Lincoln telegraph. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1836-1846, 1839-05-02
AN ACT to regulate the mlnufacture and in

AN AC L to regulate the mlnuacture and in
spection OF Lime aud Lime Casks
Sec. |. Be it enacted by the Senate and
III Iu,e Of Representatives in Legislature as
semplei, That no Lime manufactured within
this State, shall he sold or exposed to sale, or
shipped on board of any vessel, in casks, but
such only rs is we'll burnt aud pure, ansl con-
taineI in good and sufficient casks, made Of
sound and thoroughly seasoned slaves and head
ing, with at least ten good aud strong hoops on
eich casS, well driven and secured with nails,
and daily inspected; the slaves of said casks to
be made of sawed or rift timber, aud not less
than thirty inches in length and not less than
Que haf III an inch thick the thinnest edge;
AMI each OF the heads to be nor less than three
fourths of an inch thick, AMI well crozed in;
AMI each hoop to be not less than one Inch wide
in the uarrowest part; and each cask to be not
less than twenty-six and half inches in length
between the heads, and seventeen inches in
with between the chimes, and not less than
twenty inches in the clear on the inside at the
bilge al the time Of inspection, aud made in ii
worknanke manner to hold Lime.
Sec 3 Be it further enacted, That each
Lime Cask shall be branded on the outside Of
the bilge with the first letter of the christian
name, aud with the whole of the surname of the
manufacturer thereof Aud any person who
shall sell or expose to sell or purchase any Lime
Casks not conformable to law, shall incur ii
penalty of twenty cents for each cask sold or
exposed To Sale or purchased, to he recovered
by an action of debt in any court Of competent
jurisdiction, to the of the person who may
therefor, and lien is hereby created on
such Lime. Casks, for the payment Of said pen
atty and costs.
Sec. 8. Be it further enacted That their
shall be appointed aud commissioned by the
Governor, with the advice and consent of the
Council, one suitable person Inspector of
Lime aud Lime CASKS, in each of the several
towns in this State in which Lime is manu-
featured aud they shall be citizens Of and resi-
dent in such town, aud hold their offices for the
term of four years, unless sooner removed by the
Governor and Councils; aud each Of said inspect
ors shall, before he enters upon the duties of his
Office, he sworn faithfully to perform the same,
aud shall give bonds, with sufficient surelies to
the Treasurer Of the county in which such In
spectors shall reside, for the faithful perform
ance thereof, in the sums following, to wit : the
Inspector in and Tor the town of Thoua,ton in
the sam Of ten thousand dollars the Inspectors
in and for the towns of Warren and Camlen
five thousand dollars each AMI the Inspectors
in and for each and every other town. two thou
sand dollars each Of which bonds shall be APP
proved by the CountY Commissioners in AMI for
the county in which such town is situated A; and
each of such Inspectors, when so qualified, shall
have power TO appoint in aud for the town in
which he resides, as many Deputy Inspectors as
he shall Judge necessary. for whose faithful con
duet in the discharge Of the duties OF their re-
spective offices, the Inspector appointing them
shall be answerable and shall take bond with
sufficient sureties from each of them to himself,
in the sum of one thousand dollars aud said