Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1833-09-17
AN ORDINANCE.

City Of Richmond.-Pa,sed sth July. 1888
RE 1T ORDAINED by the Common Council Of the
hereby ordained by the authority aforesaid that suit
able person be appointed Inspector Of Butter and Lard for
the regular meeting of the Common Hall in the month
Of May annually thereafter may be conve-
nien The said Inspector. before he shall enter upon the
duties OF his Office shall take oath make solemn al
rmaton before the Mayor Alderman of the said
city, that he will faithfully and truly discharge the duties
OF Inspector of Butter aud Lard for the City Of Richmond
to the best OF his ability certificate whereof shall be
turned to the clerk Of the Common Council and such In
spector shall have power when qualified 10 appoint
absence from the city Of the said Inspector and the said
Deputy shall before the performance OF any duties in that
capacity take similar oath make like affirmation
z BE further ordained, That il shall he the duty of
the said Inspector his Deputy aforesaid inspect all
casks kegs and rkns Of butter and lard offered for sale
in the city OF Richmond to be exported ,hereirom
Crowded the owner, consgnee consent thereto
and with iron scoop Of halt diameter, he shall
Psrorae such cask keg rkin disgonay from the
side to the opposite end thereof, and shall draw
much butter lard shall enable him determine the
quality thereof and shall return the sample and stop the
hole with wooden plug as opreven the entrance Of
WATER and all casks, kegs frkns containing butter,
which being sweet, clean, well packed and preserved
with due proportion OF fine SALT and all casks kegs and
frkns containing clean, pure and well packed lard shall
by the Inspector his Deputy be marked with marking
or branding on the side bilge ereof with the in
tias OF his and of the month OF the year when
specied, together with the numbers 2, g. according to
the quality thereof and with the ''Rchmond" And
il the said Inspector shall Judge any cask key irkn
butter or lard be unsound according
ohe true intent and meaning oil this Ordinance, he shall
condemn the same aud cause such cask keg hrkin
be marked branded the head with the broad ar
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g. BenfTfher ordained, That il shall be the duty of the
said Inspector each cask keg fkn of butter
lard offered Tor Inspection TO be weighed and 10 have the
correct weight and marked in plain and egble figures
ereon and in order TO ascertain the true re thereof he
shall allow pound Tor every five pounds under
fifty pounds gross weight OF such cask keg rkn, and
one pound a. tare for pounds fifty pounds
gross weight thereof and il the said Inspector his De-
putty when acting shall have 10 believe suspect
that the actual OF said cask key kin
than hereby allowed he shall allow such addition tare
he may think necessary and proper; and requisite, In
order TO enable him to ascertain the shall be
his duty TO start strip such cask keg rkn, and weg
the same making an allowance OF one pound Tor abso'p
ton 10 casks that have been soake upon such
ton shall appear that the tare Of the said eask key
hrkn greater less Than hereby prescribed he shall
correct the same and mark the true tare hereupon.
L. BE itJTer ordained That the said Inspector shall
purchase directly indirectly any butter or lard by
him condemned, by him reduced in any manner below
the first quality except for his use under the penal
y oil six dollars for each aud every oence and the said
Inspector shall upreasonably refuse delay the
discharge OF the dures required OF him by this Ordinance,
being previously requested attend TO them, he shall Tor
every such offence forfeit and the OF six dollars,
the said penalties to he recovered by before the
Mayor Of the said city, any Alderman thereof bali
to the nformer, the other halt Tor the and benefit OF
the said city.
g. Be further ordained, That any person or persons
shall alter erase, deisce any mark brand of the said
Inspector his Deputy when acting such; shall
which hath not been inspected with any mark brand ST.
mar to in imitation Of the Inspectors mark brand;
after the said Inspector shall have passed any cak
firkin oil butter lard merchandise shall empty
the same, and thereafter pack therein any other butter
lard Tor sale expectation without first cutting the
lnspe ctors brands marks such person persons shall
forfeit and pay six dollars for every cssk keg or rkin so
altered, Marked repscked, 10 be other
penalties prescribed by this Ordinance.
D. BE further ordained, That the said Inspector be,
and he is hereby entitled demand and receive for his
services in the performance Of the several duties herein
before required Of him. for each and every cask or
kin Of butter lard by him inspected TO be paid
by the owner yeDder, Importer exporter, consgnee or
agent OF either OF the said articles, Offering the same for
inspection, after the services shall have been
performed and upon the refusal neglect Of such
persons 10 pay the same within forty eight hours
after application shall have been made therefor the said
fees be recoveredby before the Mayor or some
Alderman OF the said city.
z. Be IL further ordained, That once in every six
months, to wit: the first days of January and July in
each year. the said inspector shall make return in wri-
ting 10 the Chamberlain OF the CITY, of the number OF
casks, kegs kDs OF butter and of lard by bin inspect
ed during the preceding six months with the gross
weights thereof: such returns shall specify where the
said articles put up imported FROM be ascertain
ed The said return shall be verified by affidavit before the
Mayor, Recorder any Alderman Of the Corporation; and
said Inspector shalt fail neglect to make the returns
aforesaid for and during days alter Of the spe
cited periods aforesaid, he shall forfeit and pay fine of
six dollars be recovered before the Mayor any Al
derman OF the said city, provided that satisfactory
sons be offered for such failure neglect the said fine
shall not be imposed.
g. This Ordinance shall commence and be in force from
and after its passage. A. Copy.
WIN. r. SHEPPARD, Clerk
July 10. 20-msn
NJOTICE.-A Young Man, who deems himself quail
fed to instruct in the Greek Latin and ordinary
hr.n hes of