SAMUEL SPRIGG, ESQ. GOVERNOR.

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ties of their respective appointments, to take, in addition to the oath
(or affirmation) already prescribed by the original act to which this
is a further supplement, the following oath (or affirmation) as the
case may be: "I. A. B. do solemnly swear (or affirm,) that I will faith-
fully and honestly discharge the duties of inspector of tobacco for
-------------- ware-house; that I will, whenever I shall draw samples
thereof in the manner prescribed by the provisions of this act, se-
lect without favor, affection, prejudice or partiality, such samples as
in my conscience and judgment I shall deem a fair sample of the
average quality of the tobacco in the hogshead from which such
sample shall be drawn, as far as can be ascertained by the breaks di-
rected hereafter to be made; and further, that I will use every dili-
gence to ascertain the true quality of tobacco inspected by me, when-
ever I shall suspect that any fraud has been used or practised in the
packing thereof."

Dec. Ses. 1821.

2. And be it enacted, That it shall be the duty of said in-
spector as aforesaid to break each and every hogshead by him in-
spected in not less than five different places.

Breaks.

3. And be it enacted, That it shall be the duty of the said in-
spectors as aforesaid, when required by the owner or agent to draw
samples of the Tobacco which he or they shall inspect, to draw
the same; and such samples so to be drawn, shall consist of not
lest than three bundles to be of the average quality of the to-
bacco in the hogshead from which the sample shall be drawn,
as far as can be ascertained by the breaks hereafter directed to be
made.

To draw sam-
ples for owner.

4. And be it enacted, That it shall be the duty of each and
every inspector, when required so to do by the owner of any tobacco
by him inspected, to confine the said samples by him drawn, in one
bundle, by tying them together with a strong tape run through the
head of said sample in such manner as may appear to him most like-
ly to prevent the said bundle from separating; and it shall be the
duty of the said inspectors to confine on the said sample so united
together, a slip of paste-board, and to seal the said tape and paste-
board with sealing-wax, and to impress the said wax, with the
stamp hereinafter directed to be provided, so that the name of the
inspection where the said tobacco shall be inspected, may be legi-
ble on the said wax; and it shall be the duty of the said inspector
to write on the said paste-board, the number of the hogshead from
which the sample shall have been drawn, the name of the owner
thereof and the name of the said inspector.

To confine and
seal samples if
required.

5. And be it enacted, That it shall be the duty of the gov-
ernor and council for the time being, to cause to be prepared, a
stamp for each and every inspection of tobacco as aforesaid, for
which an inspector is or shall be appointed, and on which stamp,
the name of the inspection for which it shall or may be prepared
shall be engraven, and to cause the same to be forwarded to the
inspector or inspectors thereof, to be by him or them used in stamp-
ing the wax by which the tape through the said samples as afore-
said, shall be secured as aforesaid.

Stamps to be
prepared.

6. And be it enacted, That it shall be the duty of the clerk of

Cost of stamps
to be levied.