New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-01-29
Inspectors of Produce.

inspectors of Produce.
The following extracts from charters Of
boards of trade, showing the usages in some
of tie Western cities, are relied on as pre-
cedents to support the bill to incorporate
the New Orleans Merchants Exchange AS
sociation:
CINCINNATI.
Extract from an act in the State Of Ohio,
to incorporate Exchanges throughout the
State, and under which the Merchants
Exchange Of Cincinnati is Incorporated:
SEC. s The board of officers shall an
nually, one month after their election, or at
any other meeting of their body thereafter,
appoint such inspectors, gaugers, weighers,
measurers and other officers and employees
as the BYLAWS may require, or as they may
deem expedient and necessary, for the
term Of one year, subject to removal at the
discretion of the board.
SEC. 9. Every inspector, weigher, gauger
or measurer, appointed by any association
organized under this acr. shall be recos-
nized as the legally appointed officer for
the duties pertaining to his position in the
city and county wherein such association
may be located, and shall be subject to the
provisions and penalties of the laws of this
State. The certificate of such appointee. as
to his Official acts, shall be evidence and
binding upon the persons interested.
In the rules OF the eane corporation,
under the above act, we find. under article
eight, see ton seven to read as follows:
TIE board Of officers shall from time TO
time. with the advice and consent of the re-
spective standing committees, prepare and
establish standards for the classification of
the vfrious articles subject to inspection,
and make such rules and regulations for
the guidance Of their inspector and other
officers as may be required and the said
standards, rules and regulations shall be
binding upon all parties concerned
MILWAUKEE,.
Extract from an act to incorporate the
Merchants Exchange OF Milwaukee.
SEC 2 Said corporation shall have power
to elect or appoint one or more persons, as
it may see tit, TO examine, measure, weigh.
gauge OF inspect -four, grain provisions,
liquor, lumber, or any other article Of pro-
ducs or traffic commonly dealt in by the
members Of this corporation, and the GER
titcate of such person or Inspector, or their
brand Cr mark upon it or upon any package
containing such article. shall be evidence,
between buyer and seller, of the quality.
grade or quantity of the same, and shall be
binding upon the members Of said corpo-
IL,
and asserting to the employment of such
weighers, measurers, gaugers. Or inspec
tors; nothing herein, however, shall compel
the employment by any one of such ap-
pointea.
In the general rules of the came corpora
ton We find under rule FIVE, section one, to
read as follows:
The board of directors shall annually, on
the second Monday in April of each year,
Or at any other meeting Of their body, ap
point three standing committees of five
members each to act respectively as super
visors Of -four inspection, OF grain inspec-
ton and weighing, and of inspection of
provisions and cooperage, and such other
measurers, and other officers and servants
as in their opinion shall! be for the best in
terests Of the association not otherwise pro-
vided for.
Section two provides the term of Office of
such appointees.
Section three provides for special appoint
ment Of flour and provision inspectors.
Section one, under rule fifteen, provides
for the removal of such appointees.
Rules eighteen to twenty-five inclusive
elaborately explain the duties and regula-
tions and fix the fees of such appointees.
LOUISVILLE.
Extracts from the charter of the Louis
vile Board of Trade from section one Of
their charter:
The Louisville Board of Trade may make
such rules, regulations and bylaws as may
advance the commercial character of the
city Of Louisville, and fix and determine
just rules and customs among its busi-
ness community.
In the rules of this corporation we find
under rule eleven, section one, to read as
follows:
1t shall be the duty of the inspection COM
mittee to establish standard of grades
for -four, grain, provisions, liquors or any
other article of produce or traffic commonly
dealt in by the members of this association,
and the certificate of any inspector, weigher,
measurer or gauger appointed by said COM
mittee shall be evidence between buyer and
seller, aud shall be binding upon the mem
bers of this association or others interested
and requiring or asserting to the employ
ment Of such inspectors, weighers, gaugers
or measurers.
Sec. 2. Nothing herein contained. how
ever, shall compel the employment by any
one of any such app0intees.
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