board of
any ship or vessel, for exportation, from out of Patowmack river, any of
the casks
or barrels of the said flour which shall be brought to George-town aforesaid,
not
be examined and branded as aforesaid, on pain of forfeiture of fifty shillings
current
money for each and every barrel so exported or laden on board of any ship
or
other vessel for exportation. |
1771.
CHAP.
XV.
Penalty on
persons exporting
flour,
marked with a
broad arrow. |
XII. And be
it further enacted, That the said inspector of flour shall, on his
appointment, and before his exceeding the said office, make oath, or affirmation
if
a quaker, before a justice of the peace, that without fear, favour, affection,
malice,
partiality, or respect of persons, he will diligently and carefully view,
examine and
inspect, all flour brought to George-town aforesaid, and which he shall
be called
upon to view, examine and inspect, to the best of his skill and knowledge,
and
that no flour shall be passed or branded by him, without his viewing and
examining
the same, and that he will not brand, or cause to be branded, any cask
or casks,
of flour that does not appear, to the best of his skill and knowledge,
to be, in all
respects, sufficiently clean, sweet and merchantable, and that he will
pass and
brand all such cask or casks of flour as shall appear to him sufficiently
clean, sweet
and merchantable, according to the degree thereof, to the best of his skill
and
knowledge, and according to the directions of this act, and that he will
not wittingly
or wittingly charge, ask, take, receive, exact or demand, any other or
larger
fees or rates, for doing his duty in his office as inspector of flour,
than is mentioned
and directed by this act. |
Inspector's
oath. |
XIII. And be
it further enacted, That the said inspector of flour is hereby
strictly charged and required, not to purchase, directly or indirectly,
any flour
by him condemned as aforesaid, or any flour whatsoever, other than for
his
own family use, under the penalty of forty shillings current money, for
each
barrel. |
Who is not to
purchase
flour. |
XIV. And be
it further enacted, That if any person or persons shall alter the
mark stamped on any barrel of flour by the said inspector, or shall mark
or brand
any barrel of flour which hath not been inspected, with any mark or brand
similar
to, or in imitation of the inspector's said mark or brand, of after the
said inspector
shall have passed any 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 and repack the same into other
casks
or packages, for exportation out of this province, such person or persons
shall forfeit
and pay the sum of forty shillings current money for every barrel. |
Penalty to
case of fraud. |
XV. And be it
further enacted, That the said inspector of flour, shall inspect
all flour as shall be reasonably requested, from time to time, under the
penalty
of ten shillings current money for every neglect or refusal. |
On inspector
for neglect of
duty. |
XVI. And be
it further enacted, That all and every the penalties and forfeitures
in and by this act set and appointed, shall be recovered before a single
magistrate,
as in case of small debts, in the name of the commissioners of the said
town, and be by them laid out and expended in mending the public wharfs
and
streets in the said town. |
How penalties
are to be
recovered,
&c. |
XVII. And be
it further enacted, That the said commissioners, or the major
part of them, shall be, and are hereby empowered, at any time to displace
or remove
the said officer from his respective office, if the said commissioners,
or the
major part of them, shall see cause, and shall and may nominate and appoint
another
fit person to such office during the residue of the year, who shall have
power
to execute the same office, according to the directions of this act, on
his taking
the said oath of office. |
Commissioners
empowered
to remove
said officer. |
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