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thereupon issue his warrant, directed to three disinterested per-
sons, well skilled in the goodness, quality and well curing of
salted fish, to review and examine the same, which said three
persons, after having taken the oath of office as reviewers, shall
carefully review and examine the same, and if they, or any two
of them, shall declare the same to be sound, or merchantable,
the inspector shall erase the broad arrow and put such brand
on the cask containing the fish as the reviewers, or any two of
them may determine, and the corporation shall be allowed six
cents a barrel for storage if stored; and if, upon such appeal
and review, the judgment of the inspector shall be confirmed,
the person appealing shall pay such storage, and shall pay the
same if the appeal be not prosecuted.

22. All barrels and tierces which shall be made and used for
the purpose of packing, or containing packed fish, shall be
made of sound, well seasoned oak, ash, chestnut, pine or cypress
staves, free from flaws or worm holes, of light timber, not less
than half an inch thick, with headings of the same kinds of
wood, not less than five-eighths of an inch thick, and sound
and well seasoned; the heading to be planed or shaved, the
barrels and tierces to be well hooped, with at least three hoops
on each bilge, and three hoops on each chime, all of sufficient
substance; the barrel staves, twenty-eight inches in length, the
heads seventeen inches between the chimes, the barrels or tierces
to be twenty-eight inches across the bilge, and to hold twenty-
eight gallons; and the barrels, half barrels and tierces shall be
made in a good and workmanlike manner, so as to hold pickle;
the tierces shall contain not less than forty-five gallons, and the
half barrels not less than fifteen gallons; quarters shall contain
eight gallons, and kitts four and a half gallons; provided, that
all barrels, half barrels or tierces made or used for the purpose
of packing or containing pickled shad shall be made of white
oak, pine or cypress, and shall have at least four hoops on the
chime, and three on the bilge; and provided, also, that nothing
contained in this law shall apply to fish in kegs of less than ten
gallons.