Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1860-06-02
INSPECTION OF FISH.

to all concerned in the tradoin picked f.
in Philadelphia
10 DEALERS, CONSUMERS, &C., OF FIs.
INTHE STATE OF PENNsYLNANIA
The legislature at its last session pa,
ed an act regulating the inspection
picked fish, and to prevent fraud in We
ding the same" within this Commg
wealth.
The object of this law is to prevent Fl
fraud which has been practised to yY
great extent, of int.rmixing differ.
qualities, taking fish out of packages al
rcpacking them, thus making the oris
packages, rs well as other packages, 81,
Of the lawful weight.
The law requires that every Hurs
pickied FISH Saah cont"m tire haml.
pouliS, ecery barni hro h""'(rcd poaa
every haD barrcI one h""'ired y,aa.
epag qu"tsr J,ursl Gty pon0l, u
ktN or aghtA GUni tTemty Fu- 3Out
.arh, tcetaS,rc " tie Sit Uod pirl
and if any person shall take out, int
mix or shit any inspected fish which h.,
been packed according to law, such per.
shoHJ J0Jeu Gteen "olltrs l"r sacl pu
are So ait'fta
The laws oil lie States OF Mass u t!,sa
aud Maine rcYalte tie StntN wt.gH 10
ptckm IN et.cn three, ryci, hdH J!to
ou4 qutIrtef b.u,el, os IS r4nred by
hlw u MtS >tYte,
Th.re has been large amount If f.
rep lcked i'll this, and III adjoining Stat.
and brands i'll imitation OF those f ii
Inspectors of tn, States of MasSachusa
aud Main. used, in order 10 deceive ps
ties purchasing. All casks Of fish paca.
in this way do not contain the quantiIy
fish required by the law.
The 18th ana 18th sections ot III. Il
provides u, follow, VIZ ;
Section -. That ii any picElel T.
which have bten repackcl AMI MT il
spectid OF rtin1pccted, AMI branded q.
cording to the provisions OF this act, sl
be put on board of any hott or YES sci,
llitJ ANY carria! of conveyance, with !.
tent tnIt the same shalt be sold within
exported from this STATE, the Inspector
any d. ,,uty may seize and libel the san
aaL ii upon trial it shall appear tha: sd
seizure WAS luwiuf, the iiah 50 seized al
. b. d:crccd to be forfeited, and shall
, sold AMI disposed Of ut public sale t. t.
hi guest bidder, and the ntt proceeds, al.
paying tAc Necessary EXPENSES, shaL!
plll us follows: Ont-hall to the Oitr,a.
or guardians of the poor III thc col.
; where seized, and the other halt TO til.
, sp,ctor Or his d pIty ,wno sLa have ca
| I'd the inc to have bsen seized.
Section 10. hat il any person or
son, shrl s,il within tni, ) IT., or S..
/ export tlcr, from amy plcklcd fish ~m
+ have been packed OF rcpncAcd therein, %
not duty inspected according to ta3 ?,
visions ot lhis act, shall tor.alt the sua.
, tn dolltrs ior every hundred poInl>
such ii Ii thus sold or reported, to be
cover, d i'll amy court ot tins State hat"
competent Jurisdi ton. Any pcrs III
i'll. brand for the purpo,c ot tranU
cI,ks Of fish, in imitation ul those II ed
the Inspector ur hi, deputies, or i'll in
- ton oi those used by til inspectors o. I'll
st d putic, in other states o. Io.eign CO.
IL trlts or WAC shall counterfeit, torgc,
r trau III entity impress, OF maxi tho br.
~. MARK OF ANY humber o. other m.ra
:. amy u;h iu'pactipa upon amy ca'k o,
It sLoJ, ct to i'll p ctipn, OF shall ran lul II
II u.t,r, uc;acc, conceal OF erase any iu,l
It, ton mlrk duly mad, shall for every {,
N otcnc,. be drr.ncd Auilty Of Il mi,dcm
II o., and b. punishable by fine not
cccding ON nuu lrcd dollars, AT the di.
IT, ton OF the court having jurisdiction o,
IL offence.
H. The third section PROVIDE:
Section 3. That pickird Goh "
Shall have been duly Inspected in the ;
is or country which they were packed 8,
-, hot be subject to rcin,pection in this st
Provided, that such fish are sold OF
II ported in the original packages viii
G. having been r,packcd.
ia Owing to tn brands OF other States
lie Ing been duly counterteitad so cxtensW
=. the undcrsi ynod deem it nee .ssary to ,
> ton dealers and consumers Of fish, in
o' der that they may not suffer loss from Il
IL frauds, and Of tht Importance of pure
- Ing only such fish rs have the brand q
deputy Inspector of this State upon til
cr are in the original package, aud
m duly inspected according to the third
, ton Of tae act Of this State, and have
"a beea packed In no other way can
re be secure in their purchases.
t. The following deputies have been
al pointed at Philadelphia others will
i. appointed in the different towns as o
- -. sion may require, Of which due notice
o' be given:
at u. 4. Mccoy, +. G. Kennedy
ch W. Bittin., q. Schwarg,
I'd Geo. Malin, Dr., W. r. Sherborr
q. G. Sadler, John Allen,
{. p. Knight, G. 4. Wilson.
r. b. Knight, j. X. Schell,
Persons violating the law by rcpaCl
ty ana ve'"iHg fish to the same, will
he dealt with in accordance Herewith.
he parties aggrievod thereby, OF by the
he of any of the deputies, will please com
49, nicatc the facts to me, without delay,
'u' Copies of the law may be had by
IT Irn-cin1