The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1859-08-03
AN ACT

mo. I79. AN ACT
To authorize city councils In cities Of the
fret class having population Of less than
eighty thousand and more than thirty. i've
thousand to appoint inspectors of provi.
sions aud other articles.
Section /. Be IL enacted By tie General
Assembly ofhs STATE of Ohio, That in every
city in the State OF Ohio of the first class,
now having population of less than eighty
thousand and more than thirty-fve thousand,
the city council shall have exclusive power
TO appoint any 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 are specified
in the act, entitled "sn act for the inspection
OF certain articles therein named" passed
March 9, one thousand 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 du-
ties, take the same oaths or hffirmatons, be
governed by the snme rules, and liable to
the same penalties as are prescribed in the
acts above mentioned.
Sec. 2. The appointment, with the Ii
cense hereinafter provided for, may author
ize said Inspector or inspectors, or any one
or more OF them, 10 inspect any one or more
OF the articles named in the act above men.
toned.
Sec. 3. Every person appointed by said
council, as On inspector under the provi.
sions OF this act, shall, before entering upon
the duties OF his Office, enter into bond with
sufficient security, to be approved of by said
council, in the penal sums of three thousand
dollars, for the inspection Of beef, pork, but.
ter and lard, one thousand dollars for the
inspection of fish, and one thousand dollars
for the inspection Of foreign and domestic
spirits and linseed oil, conditioned for the
faithful performance OF the duties of his OF.
fee; which bond shall be filed and made
payable to the treasurer of said CITY, and
shall also, if the council shall deem it ne.
eessary, renew said bond from year to year.
Sec. 4. ANY person who may claim him.
self injured by the misconduct, neglect, or
incapaci'y of any said inspectors, may insti-
iute suit on copy Of the bond of such in
Epector, certified by the treasurer of said
city, for the use Of the person suing; and
the same proceedings shall be had thereon,
with the same provisions as are contained in
the third section of the act, entitled "an act
Tor the inspection of certain articles therein
named" passed March ninth, one thousand
eight hundred end thirty one.
Sec 5. The said city council are hereby
authorized TO require each and every person
appointed under the provisions of this act,
before entering upon the duties of said office, |
to pay to the treasurer of said city for the +,
use OF said city, such sum, not less than ty
nor m:re than one hundred dollars, for the
license to inspect beef, pork, butter and lard,
not less than two hundred and fifty nor more
than FIVE hundr ed dollars for the license to
inspect fish from year to year, and not less
than seventy five nor more than one hundred
dollars for the license to inspect and guuge
foreign and domestic spirits and linseed oil,
as the said council may from year to year
deem properi and on such payment, shall be |
entitled to receive from the clerk of said !
city, license authorizing the person therein
named to act as such inspector until the first
dny OF April next after the date thereof; and
In case OF vacancy occurring by death, or
otherwise, during the term for which any
inspector shall have been licensed, as afore. |
said, the council may fill said vacancy by |
granting license for such cum as they may
deem proper.
Sec. 6. That the persons appointed in.
Epectors by the court of common pleas of
any county having within it's limits city OF
the first class as described in this act, shall
not exercise their Offices within the limits of !
any city of the first class as described in this |
act, after the terms for which they shall
have seVerally given bonds shall have ex.
pircd.
Sec. 7. The said city council shall have
full power and suthorily, on complaint and
sufficient cause shown, to remove from Office
any inspector appointed under this act; pro.
vided, always, that no inspector shall be re.
moved from his said office unless two-thirds
OF all the members Of the council shall vote
for such removal.
Sec. 3. That the inspectors to be ap.
pointed under this act shall be entitled 10
receive the following fees for their services,
viz: For packing and inspecting every bar
rel of pork or beef, eighteen cents; for every
half barrel, thirteen cents; for packing, ex-
nnIining and inspecting every barrel of fish,
twenty cents; for every half barrel, fifteen
cents; for inspecting and gagueing less than
twenty packages Of foreign or domestic
spirits or linseed oil, ten cents each; over
twenty packages, five cents each.
Sec. 9. This act shall be in force from
and after its passage.
WILLIAM B. WOODS,
Speaker of the House-of Representatives..
MARTIN WELKER,
President of the Senate.
April 4, 1859.