Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-06-29

fused, The cooper loses al least len CENTS on bal
rel. The miller and not the cooper was resPon
sbe Tor he proper SIZE OF The barrel.
Mr.. JONES moved TO amend The section So a.
10 except barre Tor -four or corn-meal In hi'
county at least 100, 600 barrels are made-and un
der the operation OF this section, II they do mol ex
acrIy come up 10 The standard, il may give rise te
an endless number oil "tony cents" prosecutions
There was no necessity for such q provision, a:
The miers have sufficien! conlro! over Iht
cooper
MIR. RlVES saw no necessity Tor any PAL! @
The section Tor in case the name be mol branded
on any kegs or barrels, the penalty Of icry cents
is 10 be enforced. The safest penalty is the Ietu
sal Of the barrels by The miller, sc.
Mr.. WHITTLE thought il just 10 all parties,
10 retain this section as il IS. Is il mol better thai
the cooper should forfeit 40 cents, than that tn
miller, &C.. should forfeit penalty on the barrel
and its conlents7 We should go back 10 The first
forfeiture, viz on the part oflhe maker Of The bar
REL
RIVES were lost.
Mr.. MAYO moved 10 amend the 54th chapter
on "towns;" so that nothing in said chapter snail
Iepea or interfere with The provisions Q! he char
Ter OF any town. Carried.
Chapter SO Of Vsighh and measures.
MIR. DARRACOTT moved 10 amend he l2ih
section on the measurement Of grain and salt,
By striking out the words requiring grain and
salt 10 be ''shoyeled" into The measure.
MIR. KILBY. The shoveling is very impoF
tanl 10 do Justice 10 the farmers and the word
should MOI be struck out.
Mr. DARRACOT1"S motion was lost
Mr.. BYRNE OF B., L. aud G moved 70 e.
cep, "salt" iom this shoyens-salI would stick
IL the iron bar across the measure-and could
not properly be shovelled into the same.
Mr.. RlVES could not Too strongly character
lze The provisions oi this section. Why should
The measure have an iron bar, and why should
shoveling be requireu2 Very often person
has not a shovel at hand Moreover, IN striking
the measure with a shovel, the grain settles.
Mr. PERROW explained The oblec u The
iron bar-and Mr.. DORMAN, believing them
10 be "bars sinister" should voie against them.
Mr.. BYRNE'S motion was lost las also MS
motion 10 strike out the whole oil the I'm Sec
lioI.
Mr.. YERBY wished 10 know il This section
carried out the law as il now ls. By lis prcvls-
ions, every sealed measure, now in use, would
be rendered yalueless-ior penalty IS attached
10 the use OF airy other than the measures re-
quired by This section. Il would produce great
inconvenience aud expense.
Mr.. MONCURE Of 8. This provision al
bar, &c is borrowed from the Revisal q Mas
sachusels. Cofg.ess fixes an uniform standard
:. He",s "aa ns.snren,sn, mnder
nesienea ~ 80 W., LII go nas Ia !,
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~ ,.;us :, aasr,s Ia h;s cono,u rrdsr
. a neM Ainu VI neasa I 'aaai 49,
, vI plo'i>,on, .ne' IT, 80 s,s;I. 49,,
ne wouio move ~ .ne .iouse - !, SIM WV
PoIi9h u ,ne SsS'on 81 - ~ uiee' MS Ye"a
WI. Won u SA'u 'ue So" , "ou'i of
ta's very ,nlI,'oa'y =" I'M Lon :, '"usn.S;I
M LIME = Lee .'ose" - u.nu'
- require inc measure 70 " uusN ny sea-
ana approved gar ms wouia oo'Ia's ,ne u,
cesaiy VI Oar dc'oss VIC iL'uae ahu 80 'he
uprgh' PAL
ne Cfaf teciueu 'ne ~' 'oh y " ou' u
o'1st. "a >, - -.
CnaP'ei ~ " @s's"''5 S"u "sspA"S s'0s
sock.
VT HcCoC ihoseu " sh.ne ou' 'ue y" see-
lioh, iuiposhsa penaHJ ~ O w edc" "eau "
cattle on any person si!'nB Vi ou}ihs :, u.iesS
Tor certain pice per head any i've ca''s sor Tue
snainaies, am Whhia l8e mies oi Tue Cny 9,
richmond, uhsii soeh ca'lie nave oeeh ~eIshe'
IN gross a. aforesaid.
M. oCOi oedIes nave oeen e'fc'eu 10
hicnmonu q. puoi,e EXPENSE, anu now pro-
poseG 10 s't'he oa' 1ne PROVISIONS r.quiins
cauie " oe ~e.s" e. nc sa1e,S y, auI's'
naa pieya'Ieu VI 'ne "u'io' '''eS y Way s"'' -
pfovlue puot,c sears.
WI; MA ~. ine s.d'e huu>e IN n'thHiouu
y western ineasu.e' io1 'he oenen' " .he si''
z'efS, and TINS secnon IS designed 10 prevent me
eVasions 81 ,ne Jaw wv
WI. 49, "e' ,sn ssne.s W. " ,ne
eomPaSo,y 'es'u " tue .non. ", oie"
'ney wow 'S n1gpS Ecu ' n eas,.e =" .oo.
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guy PEI "e"u :" wv ~ - - "''"
h's M a,,. ri ~; ~ p pa bis 80
W W, nCn,IaN 49, :. 1891 o,,"na - ,,;oo
vi D' ns,. - y aot ;"s ~ ~. ="
A. I,.'A nSnnsGN though, ,he o,,,;nm ,an,l:
W.. - hs.,cr ,ars Tho sec,;,n e. !, . sTha,,
n uleu "aa ,hn,sands - do,lo1s ), -. IL,
nau s"'ed y ~ Poo"s
NJ NORMAN ubare ~ bis mo,;o,
w. 9appEe h;n,sd obis-.,;nns 'o =,
w. 80, 80 No. ~ snla;ned wv y '"e 'e9
M, NanJZ hon,h, ,be ,ec,ion e,,c,l, wbo,
The qraziers wanted.
Mr. McCUE moved 10 amend The 9 h section,
50 az 10 fix the fees Of the weigh masler a. lone
apd.a-halt cents" instead OF "three cents" on
each head OF cattle. The lees in Richmond were
yery large, and onerous on the graziers.
Mr. SREFFEY II the motion be adopted
/, will reduce the fees OF the weigh master from
SSI9 IL S4C9 Iust one-half, and MOI suficien, 10
support him. The office vas Tor the ben, E, OF
The srazier Moreover, the Code allows he Go
vernon 10 reduce the fees
Mr.. McCUE'S mo'on was lost
Tile 9th Hessels and Seamsn.
Ctapisr 9Ist OF Rrseks
MIR. MAYO, in The name OF The gentleman
from Princes Anne moved 10 amend section
9Th, SO as 10 give 10 commissioners five per cent
on the value or sales OF properly saved, when
the amount or value does not exceed $40 900;
and lwo-and.a per cent. on all additional
sums. The laborers employed in raising said
property, and guarding the same, shaii receive
not more Than So so per day.
The objecl d The amendment Is 10 have liked
and certain compensation OF commissioners oi
wrecks The Code gives reasonable" compen-
saiou and from this provision have spruog
many difficulties The provision he moved was
now The practice in Princess Anne, AMI ccun.
lies similarly situated.