| 1771.
CHAP.
XX.
Oath of office. |
21 FREDERICK Lord BALTIMORE.
XXV. And be it
further enacted, That the said inspector of staves and lumber
shall, and he is hereby required, on his appointment, and before 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
and carefully view, examine, inspect, cull, garble and count, all staves,
heading and shingles, brought to and offered for sale within the north-west
branch
of Patapsco river, and which he shall be called upon to view, examine,
inspect,
cull, garble and count, to the best of his skill and knowledge, and according
to
the directions of this act; and that he will not wittingly or willingly
take 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 and counter, of staves,
heading and
shingles, than is mentioned and directed by this act. |
Fire-wood to
be corded, &c. |
XXVI. And,
whereas it is represented, that advantages are taken by the sellers
of wood, in short measuring and cording the same, to the great prejudice
of the
inhabitants of the said town; Be it therefore
further enacted, That from and after
the first day of December next, all fire-wood brought to and offered for
sale in
the said town, whether by land or water, shall be set up, corded and measured,
by
some wood corder, for that purpose as aforesaid appointed, and that each
and
every cord of wood shall be eight feet in length, four feet in breadth,
four feet in
height, and well stowed and packed; and that the said wood corder, for
his trouble
in cording and packing the same, shall have and receive the sum of four-pence
current money for each and every cord, the one half thereof to be paid
by the seller,
the other half by the person purchasing the same. |
Penalty for
neglect. |
XXVII. And be
it further enacted, That if any person shall purchase and buy
any fire-wood brought to the said town, and shall neglect or refuse to
have the
same corded and measured by some wood corder appointed as aforesaid, such
person
shall forfeit and pay the sum of five shillings current money for each
and every
cord so purchased and brought, and 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. |
Oath of office,
&c. |
XXVIII. And
be it further enacted, That the said wood corders and each of
them, so as aforesaid to be appointed, shall, and they and each of them
are hereby
required, on his or their appointment, and before his or their executing
the said office,
to make oath, of affirmation if a quaker, before a justice of the peace,
That
he will, when required, in a just and impartial manner, well and truly
set up,
pack, cord and measure, all fire-wood brought for sale to the town of Baltimore,
according to the best of his skill and knowledge, and the directions
of this act;
and 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 and directed by this act; a minute of the choice
of
which said several officers of inspector of flour, measurers of grain,
salt and flax-seed,
cullers or garblers, and counters of staves, heading and shingles, weighers
of hay
and wood corders, and of their having taken the said oaths, shall be entered
among
the proceedings of the said commissioners, from time to time, as often
as taken. |
No wood corder
to purchaser
fire-wood. |
XXIX. And be
it further enacted, That no wood corder or dray-man, either
by himself or themselves, or by any other person or persons whatsoever,
for or in
trust for him or them, shall buy, trade or barter, for any fire-wood on
the way to
or brought to Baltimore-town or Fell's point for sale, other than for his
or their
own family use, under the penalty of five shillings current money for each
cord
purchased contrary to this act. |
Hay, &c. to
be weighed. |
XXX. And be
it further enacted, That from and after the first day of December
next, all hay, of what kind soever, which shall be brought by land or water
to and offered for sale in the said town, shall be weighed by the officer
so as aforesaid
appointed, with proper scales and weights, or engines to be provided for
that
purpose, if he shall be thereto required, at the choice and election of
either the
purchaser or seller of such hay; for which trouble, he, the said hay weigher,
shall |
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