The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1856-07-31
April 7, 1856.
65 AN ACT

To amend The act entitled ian act to regulate
the inspection of Tobacco passed February
s. 1926.
Sfcrlos /. BE il enacted Jy the General AS
semblyIof the STATE of Ohio, That the first sec
tion of the act entitled an oct TO regulate the
inspection of Tobacco, passed February 8, 1896,
be and the same is hereby so amended as to read
as follows: Sec. |. That so soon as appl-
cation shall be made by any person or persons
to the probate court of any county in this State
ana satisfactory evidence being produced to|
said court that warehouse is provided at some
place for the reception of tobacco, Of sufficient
dimensions to contain at least one thousand
hogsheads or two thousand boxes of tobacco,
within said county. well secured against the
weather, and that there is provided therein
good and sufficient beam, prize tackles, blocks,
weights and scales sufficient to weigh at least
two thousand pounds, and proper marking irons
and other necessary apparatus, then, and in that
case, it shall be the duty of such court or the
Judge thereof to issue license for such ware
house as a public inspection warehouse for the
storage, inspection and sale at auction Of leaf
tobacco, and to appoint one or more suitable
persons well skilled in the inspection OF leaf to-
bacco, to act as Inspector or inspectors at said
warehouse for the term Of two years and until
his or their successor or successors shall BE- ap-
pointed and qualified.
Section 2. That tily fifth section of the act
ed as 10 read as follows: Sec. g. That there
shall be allowed to inspectors of tobacco ap-
pointed by virtue Of this act the sum Of twenty
five cents for each hogshead, box or case Of to-
bacco inspected, to be paid by the owner or
agent delivering the same at the warehouse, and
to the proprietor or propretors of such ware
house two dollars and fifty cents per hogshead
and one dollar per box or case for receiving stor-
ing, weighing, marking, selling at public outcry
/ n priVatp sale a tbl Of tho
or cGnsignor, and collecting, one-half of which
shall be paid by the owner or consgnor and the
other half by the purchaser OF the tobacco, and
no proprietor of warehouse shall be bound to
deliver any tobacco stored with him until such
charges and the inspectors fees are paid.
SEcTIoN g. That section fifteen of the act
aforesaid be- and the same is hereby so amend
cd, as to read as follows; Sec. Is. When
any hogshead box or case of tobacco shall have
remained in any warehouse, licensed under this
act, for longer period than three months the
proprie tor shall BE- entitled to charge additional
storage on the same at the rate of twenty cents
per month for each hogshead, box, OF case and a
lien is hereby created in his favor for such stor-
! age and all other charges, on all tobacco dclv-
cred at his wOrchouse.
/ SECToN 4. That section sixteen of the act
aforesaid be and the same is hereby 50 amended,
TO read US follows Sec. l6. The proprietors
! of warehouse licensed under the provisions OF
/ this act shall Immediately upon the delivery Of
every hogShead, box or case Of tobacco al any
such warehouse, weigh and give receipt for the
same If required by the owner or person bring
/ ing the same, which shall be given up on the
sale or delivery of such tobacco
Section 5.~Tne license TO be issued by the
/ probate court or the judge thereof for tobacco
j warehouses under the provisions Of this act,
shall extend TO the period OF two years and 10
moro, but may b. renewed from time to time.