Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1856-05-01
AN ACT
April II, 1856.

AN Az L
To amend the aci entitled "an act TO regulate
the inspection OF Tobacco passed February
! s. IS26.
SEC |. Be it enacted by the General Assem-
bIv of the State of Ohio That the first section OF
the act entitled San act to regulate the inspection
of tobacco passed February 3. 1885, be and the
| same is hereby o amended as 10 read as follows:
Sec |. That soon application s@aii be
made by any person or persons 10 tie PROBATE
court Of anv county in this State and satisfacto-
| ry evidence being produced 10 said court that a
! warehouse is provided at some place for the re-
! ceptian of tobacco, of sufficient dimensions 10
| contain al least one thousand hogsheads or two
| thousand boxes OF tobacco, within said county,
| well secured against the weather, aud that there
| is provided tn" rein good aud sufficient beam,
! prize, tackles, blocks, weights and scales su-
Gent to weigh at least two thousand pounds, and
proper marking irons and ctlier necessary appa-
ra,uS, then, and in that CASE it shall be the duty
of such court, or the Judge thereof 10 issue IL
ceuse for such warehouse as pubic Inspection
warehouse for the storage, inspection and sale at
/ auction Of leaf tobacco, and 10 apToint one or
more suitable persons well skilled IN the inspec-
ton Of leaf tobacco. 10 act Inspector or nspec-
tors at said warehouse for the term OF two years
an until his their successor or successors shall
be appointed aud qualified.
Src. . That the fifth section of the act
aforesaid be and the same is hereby so amended
as to read as follows: Sec S. That there shall
be allowed to inspectors of tobacco appointed by
virtue of this act the sum of twenty-five cents
| for each hogshead. box or case of tobacco mspec-
! ted, to be paid by the owner or agent delivering
| The same at the warehouse, and 10 the proprietor
or proprietors of such warehouse two dollars and
! fifty cents per hcgshead aud one dollar per bcx or
case for receiving. storing. weighing. marking,
selling at public ontcry or at private sale, at the
request of the owner consigner and collecting,
o half of which shall be paid by the owner
consiguer and the other half by the purchaser of
the tobac %, and 10 proprietor of a warehouse
shall be bound TO deliver any tobacco stored with
him until such charges aud the inspectors fee
are paid.
SIC 3. That section fifteen ofrIe act afore-
said be, aad the same is hereby amended, as
to read as follows: "Sec. 10. When any hogs
head, box or case OF tobacco shall have remained
in any warehouse licensed under this act, for
longer period than three months the proprietor
shall he entitled TO charge additional storage on
the same at the rate o. twenty cents per month
for each hogshead, hox or Case. and lien is
hereby created in his favor for such storage and
all other charges, ON all tobacco delivered at his
wIrehou' c.
SEC 4. That section sixteen Of tie act aiore-
said be, and the same is hereby so amended,
TO read as follows: Sec. l6. That proprieors of
warehouses licensed under the provisions OF this
act shall Immediately upon the delivery of every
hogshead, box or case of tobacco at any such
warehouse, weigh and give a receipt for the
same ii required By the owner or person bringing
the same, which shall be given up OH the sale or
re delivery of such tobacco.
SEC. j. The license 10 be issued by the pro-
bate cour; or the Judge thereof for tobacco ware
hou es under the provisions of this act, shall ex-
tend to the period OF two years and no more. hut
may be renewed f:om time 10 time. and said Ii
ccnse shall include the privilege of selling tobac
co in such warehouses (but not c!sewhere) at
public auction without the payment of any duty
or tax therefor.
SEc. 6. Before granting any license for the
establishment of a warehouse under this act, the
court shall require the proprietor or propreors
of such warehouse TO enter into bonds payable 10
the State of Ohio in the penal sum of twenty |
thousand dollars. with at least one sufficient
surety, resi' ent in the county, conditioned for
the faithful discharge of all duties devolved up
Oh him or them bv this act which shall be filed |
in the probate court g an;Ing the license for tire
use of any person or persons who may be ag-
prieyed by the non -fulfilment of such duties
SEC. I. The fees for issuing such license
shall be FIVE doars, and for appointing inspectors
md approving of their bonds in each case. three
dollars.
SEC. 8. That the original sections one, five,
ifteen and sixteen OF the act to which this is