Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1811-11-19
AN ACT
AN ACT
For .he INSPECTION Of Pork, Beef and Fish, in
the fozyn of .Ale.randria.

AN ACI
For .he INSPECTION Of Pork, Beef and Fish, in
the to7yn Of alexandria.
WHEREAS experience hath shewn that
the establishment of proper regulations for the
inspection of Pork, Beef and Fish, have con-
tributed to the sale and expectation of those
articles, and prevented frauds from being prac-
tised in the sale thereof
Sect. |. Be 1t enacted By the Common COM
Gil Of .dlerandria, That all sailed pork, beef
and fish, in barrels, brought to the town of
Alexandria, or put up therein for sale, barter
or expectation, Shall be packed in barrels, un-
der the regulations herein after expressed /;
and it shall and may be lawful for the Com
mon Council to appoint one fit and able per-
son, who may appoint one or more deputies
to inspect the package, and weigh all pork
and beef, and also inspect the package of all
fish brought to the town Of Alexandria, and
every person so appointed, shall, before he
enters upon the execution Of that Office make
oath or affirmation that he will carefully view,
inspect and examine all pork, beef, and fish
brought to TO the town of Alexandria, or put
up therein for sale, barter or expectation, and
to the best of his skill and Judgment not to
pass Or stamp any barrel of pork or beef that
is not good, clean, sound, merchantabie, and
of the weight by this act directed, nor any barrel
Of fish that is not good, clean, sound, merchant
able and of the size by this act directed, and
faithfully to discharge the duties ofhis office
without favor, affection Partially, * shall con-
stantlv attend 10 inspect the same, and shall
also provide a stamp or stamps with the let
ters Alexandria for Alexandria, and mess
prime, or cargo Gas the case may be) on the
head of each barrel, and the letters Alexan-
dria in like manner, and the word beef, mess,
prime cargo Gas the case may Beg on each
head, and on the head Of each barrel of fish so
passed by him, No. or 2, as the case may
be, to be stamped or branded on the head of
cash barrel of pork, beef or fish by him in
spected and passed, for which he may demand
and take for every barrel by him passed, six
cents, to be paid down and no more.
Sec. 2. Every barrel of pork or beef pack
ed within the town OF Alexandria or brought
to the same for sale, barter or expectation,
shall contain at least two hundred pounds nett,
of good, clean, fat, merchandise meat, we'll
sailed between each layer, well picked, nail
ed and pegged, and no more than two heads
IN any one barrel of prime or cargo pork, and
no heads in the barrels of mess pork and
every barrel Of fish packed within the town of
Alexandria or brought to the same for SALE.
barter or expectation, shall be packed all of
one kind, and in barrels we'll seasoned, not
less than twenty ight inches in length and Sc
venteen inches across each head for fish bar
rels, and for pork barrels twenty nine inches
In length SS.,ighteen inches across the heads
and all barrels so packed shall be full s well
nailed at the head hoops, with at least four
nails In each hoop, and pegged with at least
three well seasoned pegs in each upper bilge
hoop, and no Inspector shall brand or pass any
barrel OF pork or beef that does not appear to
such Inspector to be we'll sailed and cured be-
fore the same is packed, and after the same
has been Inspected, weighed and found mer-
charitable, nor pass or brand any barrel of fish
that does not appear to such inspector or in
spectoFs TO be we'll sailed and cured before the
same IS packed; and after the same has been
Inspected and found merchandise all such bar
rels shall be stamped or branded as aforesaid Il
provided always, that two and a half per cent.
tor the inkage or loss of weight, may be made
In each barrel Of pork or beef.
Sect. Sd Ind be il further enacted, That
1t any person or persons shall presume to sell
or expose to sale or barter, or export from the
town OF Alexandra any barrel of pork or beef
OF less weight or size than prescribed in the
second section ofthis law, or until the same shall
have beer inspected and stamped or branded |
as aforesaid, or any barrel of fish of less size
than by this act directed, or until the same
shall be inspected and stamped or branded IS
aforesaid (cXceDt all sucb fish as are hacked
N old barrels for home consumption, and on
the heads of all such barrels the inspector or
inspectors shall stamp or brand the Letter c
No or 2, as the quality may be, provided
hose barrels so filled are not less in size than
S directed by this act, and are all hoped and
1aiied as aforesaid and all such fish, pork or
beef, found by the inspector not merchanta-
bic, shall be by him thrown into the river, or