Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1800-08-11
BEEF INFECTION.
ME undersigned having been

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Commonwealth OF MaAachuletts a2reeahy to -.
Ha to regulate BE Iy5o7is7 Of fe5f' paded the III
March ls0, and having guah d in due form pubiA,s
The following fc6ions a laid ac for the inform atio
Of his fellow citizen
See. A. Be Il fnyiber enlt7s4 That no Beef which Dan
be killed afrer The frt day of september mex, fhsDb
packed repscked in barrels or half barrels for =,
portation, unefs it be of fat Cattle not under the
years old hat al iuch Beef a be into pieces a.
nearly fqaarc may be. sad which in hze 1lan M,
exceed gt pounds weight be tfs than -four pound,
weight That All Beet which the lniPe6tor Deputv
lnfyector fsl find, examinations have teen killed
At 4 proper ape. be fat, and otherwile good ana
Understandable, fhll be f1rtsG and divided by him int
four different forts, for packing ePacking, nto bar
refs or half barrels TO be donominattd AeG Cargo n,
Cargo No 4, and Rgf4f. MP Bs5f lhan cenGR q
the choice OF Oxen Steers, well fattsd and
weighing TX hundred pounds and upwards; tn fhin.
ioulder ClOd and fall be taken from the fore
quarters and the legs and eg rand from he hind q1ar
and each barrel and bali barrel. containing Beef
Of this delcrpton, mai be branded one KY ,hs
heads with the words L1yG B-.E Cargo No 2 G
oonGa Of choice pieces Of Oxen steers, Cows ana
ers, not under tour hundred pounds weight. B
average hve hundred and tv en- pounds weight nr1.
out any neoks ~ thanks On one head of tu.ual.s,l
halt Barrel containing Beef of this dafrptnn in4l
he branded CarP0 NJ. 5. CrR7 ~ n,.l ,c-HGo TX
f1 tatte Of all DER Ptons not before rsenuraoI q
three year. Old and upwards (Buils txceped) wtnDo,
q
any bucks each barrel and half barrel If whirh hs
BE- branded C.rgo Ne ~ All her part OF cal le thst
ire not above defcribcd which lha Je packed III rs
.cked for expectation Glcuding BulLs) fhA be brand.
on ore head R1iE And every barre III Bee ihai
be well "a tel with rs pounds OF clean " Ubes lie o.
Nay, Lllbon Turks % nd Salt eighty pound, Of
coare Liverpool Salt or other salt Of equal quality
executive of pickle Of frcli frong Is laI.
vii make il and "a "a barrel O. ei of the three
6r(t iors 1aRbe added four OF Saltpetre and
l.ch half barrel of Beef 1l4l he faired with ore han
The quantity oi al. abovcu entOned, and ~o OUNCES Of
latpere
sc s. Belt ElrfLsr rHs7,i Th2t from and after n.
fra aav OF SepIemb-r every barrel ana h.f BAR.
rel N which Beef lh. be PsC sed reDdckrd for er
pOrJatOu, ihsl hc made 80 Ioud lealonabe white oak
viii all fzvts and lead No free from any defe4
each barrel hal contain tFo Hundred pound, CHIT of
beef tie barrel % mesure hy-en il hes and an half
between the chimes, ard 60 DC twenty eight inches
long, 20 u covered three fuTths Of he Ten I'll with
coed oak, alh or walnut hoops, leaving one fourth ia
The centre; the heads made u proper III cknefs the
hoops be well let and drove ogethe- The half bar
rel 70 contain not lsi than fifteen gallons, X h1o9.
ed IN the lame manner the whole barrels
SEC 6. Ee H /syIbey eHaG7ed Thai ev-ty barrel aud
hall barre, 10 winch beet y packed repacked for
exploration, fha be branded with he firm cttcr of TIE
Chritsau name and urname a. length Of the lnfDc4or
~ho ha inpeGted the fame, with the name IF the own
whee i npecfed ia lee bic letters with the adj.
q ZION Oh M1So. tIJT Eldh2cbul6tts And every bar
rel and half barrel Of Beef If the thr-e fri forts s
70 be branded with the name olthc perfon for WHOM
the Beef is packed.
Sec. 10 BE ii fayfJey crgt7rd That If any perfoa
ihali intermi1 take out Or ih any Beef out Of any
ca1k nipeGted branded bv This at REQUIRED or
pat "a any other Beef FL fe Or exporaton, conrzrr
60 The Intention Of III act the perfon or pcrfons 70
ofendng 1aI for earh and every offence iorieit aaG
pay the Um Of tzyrxfy Hly5
sec u Bs }ust5sr eTa67rd That nothing in this s&
iha prevent the expectation o rounds Of Beef kegs
tubs, as IS now ptscicd Provi5sI Lo7y.ver That the
name 81 the owner, and the where he reiides a
be branded the head Il each kee or tub underths
penalty q eTe cellar for each keg rub not branded
Sec 20 lind BE- farfber e7a67ed That if any perfou
or perions iha export Chip for exportsrion our Of
this Commonwealth any "a ted Beef not infpe6ed and
branded y by this an directed every fuch exporter
or thipper, and the tna0er Of every veGe having 90
board iuch uninlPeGted Beef 1all On conviction Te
pectVey forfeit and pay the f1ms following The own
CT or exporter llali forfeit pay the fun W x 4Ey
and the matter Of every vede having the ne on board
the FUN OF tee dar fer every ca1k exported Or hp-
ped for exportatton.
ProOiee1 GvvlyI, That nothing IN this at contained
l'll Be coHtrued 70 al 2 The trpo Il on Of any Beef
that la lie du nfpcGcd before lie fad hrR DAY Of
September, agreeable the Laws now in 10 &C.
The Infpe6or sIio gives Notice
That he will attend the duties of lis Office on SSrf
Wbaf il B3f.n, few rods Ear IF FlH.aif HaR Mar
Eet, 10 receive communications (ro- rerforc who wiz