The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1857-02-23
VOLUME TX.
TEans OF sUBsCRIPri0N.
The Tobacco Inspection Act.

The Tobacco Inspection Act.
Provides that the inspection Of leaf tobac-
CO in the hogshead may be established any
where in the State, and warehouses for the
inspection, storage and sale Of tobacco shall be
constructed so as to Keep safely and securely
and guard against fire and the weather as far
as practicable, all tobacco stored therein and
said warehouses shall at all times be kept open
and in good repair, and shall be provided with
the necessary conyeniences for receiving and
delivering tobacco in hogsheads.
The proprietor shall provide and keep in
good order scales Of sufficient size to weigh at
least zone ton, which shall be tested once
year, and oftener Unnecessary and shall provide
sufficient number Of coopers to do the coop
ering and hands TO handle, take care bri
and delivcrtobacco stored and inspected in
such warehouses. The proprietors shall su-
perintend the weighing Of the tobacco and
the empty hogsheads, ard correctly marx the
tare and weight Of the tobacco on the head of
the hogshead. Each hogslead shall be un-
covered and broken in at least three different
places and samples taken from each break,
not TO exceed ten pounds from each hogs
Hcad.
The proprietors shall keep proper books in
which shall be entered the marks, gross
weight and tare Of each hogshead sold and in
spected, with the owners name, price sold for
per hundred pounds, with the total amount
each ilogshead brought, and when requested,
shall collect and pay over to the owner, the
amount of such sale to the owner seller
The account OF sales shall embrace al the
particulars embraced in the Record Of In
spection.
No proprietor Of warehouse shall engage
directly or indirectly in purchasing or sell
ing tobacco in the county in which said ware
house is situated And no proprietor shall
rent any portion Of his warehouse to be rent 4
ed for the sale and inspection of tobacco ex-
cept as provided in this act. The proprietor
shall be liable for all the acts of his agents
and employees, and for the safe keeping and
delivering of the tobacco received for storage.
except damage by fire and unavoidable acci-'
ents, and shall promptly deliver tobacco when
demanded, to those entitled to receive it out
side Of the warehouse door, on the presenta-
tion of the warehouse receipt for the same,
and payment Of all dues and fees on said to-
bacco.
The proprietor shall give bond with security
to be approved by the Common Pleas Judge
to be kept on file in said Court. The approval
. by the Clerk of said Court. of said bond is
The bond is to the made payable to the State
ofIndiaua, in the sum of five thousand dollars,
conditioned to perform well all the acquisitions
OF the act, on which any party injured may
sue the proprietor FOR violation Of any of the
conditions of the act and il found guilty said
proprietor shall be deemed guilty Of a mis-
demeanor and fined in sum not exceeding one
thousand d)laIs
The fe,s collected sta,l be on each hogshead
one dollar and fifty five cents for receiving,
weighing, coopering. marking, selling. collect
ing and paying the amount OF sales to the
owner, and fifty cents for storage, and twenty
cents for inspections; of this amount the planter
orscller shall pay one dollar, the balance shall
be paid by purchaser.
On application by proprietor OF such Ware
house the judge of the Court Of Common Pleas
of such county shall appoint two competent
inspectors, to bold their offices for one yea,
or from the s:rst OF November succeeding theiI
appointment until successors are appointed
After this first appointment, the said Judge
tnall on the succeeding first day Of Novem
ber, and every two years thereafter ap-
point two competent inspectors who Shall
hold their Offices for two years. or until their
successors shall be qualified; and on applica
ton Of the proprietors OF tobacco ware
house, shall appoint an alternate inspector t
act IN place of either of the permanent in
spectors during the absence Of either, subiec
to the same rules as the permanent Inspector
and entitled to the same fees. And the Judgt
OF said Court may remove any inspector fo
cause, and shall fill all vacancies occasioned b,
death, resignation or removal from the ofic
or removal from the county. Each inspecto
shall take an oath before the clerk Of tn
|. Court of Common Pleas, that he will well an'
truly, and without partiality perform the du
ties Of tobacco inspector and comply with a
the provisions of this act, and such inspector
shall attend at the warehouse on each da
when there is tobacco in the warehouse for ir
spection from the hours Of A. Nj. to p.
until all such tobacco is inspected or will
drawn.
The inspectors shall receive ten cents eac
on every hogshead of tobacco inspected b
them. And'when required by the sellers
!. buyers, they shall seal the sample taken b
them from each hogshead, ana place upon
the marks and number Of the hosshead fro
which it was taken, and shall class each sar
pie and mark it with the letter p. for passe
or r. for refused
1t shall be optional with the owner to send
tobacco to any warehouse to be Inspected a.
sold; and when taken there and it be inspect
and sold with his consent, he may refuse
take the price at which it was carried of,
not satisfied with it.
Should any hogshead Of tobacco
main for the period Of twelve months in
warehouse, the proprietor may charge Q
dollar extra storage, and at the same rate
the time it may remain over one year; and
Shall be emitted to receive fifty cents here
before named on each hogshead, for all toba
chat may remain in the warehouse for {