The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1859-08-04
rNo. 1797 AN ACT

I NO. lI9. AN ACI
To authorize city councils in cities of
the first class having a population of
less than eighty thousand and more
than thirty five thousand to appoint
pectors Of provisions and other arti-
cles
Section 1. Be it enacted by the Gen
eral Assembly Of the State of Ohio, That
in every city in the State of Ohio Of the
first class, now having q population Of
less than eighty thousand and more than
! Ithirty-fve thousand, the council shall
have exclusive power to appoint any
ioitizen 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 can act for
( the inspection Of certain articles there
in named" ," passed March 9, one thous-
/ and eight hundred and thirty-one, and
the act to amend the same, passed Feb
Iruary eleventh, one thousand eight hum
dred and thirty-two; which said iuspcc-
tors shall, within and for said city, have
I the same powers, perform the same du-
ties, take the same Oaths or aftrmations,
be governed by the same rules and la
bic to the same penalties as are prescri-
bed in the acts above mentioned.
Section 2, The appointment, with
the license hereinafter provided for, may
authorize said Inspector or inspectors,
or any one or more Of them, to inspect
any one or more Of the articles named
in the act above mentioned.
Section 3. Every person appointed
by said council, as an inspector under
the provisions Of this act, shall before
entering upon the duties Of his Office,
enter into bond with sufficient security,
to be approved of by the said council,
in the penal sum Of three thousand dol
lars for the inspection of beef, pork,
butter and lard, one thousand dollars
for the inspection Of fish, and one thous-
and dollars for the inspection Of foreign
and domestic spirits and linseed oil, con-
didoned for the faithful performance of
the duties of his Office which bond shall
be filed and made payable to the treas
urer of said city, and shall also, if the
council shall deem it necessary, renew
said bond from year to year.
Section 4, Any person who may
claim himself injured by the miscon-
duct, neglect, or incapaoity of any said
inspectors, may institute suit on copy
Of the bond of such inspector, certified
By the treasurer Of said city, for the use
of the person suing; aud the same pro-
ceedings shall be had thereon, with the
same provisions as are contained ia the
third section Of the act, entitled San act
for the inspection of certain articles
therein named, passed March ninth,
one thousand eight hundred aud thirty
one.
Section 8 The said city council are
hereby authorized to require each and
every person appointed under the pro-
visions Of this act before entering upon
the duties of said office, TO pay TO tho
treasurer Of said city for the use Of said
city such sum, not less than fifty nor
more than one hundred dollars, for the
license to inspect beef, pork buttor and
lard, not less than two hundred and
fifty nor more than five hundred dollars
for the license to inspect fish from year
to year, and not less than seventy-dYe
nor more than one hundred dollars for
the license to inspect and gauge foreign
and domestic spirits and huseod oil, az
the said council may from year 10 year
deem proper; and ON such payment shalt
be entitled to receive from the clork Of
said city, q license authorizing the per
son therein named to act as suoh inspec-
tor until the FIRST day Of April next az
ter the date thereof; and in case Of
vacancy ooouwingby death, or otherwise
during the term for which any inspec
tor shall have been licensed as aforesaid
the council may fll said vacancy by
granting q license for such sum as they
may deem proper
Section G. That the persons appoin
ted inspectors by the oouT af common
pleas Of any county having within SIS
limits a oity of Tho drst class as describ-
Cd in thia aot, shall not exercise their
Offices within tho limits of any eityoftbo
frst GLASS as described in ,his act, after
the terms for which they shall have
seveully given bonds Shall have expired.
Section q The sold ly council shall
have full power and authority on com