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ROBERT EDEN, Esq; Governor.
happens in the selling of slaves and shingles, as well concerning the
quantity as
quality; and it being apprehended that if a person or persons were appointed,
under
proper powers, checks and restrictions, and the buyers and sellers, inhabitants
in and about the said town, were obliged to employ him or them to cord
all wood,
garble or cull, and count, all staves and shingles, to be brought in and
about
the said town, and to inspect or determine, and by gradated brand-marks
distinguish
the qualities of all flour, by the said inhabitants or others respectively
to be
brought in and about the said town and Fell's-point, and to measure by
proper
measures, settled and adjusted by the county standard, all salt, grain
and flax-seed,
that should be brought by land or water to, and sold in the said town,
would be
of great service, not only in supporting and assisting the commerce of
the said
town of Baltimore, but also in thwarting and discountenancing dishonourable,
unmanly and deceitful dispositions, always injurious to a community.
For the
encouragement therefore of the said town, and others well disposed to forward
the
trade and advancement thereof, |
1771.
CHAP.
XX. |
II. Be it enacted,
by
the right honourable the lord proprietary, by and with
the advice and consent of his lordship's governor, and the upper
and lower houses of
assembly, and the authority of the same, That the commissioners
of Baltimore-town,
or the major part of them, for the time being, shall assemble and meet,
between
the first and last day of November next, and between the said first and
last day of
November yearly, and every year, during the continuance of this act, and
then
nominate and appoint a person of good repute and skill in the goodness
and quality
of flour, to be inspector of flour within the said town, and at Fell's-point,
for
the year ensuing, or for any other shorter space of time in their discretion;
and
also shall nominate and appoint any number of persons, not exceeding three,
of good repute and skill in culling and garbling of staves and shingles,
to be cullers,
garblers and counters, of all staves and shingles, brought to and sold
within
the said town and at Fell's-point for the year next ensuing; and also shall
nominate
and appoint any number of persons not exceeding three, of good repute and
skill in measuring grain, salt and flax-seed, to be measurers of all grain,
salt and
flax-seed, brought by land or water to, and sold in the said town, and
at Fell's-point
for the year next ensuing; and also shall nominate and appoint any number
of
persons, not exceeding five, of good repute and skill, to be weighers of
all hay,
and word corders of all fire-wood, brought to and sold within the said
town for
the year next ensuing. |
Commissioners
to appoint
an inspector
of flour, &c. |
III. And be
it further enacted, That every commissioner of the said town,
who shall vote for any of the said officers, shall take the following oath,
before he
shall be entitled to vote for the nomination and appointment of all or
any of the
officers aforementioned, to wit: " I, A. B. do swear, that I will
faithfully, honestly
" and impartially, nominate and appoint such person or persons to be inspector
" of flour within the said town of Baltimore, and at Fell's-point, and
also such
" measurers of grain, salt and flax-seed, cullers or garblers, and counters,
of staves,
" heading and shingles, weighers of hay, and wood corders within the town
of
" Baltimore, and Fell's-point, as I think in my judgment and conscience,
is or
" are fit and capable to execute the said offices respectively." |
The oath. |
IV. And be it
further enacted, That in case of the death of any or either of
the said officers so nominated and appointed, or the refusal or inability
of them, or
either of them, to act, the said commissioners, or the major part of them,
shall, as
soon as conveniently may be thereafter, meet together and nominate and
appoint one
other such person as aforesaid, in the stead and place of any person so
dying, refusing
or becoming incapable to act, for the residue of the year then to come;
and if the
said commissioners shall neglect and omit to nominate and appoint all or
any of
the said respective officers, then, and in such case, the governor or commander
in
chief of this province, for the time being, may, by warrant under his hand,
constitute
and appoint all or any of the said officers, who shall be qualified agreeable
to the directions of this act, and have the like power and authority as
if they, or
either of them, had been by the said commissioners regularly nominated
and appointed. |
How vacancies
are to be
filled. |
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