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


Tobacco in hossheads, brought within the jurls-
dic,ion of the Corporation by land or water. to
be inspected in any other than the Corporation
Warehouse, and by the Inspector appointed by
said Corporation, or to he sold until inspected;
and the purchaser and seller of all Tobacco not
inspected as aforesaid, on conviction thereof,
shall each Of them forfeit and pay the sum OF ten
dollars for each hogshead. to be recovered before
any Justice Of the peace for the County OF Alex
andria, the one half TO the use OF the Corporation,
and the other half to the use Of the informer.
SEC. Q. find be 1t further enacted, That the
stone Warehouse at the lower end OF Duke
street, lately prepared and fitted up tor To-
bacco Warehouse, be. and the same IS hereby,
established and declared TO be such by the name
and style Of the Alexandria Tobacco Ware
house."
SEC. s. find be IL further enacted, That an
Inspector for said Warehouse be forthwith aP-
ponted by the Common Council ut Alexandria,
BY ballot, as the other officers Of the Corpora
ton are appointed; and that the said appointment
be made annually hereafter in the month OF
March, until otherwise directed by the Common
Council.
SEC. 4. find be IL further enacted, That the
said Inspector, before he acts as such, shall en-
ter into bond with good and sufficient security,
such as the Mayor shall approve, in the penalty
Of five thousand dollars, payable to the Common
Council, with condition that he will diligently
and carefully uncase and break, or cause the
same to be done IN his presence-View and exa-
mine all Tobacco brought to the Warehouse, and
which he shall be called upon to inspect; and
that he will not receive, pass or mark, any Iobac-
CO. or hogsheads of fobaccO, contrary to this act;
and that he will, in all things, faithfully execute
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according TO the best Of his skill and Judgment,
and the directions of this act; and the said May
or shall Immediately cause the said bond to be
proyed bv the witnesses thereto, and shall forth
with endorse the probar on the back thereof and
shall, within ten davs thereafter, transmit the
said bond to the Clerk of the Common CouRci,
by whom the said bond shall be safely kept in his
Office: and the said bond may be sued by any
person holding any note of such Inspector for
non payment or non delivery Of the Tobacco
mentioned in such note.
SEC. 5. find be 1t further enacted, That the
said Inspector shall be allowed as a cOmpensa-
ton for his services, fer each and every hugshead
of Tobacco, delivered by him from said Ware
house, fifty cents; and he shall be further emit;
tied to fee Of seventy five cents for every hogs
head BY him coopered, to be paid by the person
Offering the Tobacco for inspection.
SEC. 6. find be il further enacted, That il
the said Inspector shall neglect TO attend to his
duty, unless prevented by sickness or other IN.
avoidable circumstances, such Inspector shall
forfeit and pay the party aggrieved the sum Of
five dollars for every neglect: to be recovered
before the Mayor Of the Corporation. or any JUS
tice Of the peace for Alexandria County.
Sec. Z. fad be IL further eaaetsd, That the
said Inspector shall uncase and break every
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done in his presence, in at least FIVE different
places: and IT he snail be Of opinion that such is
sound, clean, clear Of trash. and in good order
and condltion,-or if he shall be of opinion that
such Tobacco, although not clear of trash, is
clean and in good order, he shall weigh, or cause
the same to be weighed in his presence, in scales
with weights Of the lawful standard; and shall
weigh the hosshead, and mark, or cause the same
to be marked in his presence, on the head OF
bulge, with the name of the Warehouse, the tare
of the hosshead, with any quantity of nett
Tobacco therein contained; and shall also mark
on the hogshead, with marking irons, the mi
tiaS of the name of the owner, and the nun
Der of hogshead of first or second quality, (as
the case NAV be- there inspected; and shall
deliver to the owner or owners of all such Tobac
co, so examined, weighed. marked and passed
OF TO their order if required. as many notes I'm
der his hand as there may be hogsheatls, which
notes shalt express the name OF the Warehouse,
and time, of receipt, the mark and number, the
gross tsre. and nett weights Of each hogshead SC
inspected, marked and passed. and the said notes
shalt also express, whether of the first or second
quality; and the said notes shall be payable to
the owner or bearer.
SEC. 9, ind be ii further enacted, That the
said Inspector shall, if required to do SO, at the
time of inspection deliver to the owner OF every
hogshead of Tobacco by him received, examin
ed, passed and marked. as herein before direct.
ed. fair sample Of the quality of the Tobacco
contained in such hosshead, tied up, sealed and
marked, by the said Inspector, with the name Of
the owner, and number Of the hogshead SO in.
spected, marked, and passed; and if any person
persons shall offer Tor sale within the jurisdic.
diction Of this Corporation any hogshead of To-
bacco by any false sample, or any sample not so
drawn from the hogshead offered for sale, such
person or persons shall, for every such offence,
forfeit and pay the sum of fifty dollars, to be re-
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