Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1843-11-17
Inspector for CuyahOga County

ta,iop from this State, unless it shalt
have been. previously inspected, picked
and branded by an Inspector dolly quail
ifed, according 10 the provisions ol this
Article. l.
Sec 80 The proceeding section shall
not extend to Beef or Pork exported or
shipped, to either Of the provinces'o!
Upper or Lower Canada, by way OF the
Lakes, or the river 81 Lawrence, nor to
Beef or Pork brought into this State
from any Of the United States, and pack
ed and branded agreeable to the laws OF
the State whence il was brought: nor
shall it be construed TO prevent any Ii
censed butcher from putting up Bee IN
barreis, hafbarreIs, tubs or kegs for
ship stores, or in kegs or tubs for expor
Isliou, if such Beef be put up by the
butcher killing tho same, and the name
Of such butcher, and The weight contain
ed, be branded on the head Of each bar
rel. half-berreI, keg or tub.
SEC 36. All barrels in which any Bee I
or Pork shat be repacked, she!l be made
OF good seasoned white oak. or white
ash slaves and heading free from every
defect, and each barrel shall contain
Two hundred pounds Of Beef or Pork
Sec. 81. Such barrels shall measure
seventeen and hal inches between the
chimes, aud be twenty eight inches long
and hooped with Twelve good hickory,
white oak, or other substantial hoops; il
the barrel be made Olash slaves ii shall
be hooped with fourteen hoops al east
Sec 39. Such siaves and heads shall
be made OF good thick stuff, the heads
not less than three quarters Of an inch
thick and each and every StNve, OIL each
edge, at the bilge, shall not be less than
half an inch thick when finished.
Sec. 90 Such hoops shall be we'll set
and drove, aud the barrels branded on
the biIge with at least tho initial letter
Of the cooper's name; The haf-barroIs
shall contain not less than fifteen, nor
more than sixteen gallons, and DO made
in proportion 10 and Of like materials as
the whole barrel, and shall contain one
half the quantity Of Beef and Pork Of The
whole barrel.
Sec al. Every inspector shall exam
inc and sort ell Beef aud Pork that be
shall inspect, and shall brand none bu
auch as is woll iated, and packed il
casks OF tho proper dimensions.
Sec, 40. There shall be lhreO quail,
ties of Pork, that may bo branded OF
inspection.
]. The first quality shall be denomi.
mated Mess Pork, and shall consist o
the sides Of good lst hogs, exclusive o
all other pieces; and each barrel con
tanning ii shall be branded on one oi it
heads Mess Pork
Q. Tho second quality shall be demon
mated Prime Pork Of which thor
Nhnll not be in a barrel, moro than thret
shoulders, tho legs being cut off at The
knee Joint, not more than twenty fou
mound heads, which shall have the car
and 9nou,s cut of, tho snoulS cut off Il
tho opening Of tho jaws, and the brall
and bloody grizzle taken out oflho head
and the rest Ol tho pork TO constitute {
barrel OF prime, shall be made up Of side
pieces, neck and tail pieces, aud one
head Of every bsrrCll Of such pork shall
DO branded Prime Pork
3. The third quOlily shall be deuomi
mated Cargo Pork Of which thcre shul
not be in a barrel more than thirty lbs
of head and four shoulders; it shnll b
otherwise msrchanlebc Pork; and shN
bo branked on one head OF each barre
Cargo Pork
d Side Pork 40 repAckcd, shall be CT
from The back hone TO tho belly, in pie
ces Of abou, five inches wido, and whiC
in weight shall moi be under 4 pound
otherwise Ihe barrel conlaing the san
shall moi bo branded az merchandise.
Sec. ~. Into every barrel Of POI
branded by m inspector under the pr
Coeding section, there shall be put n
ioss than sixteen quarters Of salt, ECU
in weight to good aud pure Turks lslO
salt, and a strong new pickle; but II So
Pork s inspected aud branded VIII
Crosh, then there shall not bo less tn
twenty four quarters Of salt Of the sar
quality above designated, put into owe
barrel, exclusive Of strong, new pickle
Sec ~ No thin, soft, rusty, meas
ortainlcd Pork, shall in any case be br
dpd under tho foregoing provisions
Pork OF that description shall BE- mark
by the Inspector on the hoad of eve
baIlel containing II, with paIni, anI