United States oracle and Portsmouth advertiser — Portsmouth, N.H., 1802-08-21 00:00:00, page 1

Laws of I\ewHantyhire.
BE it enacted I, the Senate and House
f Re,reformative;, in General Court
Convened, T&tt from and after the firft
day of October next, no person or per
form whomsoever, dial! Lip, or export
fr i this State any faked beef, except
in L erces, barrels, or half barrels, of
the quality and dimensions herein af
ter provided, and the contents thereof
, are inspected and packed, and unless the
calks containing the fame, are branded
.agreeably to the directions in this ad.
And be it further enacted, That there
shall be an Infpe&or-General of beef,
for this State, who Lall be well (killed
in the knowledge of the fame, to be ap
pointed by the Governor, by and with
the advice and content of the Council,
.and to be by them removeable at plea
fare, who, before he Lall enter on the
Duties of his office, (hall give bonds,
with fufficient fufeties, to the Treafur
©r of this State, in the penal sum of
four thousand dollars, for the faithful
discharge of his duty, and Lall be
(worn faithfully to perform the fame ;
and such Infpedor (hall have power,
when so qualified, to appoint, and shall
appoint, Deputy-InfpeCiors, for whom
he (hall be answerable, and who Lall
be removeable by him at pleasure, in
the several counties m this State, to ac
commodate the citizens without any
i nreafonable delay, and Lall take bondh
from them to himfelf, with surety to
his fatisfadion, in 4 sum not exceeding
one thousand dollars,nor less than three
hundred dollars ; and the said Deputy-
Infpe&ors shall also be fivorn to the
faithful difeharge of their duty ; and
4 the Infpe&or-General is hereby author
ized to administer the several oaths re
quired by this a&:—And it (hall also
be the duty of ibid Infpedor, and fais
Deputies, to attend, as soon as may be,
within twenty-four hours after request
made, at any suitable place within the
bounty where he resides, for the pur
pefe of ir.fpe&ing any quantity of beef
exceeding thirty barrels ; and it (hall
be their duty to fee the fame weighed,
packed, and salted.
And be it further enacted. That it (hall
be the duty of every Deputy so appoint
ed, to make return to the Infpe&or-
General,once inevery fix months otthe
number of tierces,barrels,or half-barrels of beef
infpeded by them, agreeably to the di
re&ions of this ad ; and it (hall be the
duty of the Infpe^or-General in the
month of June annually, to make a re
turn to the Governor and Council, of
the whole number of tierces, barrels
and half-barrels, of beef infpeded ac
cording to the directions of this aft, by
him or his Deputies,the year preceding,
designating in the return the different
forts of beef, and the places at which
ft was infpefled.
Be it further enabled, That no beef,
which (hall be killed after the firft day
of October next, (hall be packed, or re
packed in tierces, barrels, or half-bar
fels, for exportation, unless it be of fat
cattle not under three years bld ; that
all such beef (hall be cut into pieces as
nearly square as may be, and which in
size (hall not exceed eight pounds
weight,nor less than four pounds weight.
That all beef which the Infpcdor or
Deputy-Irfpe€tor (hall find on exami
nation to have been killed at a proper
age, to be fat, and otherwise to be good
and merchantable, (hall be sorted and
divided by him into four different for ts,
for packing or repacking into tierces,
barrels, or half-barrels, to be denomi
nated Mes, Cargo No. I, Cargo No. 2,
and Refufe : Mess beef (hall consist of
<the choice pieces of oxen or fleers, well
' fatted,and weighing fixhundred pounds
0 r Upwards; the ffiin, Ihoulder, clod
and neck,.fall be taken from the fore
quarters, and the legs and the leg,and
from the hind quarters ; and each tierce,
farrel, and half barrel, containing beef
this description, shall be branded on
•ne otthe heads with the words Mejs
Beef* CargoNo^i>Lab consist of choice
foe's of oxen, fleers, cows, or heifers
not under font hundred pounds weight,
Without any necks or (hanks ; cn one
head of each tierce, barrel, or halt-bar
rel, containing beef of this description,
fell be ta^4 Cargo % t= Cargo
Portsmouth
An ACT to regulate the infteflion of Beef
And Pork intended to be exported from
this State.
AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE, TWENTY-SEVENTH YEAR
. Beef & Pork.
Or ALL THE DISPOSITIONS AND HABITS WHICH LEAD TO POLITICAL 1
PROSPERITY, RELIGION AND MORALITY are INDEFENSIBLE J
supports.— WASHlNGTON's Legacy.
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KJ.XII.) SATURDAY, AUGUST 21, 1802.
Klitten States
No. 2, (hall consist of fat cattle of all de
scriptions not before mentioned, of three
years old and upwards, (bulls excepted)
with not more than half a neck and
two (hanks to each barrel, and without
any hdeks, and the fame proportion to
the teirce and half barrel ; each teirce,
barrelrand half barre! of which, shall
be branded Cargo No. 2: All other
parts of cattle that are not above de
scribed, of wholesome quality, which
shall be packed or re packed for expor
tation, (including bulls) Yhall be brand
ed on one head Refufe. And every
barrel ofbeef shall be well salted with fev
euty-five pounds of clean St. Übes, Ille
of May, Lisbon, or Turks Island salt,
or other salt of equal quality, or eighty
pounds of coarse Liverpool salt, vr
other salt of equal quality, exclusive of
a pickle as strong as salt will make it,
to which shall be added fix ounces of
falt-petre to each barrel of mess beef,
and four ounces to each barrel of car
go No. i, and cargo No. 2; and each
tierce and half-barrel of beef shall be
salted in the fame manner, and with
the fame quantity of salt and falt-petre
in proportion to the quantity of beef
they co ntain.
Be it further enabled, That from and
after the firft day of O^ober next, ev
ery tierce, barrel, and half-barrel, in
which beef shall be packed or re-pack
ed for exportation, shall be made of
good seasoned white oak or white ash
ftaves and heading, free from any de
fe& ; each tierce shall contain three
hundred pounds wt. of beef, and each
barrel two hundred pounds weight of
beef, and eacMialf-barrel one hundred
pounds wt. of beef; the barrels to
mcafure sixteen inches and a half be
tween the chimes, and to be twenty
eight inches long ; and the half-barrels
to contain not less than fifteen gal
lons ; the tierces, barrels, and half-bar
rels, to be covered three fourths of the
length with good oak, ash, or walnut
hoops ; leaving one fourth in the mid
dle ; the heads to be made of a proper
thickness, and the hoops to he well
fetand diove together.,
Be it further enabled, That every tierce,
barrel, and half-barrel, in which beef
is packed ofTe-packed for exportation,
shall be branded with the firft letter of
the chi iftian name, and the surname at
length, of the Infpedor, who has in
fpe&ed the fame, with the name of the
town where it was infpeded, in legible
letters, with the addition of N. Harn,.
(for NeW-HampLirc) and the words
For Bounty : and every tierce, barrel
and half-barrel ofbeef, of the three firft
forts, shall also be branded with the
name of the person for whom the beef
is packed.
Be it further enabled, That no Depu
ty, appointed by virtue of this ad, shall
infpeft or brand any calk of beef out
of the town or county for which he
shall be appointed, Under the penalty
of fifty dollars; and if any person, o
ther than the said Infpedor or his De
puty, shall presume to Stamp or brand
any calk of beef in the manner di
reded by this aft, every person so of
fending shall forfeit the sum of fifty
dollars for each and every calk so un
lawfully branded.
Be it further enabled, That the tnfpeft
or-General, or his Deputy, appointed
by virtue of this ad,fhall be paid forevery
tierce of beef he may infped and brand,
twelve and an half cents ; for every
barrel so infpeded and branded, ten
cents ; and for every half-barrel, fit
cents ; exclusive of cooperage ; the
charge of Infpe&ion to be paid by the
Shipper : And the Infpedor-General
shall be entitled to receive from any
Deputy he may appoint, four cents and
no more for each tierce, three cents for
each barrel, and two cents for each
half-barrel of beef, said Deputy may
infped and brand according to the di
redions of this ad.
Be it further enabled, That if any In
fpedor, or Deputy-Infpe&or, appointed
by virtue of tins' ad, shall be guilty of
any negle& or fraud in infpeding any
beef contrary to the true intent and
meaning of this ad, or shall mark with
their refyedive brands an, talk con
taining beef which he has not actually
infpeded, he shall forfeit and pay ten
dollars for each and every calk so falfely
marked.
Be it further Rafted, That if any per
son shall intermix, take out, or fhift any
beef out of any calk infpeded or brand
ed as by this a& is required, w put in
„ £.~,. t .—fr'- #-- _ -T .rs... - t,.Q._C„„„ # .„_ -L.
rels, one dollar ; to be paid by the
Lipper ; and the Infpeftor and Depu
ty-Inlpeftor are hereby fever,ll, di
reded to give such certificates whenever
requefteds
Be l it further enabled, That all penaß
ties and forfeitures, arising by force and
virtue,of this ad, shall be recovered'ty
action of debt or information, in any
Court proper to try the fame; imoiety
thereof to the use &fthe town where the
offence shall be committed,and the other
, moiety to him or them who shall in
form or fae for the fame; excejtwhere
the seizure arid information Lp.ll ^ >
made by the Infpedor or fas Deputy
as is herein after provided.
Be it further enabled. That nothing in
this ad shall prevent the exportation of
rounds of beef in kegs, or tubs as is
now pta&ifed : Provided however, Tbit
the name of the owner, and the town
where he resides, Lall be branded on
one head of each keg or tub, under the
penalty of one dollar for each keg or
tub not branded.
Be iffurther enabled, That if any per
son or persons shall export, or Lip for
exportation, from this State, any salted
beef not infpeded arid branded as by
this a& is directed,every such exforferor
Lipper, and the master of every Vessel
having on board such uninfpe&ed beef,
shall, on conviction, refpedively forfeit
and pay the sums following: The own
er or exporter shall forfeit and pay the
sum of fir dollars, and the master of ev
ery vessel having tile fame on board,
the sum of two dollars for every calk
exported or Lipped for exportation.—
And it Lall be lawful for ririyjaftice of
the peace, upon any information given
es any beef being put on board any ves
sel as aforefaid riot irifpe&ed and brand
ed, as is required by this a&, 10 issue his
warrant, direded to the Sheriff or his
Deputy, or to a Constable, requiring
them refpedively to make failure of
any such salted beef not marked and
'branded as aforefaid, and to secure the
fame in order for trial ; and said offi
cers are hereby refpeaively required &
empowered to execute the fame ; jhd
it shall the duty of every person, when
required to give the necessary aid for
that purpose, on pain of forfeiting five
dollars for his refufal. And itlhall al
so be lawful for the Infpe&or-General,
or any of his Deputies, having infor
mation, or knowledge of any quantity
of beef being'huten many porror place
within this Stwe for exportation, in re
fpeift to which there (ball not be a con
formity to this ad, to make leizure
thereof forthwith, or to file ? libel or
information thereupon, in any Court
proper to try the fame : and upon trl-
I of such beef To seized, in case of a
zeac h of this a& shall be poved,LaX
an, other beef for fate or exportation,
contrary to the intention of this ad, the
person or persons so offending (hall for
each and ever, offence, forfeit and pay
the sum of twenty dollars.
Be it further enabled, 'that no salted
beef shall be exported out of this State,
unless the matter or owner of the vessel
produces to the collector, or any other
officer authorized by the laws of th;
United States to clear vessels out, a
certificate from the Infpedor-General,
or hisDeputy,that the fame has been ia
fpeded and branded according to the
directions in this ad, and each certifi
cate shall express the^umber of tierces,
barrels and half-barrels of beef of each
fort ; and the master or owner of every
vessel in which beef is so exposed, on
producing said certificate, shall take and
subscribe the following oath before the
officer authorized as, aforefaid:
I A. B. of do swear, that ac-
beef on boardthe , ,
matter ; arid that rib
salted beef is flipped on board fikt Yef
fel, for the Lip's company, on fright
or on cargo, but what is irifpsfted and
branded according to the law of this
State. So help me God.
Add be it further enabled, Tint for
each and every certificate given by the
Infpe&or or Depnty-Infpe&of for beef
exported, he Lall receive for a quanti
ty not exceeding one hundred tierces,
barrels, or half-barrels, twent^five
cents ; for every certificate for more
than one hundred and less than'two
hundred, fifty cents ; and for every
certificate including more than two
hundred tierces, barrels, or half-bar-
cording to the bed of my knowledge &
belief, the certificate hereunto annexed
contains the whole quantity of salted
And be it further enabled, That from
and after the firft day of October next,
no person or persons whomsoever shall
Lip or export from this State any salt
ed pork, except in barrels or half-bar
rels of the quality and dimensions here
in after provided, and the contents
thereof are infpeded and packed, and
unless the calks containing the fame are
branded agreeably to the directions in
this a&
Be it further enabled, That from and
after the firft day es October next all
pork packed or re-packed in barrels,or
half-barrels for exportation, shall be
sorted and divided by the Infpedor or
his Deputy, and denominated as fol
lows : Bone Middlings, Navy Mess Pork
Cargo No. 1, Cargo No. 2, and Refuse
Pork ; and in all cases the following
parts shall be taken out as refufe, viz.
nose pieces, ears, brains, tails, feet, and
lard. Bone-MiddlirgdliaW confifWmid
dle pieces taken from hogs well fatted,
weighing two hundred & thirty pounds
-Sr upwards. Navy Mess Porkfis ill consist
bl all parts of the caicrfe, wefrfatted,
weighing trom one hundred and sixty
pounds to two hundred and thirty
pounds, except the head, fore and hind
legs, rhe ihoulder joint, lard, and refufe
parts above mentioned. Cargo No. 1,
Ihali consist of all parts of hogs well
fatted, averaging tyo hundred and
twenty pounds or upwards, and e,ch
of which (hall weigh not less than one
hundred and eighty pounds,and to have
no more heads, legs, (boulders, or other
coarse parts, than belong to one carcase
deducing the lird and refufe as above.
Cargo No. 2, shall consist of all parts of
one and an h2lfhog ? well fatted, which
shall weigh two hundred pounds de
ducing the lard andtefufe as above.—,
Cargo No. 2, also tiTraff-barrels, fhalll
consist of pig-pork,all parts of one car-I
case or not, arid not to contain the'
head or legs of more than one carcase,
excluding the lard and refufe as above.
Refufe Pork, shall consist of all other
kinds of pork, of an unmerchantable 4
but wholesome quality. 1 Barrels filled
with pork heads or feet, shall be brand
ed Pork Heads or Feefo^ the case may ,
fe) arid in all cases wher^ legs of pork"
are taken out to bacon, or for any oth
er purpose, the ; weight shall not be
made up with heads dr shoulders, but
other parts bf the carcase not Jess valu
able than the tys, would be if they
were salted. And each barrel of
<potirffiall be well salted, with Seventy
p)unds of clean coarse salt, exclusive of
a strong pickle. , ~ .„ :
Be it further enabled, That ever, bar
rel and half barrel, in which pork thill
be packed or repacked for exportation
shall be made of good seasoned white
oak or white ash leaves and heading,
free from any defea ;each barrel shall 4
contain two hund^ pounds Weight
of pork ; the barrels shall measure sev
enteen arid one quatter faches between
the chimes, and contain not less than
thirty-one gallons and an half, to ba
covered three-fourths of the length
with good oak, ash, or walnut tioopi,
leaving one fourth in the centre.
And be iffurther enabled, That all
barrels and half-barrels of pork, packed
or re-pasted for exportation Jhall be
branded with the firft letter of the chrif
tiari name and the surname at length of
the Infpe&or who has ipfpe&ed the
fame. With the name of the town where
it was infpeded, in legible letters, with
the addition of N. Hamp, (for New
Hampshire) and every barrel and half
barrel of the three firft forts, shall also
be branded with the name of the person
for whom the pork was packed, and
each barrel shall be branded cat one of
the heads with the quality of the pork
it contains.
And be it further enabled, That the In
fpeftor-General and Deputy-Infpedors
of beef, to be appointed by virtue of
this ad, shall also be Infpedors of pork ;
and all the rules, certificates, and reg.
ulations, the fees, fines and forfeitures,
relating to the infpedion and exporta
tion of beef, mentioned in this art, and
the manner of recovering the fame,
shall extend to all barrels arid half-bar
rels of pork packed for exportation,
agreeably to the directions of this aft,
excepting in such particulars where pro-
be liable to condemnation and forfei
ture; one moiety to the use of the State,
and the other moiety to the use of the
officer Seizing and prosecuting for the
fa me.
Saturday Morning, by WILLIAM TREADWELL, &C^
PRICE I DOLLAR 50 CEN TS Per Anuum. [No. 46,
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f (OADVERTISEMENTS reasonably & conspicuously inserted —COMMU
I NICATIONS duly attended to—and every FAVOR THANKFULLY
ACKNOWLEDGED.
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, FOURTEENTH YEAR.
Advertiser.
LATE OMISSIONS. r
> [One of the London papers receive
ed by the Atin, contains the following;
extract of a letter from Thoma, Jeff*.,
son, efq. President of the United States,
to Thomas Patrie, at Paris. It will be
recollected that Mr. Jefferfon's friends
have denied hi# having given aninvi,
ration to Paine to return tQ this court,
try. They said in reply to the charge
that the letter sent by Mr. Dawfon,was
only,a ccremohfousArfwer tea congra
tulatory on^ which Mr. Jefferfon had
received bom Paine, on thp return cf
republican fauiments in this country,
as eyidenced by the last national elec
. tion—that Mr. Dawson, out of mere
curipfity to fee the man, delivered the
letter in person—and that it contained
no offer pf a national /hip. We here
fee that Mr. Dawson was charged with
confidential orders to, the Captain of the
Maryland to terftand CToffiM&ta
Paine, provided toifhould be ready to
embark. And ih^Preudent, offers, a
sincere prayer thatthe sacrilegious
wretch may live long to continue bis
tftful labors(among which iff Tagage
(OF REASON,! which far,, that " the hi
fole is a book of lies") and concludes
with the assurance ot his high efteera
and affectionate attachment.] i,
, « You expretfeda with in your -ht'
ter to return to America by a national
ship ; Mr. Dawson, who brings over
the treaty, and who will present you
this letter, is charged with ordersrto
the Captain of the Maryland to receive
.and /Accommodate you back, if few
can be ready to depart at such a ihort
warning. You will, in general, find
us returned to fe,ntiments worthy of
former times | in these it will be your
glory to have Readily labored,and with
as much effia as any man living. That
you may live long to continue your ufc
ful labors, and reap the reward in the
thankfulnefs of nations, is my fincero
prayer. Accept the assurance of rc?
high esteem and affectionate atrach
' ^THOMAS JEFFERSON.
The reign of philosophy continues to
multiply its trophies." Six are lately
added to its lift ofglory., life time No
Jefferfon had a medal struck On con
fide let him appear With die confute
tion partly unfolded, upon which ^
inferibed the words legislative, excels
five, and judiciary, the last word wis
the stroke of a pen across it, which? ^
holdsinhis right hand,label,' 4 /6. ; < w:/7 r r
last hope" On the reverse the figmc,
Philosophy, with a dagger in one b^
and the inaugural fpeecn in the bib
and this legends" tyu are all kep iwf
fee, M 4" *W tu r n *« ^"
pose whatever.
And be itfurther enabled, That all for
mer laws so far as they refped the ia
fpedion of beef and pork, be and they
hereby are repealed. Provided never
thelf, that they shall be considered as
in fall force with regard to all adions
and prosecutions which may be depend
ing for any penalty or forfeiture incur
red for the breach of the fame- And
provided also, that nothing in this aQ
contained, Lall be construed to affect
the exportation, of any beef or pork thaw
(ball be duly infpeded before the said
firft day of October, agreeably to the
laws now.ia force.
Approved, June 13th, 1802#
And be it further enabled, That no salt
ed pork, packed or re-packed after the
firft day of October next, shall be export
ed from this State, unless the matter or
owner of the vessel produce to the col
lector or any other officer authorized
by the laws of the United States to
clear out vessels, a certificate from the
InfpeCtor-General or his Deputy, in
the fame form, and shall also take and
subscribe an oath in the fame manner
and form (mutatis mutandis) as is by
the 2& required refpefting the exporta
tion of beef.
vision is herein otherwise expreffl,
made.
And be it further enabled, Thit all the
provisions, penalties, regulations and
requirements, contained in this aft,
shall be construed to extend, and shall
extend, to all beef and pork, transport
ed or intended to be transported, coaft
wife from any port or place in this
State, to any of the United States, or
(hipped on board any vessel for any pur- f