Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1810-02-16
LAWS OF VIRGINIA.
AN ACC
To amend the ssveral Ia rs concerning
the Inspection of Tobacco.
TPassei Fsbrnary OH, 1901

Passed February 9sh, 1901
BE It enscte:s by the General As
semeh., Thae wheresoever hereafter,
a Hogshea3 OF Tobacco shall be refu-
ssaataay Warehouse, the owner there
o. shall not remove but may diapase
iii the same by sale to any person or
persons whosocver, and it shall be the
duty Of the inspectors at-every public
Warehouse ia this Commonwealth, TO
issue notes for every Hogssead ofre-
fused Tobacco, specifying GA the flce
of such note, the number, gross and
nsts w.iaat, and that il is refused 'To-
bacco, which shall in like manner be
marked 90 each cask anil if,aiy per
son he detected in altering or changing
the Face Of such note, the person. SO
de1ected shall be dealt with in the
So n manner, as the law prescribes in
cases Of forgery of Tobacco notes
hcret ofore, ati it shall nor be Lawful
4or any Inspector 10 deliver any Hogs
head OF refused Tobacco without the
note accompany the order for such de-
livery: Provided however, nothing
contained in this act shall be SO cor
saued, as TO authorise inspectors OF
iTobnceo to become purchasers there
of.
And he it further enacted, Tha, j;
shall MOI be lawful for any Inspector Of
,Fopacco at any public Warehouse in
this Commonwealth to deliyer any
Uogshsad Of refused Tobacco to any
person or persons other than a licrpced
stemmer or manufactured, who shall
be iicenced In the County or corpora
lion courr in which he may reside, and
shall be bound IN a penalty 10, less than
FIVE thousand dollars faitlasGllyto COM
ply with the provisions of this act,
and also to have administered 20 hin.
in open court the following oath or
Affirmation. viz :---ss -, Ia the pre-
&c SERGE of Almighty Cod, DO so!emniy
Iswssr- or afr MAS the Gaze may b-)
- q that slireieseG Toi,acro. which shall.
"by me be received or sha ] in any way
"ccme into my POS ,essiou, either as
"my own property or consigned to me
"by other persons, shall noE pass OF,
cot my possession directly orindir~ci-
sly uniibit ETst shall have been til,y
"inspected and passed, AS is prorided
{" for, Ia the act TO anend the several
claws couccrHicg the Inspection cf
IS Tobacco
And be it further enacted, That no
refused tobacco, which is received by
any s.em.ner or Manufacturer, shall
pass ont OF his possession, until it shall
frsrhayc been duly Inspected and pas
sed. IF il We manufactured, il shalt
be Inspected as the law has hereto
fore provided Cor the inspection of to-
hacco ana il it be prepared, as lear
or strmmtd tobacco, it shall beprized
in hogaheads, snd inspected at any one
of the public warehouses, which, when
passed at such pubic warehouse, shall
have imposed upon it the same duties,
aud shall be entitled TO the same al
vantages as it would have bsen had il
hot been Originally refused.
And be it further enacted, That il
any person or persons shall ship any
refused tobacco, unless it shall BIZ first
Inspected and passed, as is provided
FOR in this act, he or they shall forfci,
and pay one dollar for every pound Of
tobaccoiso shipped, which shall be re-
covered in any court OF law, having O.
riginal iuFi sdiction, in. this common
wealth.. and it shall be lawful for aay
person TO sue for the same, and if it be
licensed s.emner or manufacturer
thus cEsning, he shall forfeit bis Ii
cencc aud the penalty annexed thereto,
and shall ever after be disqualified 10
Hold such licenc-; and the informer
shall b.: entitled TO one half Of any mo-
ney thus forfeited and recovered aud
the balance To the ~alth--
all acts and rats Of acts to the contra
~ Notwithstanding: Provided, howe
yer, that al any tune the owuer Of such
refused tobacco, his or thar agent,
shall be at liberty 70 pick aud Ieprize
the sans at their discretion.
Ard be il further enacted, That i;
shall be the duty Of evsry inspector OF
to5acco aud of every civil officer IN
this commonwealth to give informa.
fioa ofcyerv oaepcr committed against
this act, which saail come within his