Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1826-03-14
PTOIEAIY.
TOBACCO LAW

AN ACT to amend IN, act, entitled nm oot >,
| reduce INTO one, the several acts uo,p il, fo.ce
concerning the inspection of tobacco. PosscJ
| March 7th, 1926 ''''
| ne a. enacted ny the General .4Ssembly, Tha, il
snail he the duty of the inspectors al all The
houses in this Commonwealth, carefully 70 nrevsn,
All piiering and waste of tobacco under their care
ana 10 cause to be picked up and preserved in tbe
pest n.ahher possible. for public account all vast
! TOBACCO OF every description thrown about s,;d
warehouses, and all samples of tobacco drsur
ana not taken from The warehouses, by the own
es or purchasers, shall be deemed to be ,yas,.
'ooacco, and constitute part Of that Dissertation
VINE" 'he inspectors are required TO preserve on
/ public account 80 :" 20
be u Jhfther enacted, That when from time
10 'ime sufcient quantity OF such waste tobacco
s'aii nave accumulated, it shall be the duty of tbe
inspectors 10 sell the sameby weight at public auc-
ioh, and at least once in three months ,ender .,
tne Auoitor on oath, true just and iull accom-,
oil all tobacco gained, saved and SOLD wiki; 49,
period aforesaid, and pay the money arising from
such sales into the public Treasury 10 he credi, "a
'he tobacco furd: first deducting from the amo,n,
| thsreoi, hve per centum Tor their ownuse 'Jf ,L
inspectors at any OF the warehouses afo,o..;,
snail iail to discharge any one or more of iba d
ues heieln before required, they shall for everv
suen l"lnre, forfeit and pay tie sum of one hun.
ieu oo'iaTs' 10 be recovered by the said Auditor
VI IN fnl l..
mace IN The Superior Court, county or corpor.ton
court, oil the county town in which The insne.-
tors bond is fled - =" "e''tFi .
ne hJWther enacted, That when tobacco 70
ceIved at any wal ehouse within this 'co,n,,,,.'
wealth. Tor inspection, shall after its examine
uon and inspection, be refused, il shall no The
duty OF the inspeciorsto stamp or mark ON the
Os'esu' 'he gross tara, and nett weight thereof.
ana Tie name oithe warehouse where inspecte3 mi
| refused, and also TO cause the word Re6,,IJ -
letters not less than three inches In length IN he
branded on each head, and on two Sides OF the boc
mead or cask, and the same may thereafter be do
h'eFeu' ior expectation or trahsports,ion by an y
one, IN like manner as passed tobacco; but Mo-
SO delivered, 1t shall be accompanied by similar
i1snteS'' NTH an addition thereto expressing ,ha,
the tobacco was refused, and The like dutv sb,I be
paid. as in the OF passed tobacco delivs,sd e..
expectation. The inspectors at any 'yvarebouse
VINO shall omit 10 brand or mark any bonsbe.d =,
tobacco by him or them refused, a. herein beeoso
required, shall for every such omission; forfe, ADD
| pay the sum oil ten dollars.
Any person who shall alter, obterate or ren,o,,,
| or cause tobe altered or obliierated or removed
such brand placed on any hogshesd Of ref,.sd o.,
bsceo, for the purpose Of brand. shall for eysy,
such offence, forfeit and pay the sum of fiCty dol
lars, 10 be recovered by inormatjon in any ,o,,,,
OF record where the offence shall have bean ror,-
miued. '"f O'''
~ shali be the duty OF the courts in the several
counties and corporations in which inspections OF
tobacco are, or shall be established, to cause ,Le
wareAoq%es to be kept IN good repair. And when
upon the representations Of the inspectors or otbsrs
court shall believe the warehouse within lis IL.
rsdiclion needs repsits, the owner or owners ~
sdcl' warehouse, shall be summoned 10 appear before
said court, to she@ cause, if any there be. WHY
such repairs should not be made, and thefeur,on
the court mas decide, whether any, and if any.
what repaifs shall be made, and may order the
owner OF owners to make the same within such
! period as shall be deemed reasonable. and unIos.
such owner or owners shall comply with sucL
order, 1t shall be lawful for the court at any subse
quent term, 10 appoint Commissioner or commits.
sioners, to Cause such repairs to te made and IN,
expense thereof shall be paid out of the rents .
sees warehouse Proridcd, .hs. n9 such repai,