Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1847-05-21

TURPENTINE-THE New LAw.-It will he
seen from an advertisement in to-day's Jour-
nal, that the buyers OF naval stores in this
town, Che most Of them at least,) have enter
ed into an agreement for the purpose of regu-
lating the plan by which they will hereafter
be governed in the purchase of Turpentne and
Tar. We have some time since given a sv-
nopsis of the late act of the Legislature on
the subject; but as that law will go into op-
peratlon on the first day of June next, we have
been induced TO publish it in extenso, for the
benefit OF all concerned. 1t may be found on
page 1926, Acts of North Carolina, 1846-'47:
[CHAP. WILLIAM ACT to amend the Laws
regulating the inspection of Turpentine.
Sec. |. BE 1t enacted By the General Assem-
bly, Of the State of North Carolina, and 1t is
hereby enacted by the authority of the same.
That every barrel of soft turpentine shall be
of the weight Of two hundred and eighty
pounds gross, free from any fraudulent mix
tire, packed in good and sufficient casks.
made OF good seasoned slaves, three quarters
of an inch thick, and not exceeding five inch
es wide, and not less than thirty nor more
than thirty two inches long, and heads not
| less than one, nor more than one inch and a
half thick; each barrel o. soft turpentne Sc
cured with twelve good hoops, and each bar
rel OF hard turpentine secured with ten good
hoops, with the Joint OF the head placed per-
Pendicu!arly to the bung; and if the turpen-
tine shall be traudulently mixed, the same
shall be condemned by the Inspector and de-
llvered to the owner on demand and every
barrel OF turpentlne, after the same shall be
inspected, weighed, found Clean. and in mer-
charitable order, shall be branded, or marked
by the inspector, the soft with the letter S.
and the hard with the letter H. And for as
much as It is deficient for the makers of tur-
pentne to so regulate the size of their barrels
that every barrel shall weigh the number OF
pounds required by this act, it is provided thai
the inspector shall make out two fair bills Of
the same, the one for the seller, and the otbe,
for the buyer, in which he shall designate the
quantity and quality of the same, making {
proportional allowance to the seller, when the
barrel shall weigh more than the STANDARD
number of pounds established by this act. anf
the same allowance to the buyer when the
barrel shall weigh less
Sec 2. Be 1t further enacted, That every
maker of turpentine, shall brand or mark eve
! ry such barrel with the initial letters of MS o.
| her name and in case OF his or her failure
the inspector is hereby required to mar tn,
same with the initial letters of the naker
name, for which he shall receive one hat Ct
per barrel, which fee shall be paid bv the per
son paying the fee of inspection, and by Mir
may be charged to the maker; and every n
spector shall keep book, in which shall >
fairly entered the makers name. and the nun
: Der of barrels inspected of the same mark
| Sec. 8. Be 1t further enacted, That if an
inspector shall inspect any turpentine contr;
ry to the directions of this act, or shall gi,
any bill contrary 10 the same, he shall fort
and pay the sum of fifty dollars for each O
fence, one half to the informant, and the 9TH
: half to the party aggreved.
: Sec. 4. Ind be 1t further enoted, That a
S laws and clauses of laws, coming in confi
with the provisions of this act are hereby r
, peaed.
Sec. 5. Be it further enacted, That this a
shall he in force from and after the first d;
of June, one thousand eight hundred and TO
ty-seven
t Ratified 18th January, A. D. 1917