Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1844-04-20
From the New Orleans Price Current.
New Tobacco Inspection Law.
AN ACT

LOuStuHu III general uSSeWOty COHCeHeu;--i
That there shall be appointed by the Gov
ernor and Senate from time to time, eigh,
Inspectors Of Tobacco for the City of La
fayette. That from and after the first day
of May 1874 no owner or owners, nor
agent or agents of owners Of Tobacco shall
offer the same for sale, until it shall have
been inspected in the manner herein direc-
ted, under the penalty Of fifty dollars for
every such offence, and as to each and ev-
cry hid. of Tobacco, and that the two ad-
ditional Inspectors contemplated by the
provisions of this act be appointed forth
with.
Sec. 2. Be 1t further enacted, DC, That
the owner or owners, or agent or agents Of
owners of Tobacco brought into the city
Of New Orleans, and intended for sale
therein, are hereby required TO give notice
10 the said inspectors at their office, that
the same may be inspected; and that at
least two of the said inspectors shall be pre-
sent at every inspection, and in case of dis
agreement as to quality a third Inspector
shall be called to decide; and no inspector
appointed in pursuance of this act shall Ell
Their directly or indirectly buy or sell tobac.
co on his own account nor act in the sale
of tobacco as broker, agent or factor for
any other person, under the penalty of four
hundred dollars for every such offence.
Sec. 3. Be 1t further enacted, 9-c. That
from and after the first day of May, eigh-
teen hundred and forty four, it shall be
the duty of each and every Inspector of
Tobacco, when a hid. or cask of Tobacco
is opened for inspection, to examine the
same carefully in at least three different
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drawn therefrom, land neatly put up by the
lnspector) for the use of the vender and
purchasers; that before pronouncing upon
brand or other mark be affixed on the hogs
head, cask or sample, until at least two In
spectors have agreed on the quality thereof;
the brand or mark to be affixed on the hogs
head or cask to correspond with that on the
sample and classed as follows: Admitted or
refused. That all Tobacco shall be cassed
Admitted" unless the same shall consist
chiefly Of ground leaves, decayed, wet or
damaged Tobacco, or in state too moist
to keep; that if any hid. be partially dam
aged, to an extent not exceeding ten per
cent, said damage shall be cut off, and the
samples be marked, Trimmed or Cut" and
the probable weight cut off be marked on
the label of the sample; that all tobacco
shall be classed as refused" when damaged
to an extent exceeding ten per cent on the
net weight of the hoEshead, or when the
same shall consist chiefly of ground leaves,
Tugs, wet or damaged tobacco, or tobacco
in a state too moist to keep; Provided,
That from and after the first day of May
next ensuing any person or persons requi-
ring tobacco in hhds. or casks inspected by
stripping off the casks TO ascertain the &C
tual tare thereof, and more fully to deter
mine whether the tobacco is firmly packed,
and free from trash, shall have that right
granted to them by notifying the inspector
TO that effect: The inspector in that case
shall cause the hid. or cask TO be up ended
by the necessary coopcrs and laborers sup
piled by the owner or consignee, so that
the space of eighteen square feet shall be
allowed by the warehouse keeper for each
hid or cask: the Inspector shall then cause
the hid. or cask to be uncased or opened,
and the empty hid. or cask taken off and
weighed, and the tare thereof inscribed
thereon; after which the empty hid. or
cask shall be returned on the tobacco from
which il came, and coopered up in good
shipping order, approved by the Inspector,
consignee shall pay over and above the
charges allowed by law, heretofore prov-
ded for, twenty cents per hid. additional
fee to the Inspector, and forty cents TO the
coopers for such extra labor. And it shall
be the duty Of the Inspector to certify the
actual tare in his certificate, and that the
cask has been actually stripped.
Sec. 4. Be it further enacted, DC. That
if any person or persons shall alter or erase
any brand or mark of said inspectors, eve
ry person so offending shall forfeit and pay
the sum of one hundred dollars for every
cask, hid. or sample label, the brands or
marks Of which shall have been so altered
or erased.
Sec. 5. Be ii further enacted, DC. That
nothing herein contained shall be construed
to extend to tobacco in carrots, or to strip
ped or stemmed tobacco, or to tobacco
stems in hhds, nor TO leaf tobacco in hhds.,
boxes or bales ntened for reshipment with
out sale, unless at the request Of the
owner of the same.
SEC 6. Be 1t further enacted, &c. That
on the passage of this act, the Governor
shall appoint, with the advice and consent
of the Senate, suitable tobacco inspectors,
according to the provisions of this act, TO
serve until the first day of February lS45
and for every two years thereafter; and
in case of death or resignation of any of
said tobacco inspectors during the recess of
the Legislature, the Governor shall make
temporary appointments, which shall expire