The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-04-07

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the first case, oHt,ef the fees OF the other
samplers in proportion to he,timehe stall
officjate in all other cases out fofsfthe fees
of the sampler who .is absent. or whose to-
bacco is to be sampled. .raaJ ~; :,
-. aai = no DIVISION oPFEEs. 40
Ss. No sannpleriof tobacco shall divide his
asr,r,la faos;witf nnyl person. nor shall any
| sampler or proprietor OF any warehouse pay
to another bonus TO induce tobacco to be
carried to his wasehonse and'if any sam
pier or'iproprietor1 OF nny warehouse shall
yio,ate:thfs provisi6n,tor shall demand or
receive for his services any other fees
| greater or less than are allowed by law,
he shall be deemed guilty OF a nisdemean-
or; and any agent or representative Of any
person for the sale OF tobacco who receives
any rebate or bonus Of any part of the
SAMPLERS or warehouse fees shall be deem
ed guilty OF niisdemeanor, and, in the
discretion of the Jury, may be punished by
fine of not less than 800 nor more than S100 ;
Provided, That nothing In this act shall
be construed to prevent any sampler or pro-
prietor of o warehouse from making and
publishing a uniform reduction for the BEN
eft OF the public generally OF the fees to be
charged at his warehouse for the services OF
such sampler or the rent OF such ware
house respectively the judges OF the'coun-
| ty and corporation courts shall give this
act in charge to the grand iuries in such
counties and cities rs have public tobacco
warehouses situated therein.
SETTLEMENT WITH OWNERS.
81. The samplers Of each warehouse shall
account for and pay to the proprietors
thereof, on the tenth day Of April, the tenth
day OF July, the tenth day Of october, an d
the tenth day Of January in each year, all
money received, or which ought to be re-
ceiyed by them, to the use Of said proprie-
tors. And the proprietors OF every such
warehouse shall keep, free OF charge to the
planter and owner of tobacco, nm open
policy OF insurance upon their respective
warehouses sufficient to cover every loss by
fire or water which any person having to-
| bacco stored therein may sustain. And for
failure so to do they shall be liable to the
owners thereof for auY damages or loss that
they may sustain by reason OF any partial
or total destruction Of said tobacco by fire
or water.
HIT AT PRIVATE WAREHOUSES;.
3S. Every commission merchant or other
person to whom unmanufactured tobacco
IN hogsheads OF packages, owned by o
farmer or planter, is consigned for sale,
house, unless otherwise instructed in wri-
ting by the owner at the time Of shipment.
1t shall be unlawful for any person to offer
such manufactured tobacco when so
stored in public warehouse for sale by sam
pie, unless such sample has been drawn and
certified by sampler of tobacco appointed
by the Governor and qualified according to
law ). Provided, That the owner OF any pack
age Of priced tobacco, for himself or his au-
thorized agent acting for him, may have the
same exposed for sale uncased and un-
covered, and sampled rs loose tobacco, in the
presence OF both buyer and seller, without
being sampled according to the provisions
OF this section. ,l ..
80. The proprietors Of every warehouse
shall have provided proper scales or bal
ances and weights, and all other proper con-
veniences, and see that they are kept in re-
pair, and that the weights conform to the
lawful standard. &c.,. ...... -.
NEGLECT OF DUTY. -. ..,-
40. On complaint to the Governor OF
neglect OF duty or misconduct by SAM
pier he shall hear the said complaint. Upon
giving notice of the time and place OF hear
ing to said sampler, and upon being salts
fed that the com plaint Is sustained, he shall
remove the sampler. re-" '#s.t
.. MANUFACTURED TOBACCO.
Al. II any person use, or permit to be
used, on any cask, box, or keg OF manuiac-
tured tobacco, any brand or mark indi-
eating place or, u manufacturer different
from the place in which, or the manufactu-
rer by whom it was really manufactured,
he shall forfeit ten dollars for each cask,
box, or keg 80 falsely marked or branded,
one half whereof shall be to the informer.
42. None of the provisions OF this act
other than the preceding section shall be
construed to, apply to manufactured to-
bacco. ~!
43. Any person nesting a hogshead or
cask of tobacco with inferior tobacco or
other thing with the intention OF defraud-
ing the purchaser shall be fined one hun
dred dollars for each hogshead or cask SO
nested. +, ..,--. ..... ......, >.
~. INFoRaEEs' FEES. -, -.
a. Any one violating the 2Sth, 29th, 30tb,
31st, 32d, 33d, and 3Sth sections OF this act
shall be fined one hundred dollars for each
offence, one half OF, the fine to go to the in
former. ~,a sst.t. ~. tI5-...-,i'. .
:, .. .,.. COMMANDERS OF VESSELS. ,,
45. The commander of any boat or vessel
taking on board OF his vessel any tobacco,
in bulk or in parcels. otherwise than in
hogsheads or casks, to be transported for
hre from one part Of the State to another
part thereof, shall keep record OF the
quantity Of such tobacco; how encased. il
at. all, and OF the names and addresses OF the
.consignors! and consignees;2 which record
shall be open to the inspection OF any party
interested. For every violation OF this sec
tion such commander shall forfeit twenty
dollars. ,>".aAfsa I-"H -, =! -: -.
flr 46. If the commander. Of such boat or
vessel, or other person employed thereon,
shall knowingly, without the consent OF the
owner, take any tobacco on board, or con-
ceal the: fact Of its being on board, the party
so offending, IT he be the commander OF
suchboa or vessel, shalt forfeit ten cents
for every hundrednpounds weight :of such
tobacco; If ne be q tperson other than the
commander, he shall forfeit twenty dollars
for such offence All tobacco put on board
such bost or vessel without the knowledge
OF the owner shall be restored to him. 80
= an 81 INSURANCE PUBLICATIONS. ".'-
II. That the owners OF every warehouse
in this State shuii, at least once year, be
required to publish in some newspaper pub
iished in this State, at least once a week for
four weeks, the amount Of insurance ef-
fected on their several houses, and the COM
panies in which the same has been effected,
and the length OF time said policies shall
run. .,..s...
REPRIsED PACKAGES.
4S. Each sampler is to keep in different
column an account OF all reprised packages
from original samples. BY, falling to COM
ply with the provisions OF this section the
sampler shalt forfeit one, hundred dollars,
and it shall be sufficient cause for removal