The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-09-08
THE INSPECTION OF LUMBER.
An Important Point.
EDIsTo RIVER, September /.
TO TIE EDITOR OF THE NEWS.

OF inspector-general OF timber nnd lumber has |
recently been created In the City Of Charleston.
Your paper being considered the e1positor Of
the wrongs inflicted upon tho people by tho |
present officials in power, with your permis-
sion, In behalf Of those interested in getting
timber and lumber, should like to Inquire,
through its columns, if, In tho taoe of an act
Of the Legislature OF this '3tate. tho City Couu-
oil can create such an office? Tho act referred
to WAS passed by the Legislature in December,
1854, entitled an act dtb provide for the mea-
suring OF timber in the City OF Charleston. and
to create the Office OF Inspector and surveyor
thereof" Section II OF said ses proI ides that
''the City Council OF Charleston shall elect,
annually, one or more inspe6tors and surveyors
Of TIMBER" no further authority is delegated
TO the City Council, nor has any other Council,
before this, assumed suoh authority. Section
LII goes on 10 prescribe the duties and fees of
the measurers. This section was amended in
December. 1856, by On act reducing tho lees Of
the measurers to eight cents per thousand feet,
the price now paid, Section makes any vio-
lation OF tho act q amisdemeanor, and fixes q
penalty for the same ''of not exceeding two
hundred dollars"
understand that another infringement of
this act has beon made by tho passage OF an
ordinance prescribing very rigid and unjust
measurement Of timber (which ordinance you
will confor favor on q number OF your coun-
try readers by giving an insertion In your.
paper,) allowing much higher foes than those
prescribed by tho laws OF the State. It is quito
probable that the Council was not aware that
there mas such an act OF the State ON the sta
tutcs at large; therefore. will you please bring
the facts prominently before the public, that
tho Attorney General OF the State may see that
the laws thereof are not superseded by an or
dinance OF the City Council 2 ~ "a F."
The enforcement Of nm unjust measurement
can but operate injuriously to tho ofty Of
Charleston, in causing much Of the timber
from this river TO 80 to Savannah, where,
though the route Is more tedious, tho prices
are much more remunerattve; in fact, good
deal Of our finest timber has to seek that mar
ket now on account OF tho low prices for such
timber in Charleston. JUsTrT1A.
The ordinance referred to by our correspon-
dent is as follows: = F.;
AN ORDINANCE no CREATE THE OFFICE OF M
WITHIN THE LIMITS OF THE oITY OF CHARLES
TON, AND TO DEFINE H1B POWERS AND pU-
TIES, AND FOR OTHER PURPosEs RELATING
THERETO.
SECTION. 1. Be il o,,,idiriea by the Mayor and
Atdernssh Of. The CITY of Charleston In Council
assembled, That from and after the passage of
this ordinance, there shall be an inspector
general OF timber and, lumber. to be elected
Charleston, who Hhalf take The same oath, now
required BY law. from the pr rssent timber and
lumber inspectors and .measurers, and not be
purchase or sale Of any uuber or lumber. The
inspector-general shah be elected regularly
every two years-ths frst election under this
ordinance % serve 70 the: lime OF the annual
and for; two years thefeafter!f h, ,.->,oti
SHo.r2. The duties OF inspector:ge shall.
be-: To keep "a office In che City Of Charles
n. TO one P. n, and from two p: n. to ave P.
during the winter, and to six p. III. during the
summer. The inspectors shall receive their or
ders to measure In every case from the inspeo-
he shall make out all survey bills and sign the
same officially, keeping in his Office copy of
cash bill as record; he ehaff collect all bills
for the same to his subordinates. Ali rats ar
riyIng within the limits Of the City Of Charles.
| ton shall be forthwith reported to him. he
keeping a:reoord OF tho times when they are
80 reported and by whom; AMI IL shall be his
duty to at once assign some surveyor to survey
and inspect suoh lnft. Under no circum-
l'atances shall Tho inspector-general or any OF
| ownership. on advances made, or in any other
| way, on any timber or lumber arriving in thus
market, or offered for sale, unless by pormis-
| sion OF the City Council. to whom they shall
| Der for market, and in suoh case, he shall not
be allowedto measure or inspect the same.
TIhBRn CLAUSE.
SEC. 8. That all square hewn shipping tim
ber must be measured at the middle Of the
stick. MIL timber must be measured at one
third from tho top, and mill logs at the top or
| SEQ. 4, Al defects in any OF the above tim-
Der, such ss looso, hollow, rotten or otherwise
detective knots, red rot, rotten butts, cut faces,
draws, and ell other injurious defects, are to
| be marked on the margin OF the survey bill as
defeottye; and all detective timber to be paid
for at ole- third ttiss pft19 agresdp ppoh between
ths sIs sHa sa sasfg e:
stick must be made In the measurement oi
under-heWn square timber.
SEQ g. ALI shoks shall be distinctly marked
with the slse and length thereof and p Iivatt
mark ofthe s1iyeyor, .fifl'
., slo. q In the messurment OF mill logs. the
inspeslor must make al slloaAnce !Sheu, the
/ stiok III crooked, so that In cutting II up VI,
miller 6an obtain the measurement IL caIls f6rI
sEG! s, A!l'ta mnst b ;classltieds No, I,
bill mo. or shipptps TIMBER nauEt hdi iEsl
aud smoothly hsHn to eqnsre, edGia nieAflol
wan8, sS6nS hSaia and tntpri6uss MD
sd4ars bltted aaad hot asyu saosys ftSs 2eI
ssas Hsa S's li aifsa q III
bbsr not ooming up to The aRafat laltiQhp o
tishibpiR NmhArs Au6 in meaaurm ent Stlexfnl
fonsrhht TIE Nen4p Ad. -RsnE mia sle68AHt b
nown a Hoa9d t9 a9 os 90 s6tlsa Dss, Aad n msss
escIuSs Biz, SoieS "a tsFHaj ifhSisnStd /
4 $40. O., Inspectors ehalI be notified OF tht
4 4idefectiYe ttmhes 6pnnd- In thetI measusemsn
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