Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1859-07-06
WIILIAN +. U UUDS.
Speaker of the Hoase % Representatives.
MARTIN WELkER,
Anil =, 1859, President of the Senate.
AN ACT
mo. l79.l

To authorize city councils in cities of the FIRST
class having population Of less than eighty
thousand and more than thirty five thousand
to appoiht inspectors OF provisions and other
articles.
! SrcTfoy l. BE Il enacted 5u TIC General As
senl5ls Of the State of Ohio. That in every city
in the State of Ohio Of the first class. now hay
I ing population of less than eighty thousand
and more than thirty five thousand, the city
council shall have exclusive power To appoint
anv citizen or citizens of said city. whom said
city council may deem suitably qualified TO act,
within and for said city As Inspectors of such
articles as arc specified in this act, entitled IAN
act for tie inspection of certain articles therein
named" passed March 3, one thousand and
eight hundred and thirty-one, and the act to
amend the same, passed February eleventh, one
thousand eight hundred and thirty-two; which
said inspectors shall, within and for said city,
have the same powers, perform the same duties,
take the same 0aths or aiirmations. hc governed
by the same rules, and liable to the same penal
ties rs are prescribed il the acts above mention
ed.
Sec. .. The appointment, with the license
hereinafter pruviue,l for. NAV authorize said i'll
spectOr or inspectors. or any enc or more OF
them, 10 inspect any one or more OF the articles
named III the act above mentioned.
See. 3. Every person appointed by SAID
COUNCIL IN lltHtltClOI ui!tlNA VI
this act, shall, before entering upon the duties
of his office. enter into bond with sufficient Sc
curitv, 10 be approved Of by the said council, in
the penal sum of three thousand dollars, for the
inspection of beef, pork, butter and lard, one
Thousand dollars for the inspection of fish, and
one thousand dollars for the INSPECTION of fOre-
ion and domestic : iriis and linseed oil. con-
diiioned for the faithful performance of the du-
ties of his Office; which boad SHALL be filed and
made PAYABLE To the treasurer Of said city, and
shall also if the council shall deem 1t Necessary
renew said bond from year to year.
Sec 4. ANY person who may claim himself
Injured bv the misconduct. ncglec' or incaraei-
ty of a1y said inspectors, may institute suit on Il
copy Of The bond of such inspector, certified by
the tn ;lsurcr of said city, for ihcusc Of the per-
sons suing; ami the same proceedings shall be
had thereon, with the same lroyisiOns as are
contained in the third section Of the aci entitled
IAN act fo- The inspection of certain art cles
therein ra:ned, passed March ninth, one thou
sand eight hundred and ihirty-oae.
Sec 5. he said city council are hereby au-
thorizcd to require each and every person ap-
pointed under the provisions OF this act, before
entering upon the duties Of said Office, TO pay 10
the treasurer Of saId city for the use of said city,
such sum not less than fifty nor more than one
hInd.ed doIl1rs, for the license TO inspect beef,
pork, butter and lard, not less than two hundred
and fifty nt more than five hundred dollars 'Or
the license 10 inspect fish from year to year, and
no: le than seventy five nor more than one
hundred dollars for the license TO inspect and
gauge foreign and domestic spirits aut lnseed
oil. as the said council may from ycar to year
deem proper; and on sUch payment, shall be
eatitled to receive from the clerk Of said city,
license authorizing the person therein named to
act as such inspector until the first day of April
At. fa.s thaynff- astn nf T.
cancy occurring by death. or otherwise, during
the term for which any inspector shall have been
licensed, rs aforesaid, the council may tiii SAID
vacancy by granting license Tor such sum as
they may deem proper
Sec. q. That the persons appointed inspect
Ors by the court of common pleas Ot any county
having within lbs limits city of the first class
as described in this act, shall not exercise Their
offices within the limits of asy city oi the hrst
class Is described in this act, after the terms for
VIII ich they shall have seyerally gwen bonds
shall have expired.
Sec. I. The said city council shall have full
power and authority, on complaint and sufficient
cause shown, TO remove from office any inspect
or appointed under tins act; provided, always
that no inspector shall be removed from hIs saG
Office unless two-thirds of all the council shall
vote for such removal
Sec. 6. That the inspectors TO bb appointed
under this act shall be entitled to receive the
following fees for their services, viz: For pack
ing and inspecting every barrel of po:k or beef,
eighteen ceilts; for every half barrel. thirteen
cents: sor packing. examining and inspecting
every barrel Of fish, twenty cents; for every hall
barrel. fifteen cents; for inspecting and gauge
in less than twenty packages Of foreign or do
nestle splits or lisCed oil, ten cents Zach; over
twenty Iackagcs. Ii eccnts each.
See g. This art shall be in force from and
after Its passage.
WILLIAM Il. WOODS,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
MARTIN WELKER,
President OF the Senate.
I,-,l 1870