Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1811-11-21
AN ACT
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Sci. Be il enacted By the Common Coun-
III Of AlAraadria. That a suitable person be
anpointed Gauger of Casks, who may ap-
point deputy, if needful, and shall before
entering on the duties of his office qualify be-
fore the Mayor for. the faithful execution OF
the same, s shall return once in three months
an account of every cask of liquors gagged
said Gauger shall receive for his services
eight cents for every cask gagged, four cents
for nlIases where casks have been heretofore
gagged, four and half cents tor trying tine
proof Of domestic distilled liquors, inspecting
and marking the casks containing the same,
20 be paid by the seller-the said Inspector
shall inspect all casks containing domestic IL
ouors which have not been previously in
spected and marked, and when 1t is IN ms opl-
Mon merchandise mark the same Is with
marking iron. near the bung OF each cask,
when the cask is defective he is to condemn
II as understandable, and mark the same as
above with a broad .4rrozv. All casks shall be
made of we'll seasoned white oak Tree from
SAP, round at the bilge and heads, slaves not
less than half an inch in thickness at the thin
est part, and not more than three quarters OF
an inch at the thickest part thereof, shall be
made tight and sound, with twelve good hoops,
and sixteen hoops on all double barrels and
hogsheads. The said Gauger shall inspect
the quality of country distilled liquors, and
ascertain the strength and quality, marking
with marking. irons the proof on the head Of
the casks, from first proof upwards, except
such liquor as shall not come up to tirst proof
which shall be marked with a round y and
with the number of degrees under SAID proof
o /, o 2, o 5, 4, &c. If any person shall
fraIdulently alter the above marks, he or She
shall for each offence forfeit twenty dollars,
one half to the informer and the other halt to
Common Council.
Sec. 2. find be il further enacted, That all
butter in frkins brought to the town OF Alex
andria for sale, shall be subject to inspection
by proper person appointed for that pur-
nose, whose duty ii shall be to examine every
6rkin of butter offered for sale In the town OF
Alexandra, and to brand first and second qua
hty on the sides of such 1irkin so Inspected (;
for which the said inspector shall receive from
the seller six cents for each frkln; and that
no butter in frkins be offered for sale but what
shall he branded as above according to quail
~. and that all butter brought for sale to the
town of Alexandria shall be correctly tared ;
and if any casks or hrkins shall be marked at
less tare than its real weight, the seller shall
incur fine of twenty-five cents per pound Tor
every pound tared less than the actual weight
and the fines imposed by this act to be reco-
yered by warrant before the Mayer
Sec. 5. Be it further enacted, That this act
shall be in force from and after the passing OF
the same.
Passed in Council. 9th November, 1911.
EDM. /. LEE, President.
Read and approved the 10th day OF Novem'
+ Der 1911.
On the final passage of this act, the yeas
and nays being called for were as follows:
.4ues-Messrs. Nicholson, Fleming, Lee
Hoffman, Rhodes, Harper, Grid, woven
Marsteller.
No-Mr. Longden.