Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1841-12-04

from trash; and that will not change, alter
or give out as a sample, any tobacco other
than out of such hogshead, or cask, for
which the certificate to be taken, was given
but that ] will, in all things, well and faith
fully discharge my duty in The office OF in
spector, according to the best of my skill
and judgement, and according 10 law, with
out favor, fear or affection-so help me
God"
Sec. 9th. The list and end Inspector
shall attend at the warehouse, one day in
every week, from the LIST day of March, un-
til the first day of July in every year, and
as often thereafter as they may be notified
by any shipper or grower of tobacco, that
tobacco has been deposited at the ware
house for inspection; and when the first and
second inspectors shall not agree in the
quality of tobacco, or in case of sickness OF
one Of the inspectors. they shall call upon
the third Inspector, who shall assist in ex.
aiming and inspecting the said tobacco.
The inspectors shall enter in book, to
be by them kept for that purpose, the marks
and owners names of all tobacco in the
warehouse for inspection; or in the order
brought in, and shall view and inspect the
and shall uncase and break in not less than
two places in every hogshead or cask Of to-
bacco and shall weigh the same in scales.
with weights Of the lawful standard, and
shall stamp and mark with soaring iron,
the hogshead or cask with the name of the
owner, and of the person by whom raised.
if known; the name of the warehouse, the
tare eli the hogshead, or cask, the quantity
of nett tobacco therein contained and lis
quality, and shall, when required by the
owner of any tobacco, deliver fair samples
drawn from at least two places IN each hogs
head, which samples shall he carefully tied
toge Their, and have a card or strong paper
attached, sealed with a seal to be provided.
containing the same number, marks and
brands that are upon the hogshead from
which it was taken. for which said samples
each Inspector shall receive the sum Of l2a
cents.
7. The Inspector shall, if required by the
owner, give a certificate Of each hogshead
Of Tobacco by them inspected, which GER
tifcates shall be in the form following, to
wit: At the St. Louis warehouse, city Of
st. Louis this-day ot-inspected for
-hogsheads of leaf or stemmed (as the
case may be,) of tobacco Of the first or Sc
cond quality, las the case may be,) numbers,
marks, and weights, as follows: Number
--, marks -,gross -, tare---
nett, -. Witness our hands, this
day ot- 19---, A. b. &. ID.
inspectors -.
8. Whenever any tobacco shall be re-
fused by the inspectors, the owner shall be
a! liberty to separate the good from the bad
Tor reinspection, but ii he refuses to do so.
then the inspectors shall weigh prize, and
cooper the same, and mark the gross weight
on each cask, and deliver the same to the
owner. for which, the inspectors shall re-
ceive from the owner, fifty cents for each
hogshead in addition to the inspectors fees.
and the inspectors shall grant a manifest
for each hogshead of tobacco so refused,
and deliver the same to the owner, specify
ing the weight Of the same, end that the
same has been inspected and refused, and
if any person shall sell any tobacco so re-
fused without showing the inspectors mani
fest to the person to whom he wishes TO sell,
he shall forfeit the sum of twenty-five dol
lars, the one half to the person suing for the
same and the other to the city.
9. For every hogshead of tobacco in.
spected by virtue of this Ordinance, the
owner shall pay the inspectors inspecting
the same fifty cents each, whether the same
be passed or refused; and for every hogs
head inspected as aforesaid, the owner or
shipper, when he demands the same for ex-
portation, shall pay 10 the City ofSs. Louis
seventy-fve cents, as compensation for sto-
| for tho fret tIVn months laee nd
twenty-five cents for every additional
month, and the further sum of fifty cents for
Coopering each hogshead.
10. The inspectors shall store away,
and secure, at night, every hogshead of to-
bacco inspected during the day, and shall,
in case Of negligence, be liable to the action
l of the owner of the tobacco tor all damages
, accrueng thereto by reason OF such negli.
gence; and the inspectors shall, on the de-
livery of every hogshead of tobacco at the
warehouse, give receipt for such tobacco
h if required expressing that the same is iol
4 uninspected tobacco.
:. IL. The inspectors shall enter in book
i to be kept for that purpose, the marks, mum
n bers, gross, tare and melt weight Of tobac
!. co received and stamped by them, in case
!. the inspectors certificate be destroyed OIL
II misaid, the owner of such certificate ma,
r apply to the inspectors for Il duplicate Ger
4 tlticate, and make an oath that said cestifi
). cate is lost, destroyed or misaid, and tina
o he is the proper owner of said certificate
II the inspectors shall give duplicate certifi
:. cate expressing that il is duplicate.
No tobacco packed in hogsheads, whicl
exceed hfty-iour inches in the lenuih of IN,