ART. 4.] CITY OF BALTIMORE.

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303. If any person shall think himself aggrieved
by the judgment of the inspector, he may at his
option sue his bond, or may apply to the mayor of
the city of Baltimore, who shall thereupon issue his
warrant, directed to three disinterested persons, 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 exam-
ine 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 review-
ers, or any two of them may determine, and the cor-
poration shall be allowed six cents a barrel for stor-
age 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.

Appeal from
judgment of
inspector.

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304. 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 bar-
rels or tierces to be twenty-eight inches across the
bilge, and to hold twenty-eight gallons; and the bar-
rels, 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 kits four

Manufacture of
barrels, &c.

and a half gallons; provided, that all barrels, half

Provisos.