The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1810-02-13
mo. 80.


entitled an act to amend the several laws
concerning the inspection of Tobacco"
Ind be ft further enacted. That no re.
FUSED tobacco. which is received by any
steInner or manufacturer, shall pass ont Of
his possession, until il shall first have been
duly inspected and passed. If it be manu-
factured, it shall be inspected as the law has
heretofore provided for the inspection of to.
oacco; and IT 1t be prepared, as leaf or
stemmed tobacco, it shall be priced in hogs.
heads, and inspected at any one of the pub.
lic warehouses. which, when passed at such
public warehouse, shall have imposed upon
1t the same duties, and shall be entitled to
the same advantages as it would have been
mad 1t not been originally refused.
Ind be IL farther enacted, That if any
person or persons shall ship any refused 70.
bacco. unless it shall be first inspected and
passed, as is provided for in this act, he or
they shall forfeit and pay one dollar for eve
ny pound of tobacco so shipped. which shall
De recovered ia any court of law, having
orlSiaal jurisdiction, in this commonwealth:
and 1T shall be lawful for any person to sue
Tor the same, and if it be a licensed stem.
mer or manufacturer thus ogeutling, he shalt
forfeit his licence. and the penalty annexed
thereto, and shall ever alter be disqualified
TO hold such licence and the ipformer shall
be entitled TO one half of any money thus for
teited and recovered; and the balance to
the alth--all acts and parts of
acts TO the contrary Notwithstanding: Pro-
Oiaed, ho7ueOer, that at any time the owner
OF such refused tobacco, his or their agent.
shall be at liberty to pick and reprize the
same at their discretion.
.Hud he it further enacted, That i. shall
be the duty of every Inspector of tobacco
& otevery civil officer III this commonwealth
to give information of every offence commit
ted against this act, which shall come within
his or their knowledge, to some attorney. or
prosecutor Tor the comm onwealth, whose tiu-
~ Il SHALT be, thereupon, to institute a pro.
secution against the person or persons Offend
ing tor the penalty or penalties prescribed
by this act. And whenever any prosecution
instituted upon Information of any INSPECTOR
or other officer shall fail. the costs of such
prosecution shall be paid by the treasurer
OUT OF the surplus money arising from the
inspection OF tobacco and the auditor shall
issue warrant therefor in favor of the.
party entitled, upon his exhibiting to him a
copy OF the judgment of the court there.
for.
ind be IL further enacted, That the F.xe-
cutive shall be, and are hereby authorised
to appoint fourth Inspector. at any ware
mouse within this commonwealth, whenever
In their opinion such appointment shall be-
come necessary. The said Inspector shall
ofhciate as such, whenever a suIiicientnum.
Der OF the inspectors already appointed, shall
from sickness or other cause, be incapable
OF acting, and shall be paid out of the saIa-
ries or the inspectors failing to act, in pro-
portion to the time he shall ofiiciate Pro-
U'oca, however. that nothing in this act
shall be SO construed as to prevent any in
spector or inspectors of tobacco in any couo-
ty within this commonwealth, above tn.
tails OF the rivers, or other inspection az
which there is no licensed ssemmer or ma.
nutacturer, from delivering such refused
tobacco to any person or persons whatsoe
YER. upon his or their giving to the SAID IN
spector or inspectors a receipt for the same
and moreover, executing bond with an
proved security to such Inspector or inspec
tors, in the penalty of one hundred dollars for
every hogshead of tobacco so received. con-
ditloned, that the said hogshead or hogs
heads OF tobacco shall not be sent out OF
tins commonwealth by him, her or them. az
the case may be, but that the same shall be
sold or disposed of to a licensed stemmer or
manufacturer of tobacco within this com.
monwealth, or that the same shall be pick
ed, repacked and priced by the person or
persons so receiving the same, and again
carried to some public inspection of tobacco
tor re inspection. This act shall commence.
and be liz force from and after the passing
thereof.