Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1833-02-20

the new Inspe stor) describing in the sa'u NAM,
tests the marks, numbers. gross weight, ton anu
nett weight of such Tobacco, and shall sign re-
ceipt at the foot Of each manifest tor all such o.
bacco, received from the old Inspector ana
shall deliver both manifests to the old lnsPector
one of which manfests shall be by him lodsed,
within ten DAYS thereafter, with the Clerk OF the
Common Council, under the penalty OF three
hundred dollars on the Inspector neglectlns 10
make such manfests, and the same pehaity oh
the old Inspector who shall neglect to lodge the
same with the Clerk The new Inspector is here.
BY declared to be answerable to the owners OF
any notes mentioned in such maniiests, SO
far as TO produce the same hugshead or hogs.
heads of Tobacco belonging to any owner; ana
the said new Inspector shall be liable to the old
Inspector for ALI damages that shall happen 10
such Tobacco mentioned in the manliests afore'
said, through the negligence Of the said new In.
spector, during the time Of his serving as In
spector.
SEC. 10. find be IL further enacted. That. in
case any Tobacco shall remain IN the Warehouse
for the space of four years, and the owners there
of are unknown to the Inspector. he shall cause
to be inserted once a week Tor three months, IN
newspaper published in the Town of Alexandria.
an advertisement, stating the weight, gross, tare
and nett, the number, and the person in whose
name the same may have been inspected, OF all
Tobacco which may have remained the space
aforesaid; and It the owner OF such Tobacco snail
not apply for the same within SIX months from
the date of such advertisement anu pay the
Warehouse charges on the SAID Tobacco ana the
cost Of advertisement, 1t shall be the duty VI the
Inspector to- sell the same at public sale, AMI to
pay the amount thereof, with the arrearages due
A. nj Ia n
ration.
Sec. 20. .Aad Jea further enacted That, II the
owner of any Tobacco sold as aforesaid shall,
within year from the date OF such sale, salts
fy the Mayor that the Tobacco so sold was his
right and property, the Mayor shall direct the
Treasurer to pay the nett amount which the SAID
Treasurer had received from the Inspector Tor
the sales of the Tobacco aforesaid
SEC, 81. find be IL further enacted, That II
shall BIZ the duty Of such Inspector to furnish the
Common Council, at its first meeting alter the
first Tuesday in March of each year, with Ger
tilted statement, on oath or attirmati"n, OF the
quantity of Tobacco nspected by him during The
time for which he was last appointed, together
with The quantity Of Tobacco then in the Ware
house.
SEC. % find be it further enacted, That the
Inspector appointed in pursuance or IN virtue OF
this act. shall. before he acts as such. take an
oath, before the Mayor of the Corporation or a
Justice of the Peace in and for the County OF
Alexandria, for the due aud faithful discharge OF
the duties nf his Office
Sec. IS. .A,d DE ii frther enacted, That this
act shall commence and be in force from and
after the passage thereof.
Passed IN Common Council. 2ad June. 1852
EDM. |. LEE.
President of the Common Council.
Approved:
JOHN ROBERTS, Mayor.
Test: |. P. THOMPSON. E. c.