Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1810-04-16

towns, when put into caiks, and TO
fee that the faid Lime and Caiks do,
in all rcfpeds, conform TO the pro-
vilions of this act; and to brand
each Of iaid caiks with the name of
the town where the Lime was burnt,
and the first letter of the christian
name, and the furname at length, of
the lnfpettor, who infpeded the
fame, with the word bype7ed.
SECT. a. Be it further enaTeA, That
the Ipfpector, or his Deputy, ap-
pointed by virtue of this act, fhall be
paid By the manufacturer or owner
Of the faid Lime, FIX cents for each
cask of Lime 70 intpeaed and brand
ed and the faid Infpe9or ihall be
entitled to receive from any Deputy
he may appoint, one cent and a bali,
for every cask faid Deputy fhall in
fpeet and brand according to this
act.
SECT. s. BE it further enacted, That
there may be chofen in each town in
this Commonwealth, where Lime is
imported by water, at any annual
meeting, one or more inspectors of
Lime, who may, at the expenie of the
purchafers, inspect all Lime import
ed into or fold in their REFLECTIVE
towns or harbours and fuch Infpec-
tor fhall have a right to demand and
receive Of every fuch purchafer far
cents, for every cask Of Lime 70 in
fpe6ted.
SECT. 6 BE it furfhcr enafed, That
each town within this Common
wealth in which Lime is manufac-
tured, except the towns Of Warren,
Thomafton, and Camden, ihall, at
their annual meetings in March or
April, chooic ore or more Infpe6-
ors, Whole duty it fhall be to infpe6
sallI.ime manufactured within taid
town, at the time it is filled at the
kiln, and brand each cask in which
the fame is put, with the word /" In
Lbeefed," and the frit letter Of his
Chriltian name, and his furname at
length, with the name of the faid
town and he fhall receive from the
manufacturer or owner Of the faid
Lime fze cents, for each cask 70 in
fpected and branded.
SECT. 7. Be 1T further elaaed, That
If any perfon ihall prefume to fell, or
expofc to fale, or fhip, or receive OH
board any vefel, in casks, any Lime,
other than fuch as fhall be contain
ed in casks made as aforefaid, and
having the aforefaid marks or brand,
as required by this act, respectively,
the offender or offenders lhall incur
the penalty of one dShiar and ftfy cents,
for each cask 10 fold, or offered for
falc, or ihipfed or received on board
any vehel, to be fued for ard recov-
cred before any Justice Of the Peace,
or Court Of Common Pleas, as the
cafe may require, by action Of debt !;
aud al iuch Lime and cask or casks
| ihall be forfeited TO the ufc herein af-
ter provided. And if ihall be law
ful FOR any Jufice Of the Peace, up
on information given, Q. any iuch
cask or casks of Lime, fold or expo
| fed to fale, or put or received on
board any veilel, 70 iflue his warrant,
directed to the Sheriff or his Depu-
ty, or Conftable, requiring them, ref
pe6tively, to make feizure of any fuch
Lime, fold or expoled TO faIe, or
ihipped or received on board any vef-
| Eel, and not made and marked as !
( forefaid, and TO iecure the fame in
order for trial and fuch officers are
respectively authorized and required
to execute the fame.
SECT. 8. BE If further enas7ed, Thar
il, after any cask or casks containing
Lime lhall have been banded as re-
CURED by this act, any perion ihall
pfelume 10 fl.ift the contents OF fald
cask or casks, and put therein any
other Lime with a deGgn to fell the
fame, fuch perfon 70 offending ihall
forfeit and pay the fun of one dolLy
and ftfy cents for every cask of Lime
70 ihifted, to be recovered in man
ner as aforelaid
SECT 9. Be i further esa7ed, That