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WILLIAM SMALLWOOD, Esq; Governor.
one other person of integrity and reputation, and well skilled in the
curing
and packing tobacco, and the quality and condition thereof, and the two
persons so appointed shall view and inspect, and refuse or pass, stamp
or
brand, all tobacco brought to the said warehouse during the sickness or
disability of such sick or disabled inspectors, each of the said two persons
so appointed first taking the oath, or affirmation, of office, as the
case
may be, directed by this act to be taken by inspectors, and the oath or
affirmation of fidelity to this state, if such persons have not before
taken
the same; and the said sick or disabled inspectors, and their sureties,
shall be answerable for all tobacco inspected and passed by the said persons
by them appointed, in the same manner as if they, or each of them, had
personally officiated; and if the inspector at any warehouse where one
is
appointed shall be sick or disabled, and thereby prevented from attending
his duty, that in such case such inspector shall appoint one other person,
(of integrity and skill as aforesaid,) and the person so appointed
shall view
and inspect and refuse or pass, stamp and brand, all tobacco brought to
the said warehouse during the sickness or disability of such sick or disabled
inspector, the said person so appointed first qualifying as aforesaid;
and the said sick or disabled inspector, and his sureties, shall be answerable
for all tobacco inspected and passed by the person by him appointed,
in the same manner as if he had personally officiated. |
1785.
CHAP.
LXI. |
XXVI. And be
it enacted, That there shall be provided, by the justices
of each county at the county charge, and kept at every one of the said
warehouses, a good and sufficient beam, prizes, cranes, blocks, tackles,
weights and scales, (to weigh fifteen hundred gross pounds at the least,)
and a set of small weights (such as are provided for the standard weights
of each county,) and proper branding and marking irons, and other necessaries,
and the inspector or inspectors are hereby required constantly to
keep the same in good repair, under a penalty not exceeding fifty pounds
current money; and the sid justices shall, on or before the twentieth day
of April next, appoint, under the penalty of twenty pounds current money,
to be paid in case of neglect or omission by each and every of the
said justices, two or more of their number for each warehouse, one of
whom shall in the first week of the month of May next, and afterwards
in the first week of the months of June and November next, and as often
between the first weeks of June and November aforesaid as they may see
proper, go to the several warehouses to which they are so appointed, and
view and examine the beams and scales, and other necessaries, and try the
weights by the standard weights of the county, at every warehouse in
their respective counties, and if the said beams and scales shall be defective,
or if the weights shall differ from the standard, or if other necessaries
required by this act be wanting, the said justices or justice shall cause
the same to be repaired, amended or provided, and the charge thereof shall
be paid by the inspectors respectively, and be allowed in their account
with the said justices; and it is hereby declared to be the duty of the
standard-keeper of each county in this state, (when required) to attend
the said justices with the standard weights of the county, and to assist
them in adjusting the beams and scales, and trying the weights, at the
several
and respective warehouses in the said county; and the said standard-keepers
shall be allowed by the justices of their respective counties, at the
time of laying their county assessment, a reasonable compensation for their
trouble; and it is declared to be the duty of the inspector or inspectors,
constantly to take care of the warehouses under their charge, under a penalty
not exceeding fifty pounds current money for every neglect. |
Justices to
provide scales,
&c. |
XXVII. And be
it enacted, That all inspectors shall, on the second
day of the court of laying the assessment for their respective counties,
account
with the justices thereof, upon oath, or affirmation, as the case may |
Inspectors to
account, &c. |
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