Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1847-05-01

80 much OF the law OF 1919 requires the tobacco 10 be
weighed after inspseoa s fepealed for II both weigh
ings take place, there direction h., ,he noto
shall issue oa the weighing beore inspec ,here II.
dreeu"n mat should issue the weight afterw ards
and mat Is therefore, the weigh, which the note should
issue.
The Legislature has not expressly repealed the weight
aho we must ascertain by inference or i'm
pllcauoh wna' was the intention in this tespect
Tho law OF lSi7 may be satisfied by asceralning tho
he Wegn before inspection, and giving tho planter all
he pto1eon arising from the aseeuanment OF that fact.
inc ia" - oy implication carried further, and the nett
weight aseetaned by thataw substituted in the note. and
stamps ON inc h"gshosds Tor the actual weight
tanned Sy experiment serious mischief mus, follow.
The law OF lS@T, on lite face contcmpates difference
between the nett weight ascertaned before and
the actual weight Afterwards
Tue third section directs scales TO be provided
TO wegn inc parcels separated in the change. This
mean the change tho tobacco undersocs in inspection
ms ehnpee may occur from several causes:
let The owner or consguee may withdraw parts OF the
TOBACCO oetaiy and make the weight thus Withdrawn
coed eight pounds.
I'd. The byst,ndors may withdraw more than eight
pounds aud Tor this the may recover md pocket
penalties imposed by the law OF ls47
81. The cask may contain som, damaged tobacco a, the
ends This may he struck OF and the rest passed
In change thus produced good faith seems to require
the tobacco should be and marks on the
hosssead 10 be affixed from the rc-weight
construction OF the law Of lSi7. which prohibits The
re-"eeht would destroy the credit of the
cause which the change i'm the nett WEIGHT II.
ceeded eight pounds the law would REQUIRE the
to stamp the hog heads with marks insert weights la
Such requisition Of the law would destroy all conf
denee OF foreign dealers in the good Of the inspection
The third difficulty suggested above. viz: where small
portion OF he tobacco the end OF the DANA
ccd might be ohyiard by the Inspector rejecting the whole
cask Tor this detect lndecd the nett weight 10 to be as
ecrIaned by weighing before uncasug and dcducng eight
pounds and this nett weight Is be marked the cask
and inserted an the noc think would be the duty Of the
inspector TO reject any eask, from which he remove
DAMAGED tobacco exceeding with the sample eight pounds
Tie Otherwise could not honestly certify the cask contained
a. tobacco ot,
do no, suppose the Law such could possibly
have intended the haGd compel Inspector to
reject such CASH the other hand 10 give false
certificate Shall 1t be said in such the hosshead is to
be rewoghcii The law OF li7 has not directed IT 10 be
rc-weshCd, and the law ot 1919 be IN this respect r.
pcard there law authorizing Il To be ro-wcighod and
OF course the act 81 the Inspector IN rcweghnE would be
an unauthorized and OF greater effect han the private
act OF any other person
The difficulties 'hat would attend the execution Of the
law % 1917, II be construed to conf with and repeal
the law OF 1919 great that do think the Legs
aiurc intcndd o latter law repeal or interfere with the
Jaw OF sl6 My opinion therefore, is, that after inspec
ton the tobacco must be coopcred and weighed and stamp
Cd. aud the note issued under the law ct 1919 was the
practice heretofore. lSgncdl
5. $. BAXTER.
Richmond, Goth April, 1917.
The Committee rcpOsng confidence in the integrity of
the Inspectors OF Tobacc, At the different warehouses IN the
STATE aud IN their their duties nd that
The provision OF the law requiring manifest accompa
nv each hogshead ct Tobacco from the warehouses m
the interior other market m the State aud which
has fallen into csusc be again strictly enorced-the said
manifest To specify the weight the Tobacco by whom
shipped, and by what convey snd the Committee ur
ther recommend To e trade that hen such manifest does
not accompany the Tobacco, when any be not
iu they shall require sHch hugshoad be teweghe and
be governed thereby IN the purchase.
The Committee further recommend that the trade require
Co be rcvechei at the port OF evporaon each hogshead
Of Stcmmcd Tobacco and OF Tobacco Stems brought n
such market for SALE and that the and nett weight be
marked distinctly the cask.
Tie Committee also recommend the immediate publca
ton. IN the newspapers, OF the opinion of the Attorney
General and OF the proceedings adopted m order that
the Inspectors OF Tobacco throughout State may be pos
scsed OF said opinion aud conform thereto being dstnc
understood and agreed that Tobacco will be purchased
by the dealers this city winch weighed alter being
inspected. heretofore according 10 the interpretation J
the laws by the Attorney General.
The Committee request the cooperation of the dealers
q" lonaeeo throughout the State ia carrying these
Communications aul Suggestions
~ OF winch Is respectfully submitted.
JAMES SCOTT, JOHN JOINS,
JAMES GRAY, I. J. DEASE,
SANsEL HAECEoyE NAT f. Bow
CHAELF, +. OsBIRNE, NJ H. PREsroS
JANE. II GRANT,
Al meeting OF the Dealers in Tobacco held Of Shockoe
Warehouse the 9Th April, 1917, the foregoing report
was submitted aud unanimously adopted
JAMES SCOTT Chairman