The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-07-30

Commissioners: and it shall be the further duty
of such Inspector to note, and so record in his
book herein above mentioned, with the record of
the mark or marks and brands, whether or not
such mark or marks and brands appear to have
been altered, changed, mutlated or in any man
ner disturbed from previous or older mark or
marks and brand, and If so found by him to appear
TO have been altered, changed mutated or dis
turbed it shall be the duty of said inspector to
ascertain from the party or parties Offering such
butchered beef or hog for sale what was the orig
inal mark or marks and brand. and shall make a
record of same in his book and if not possible to
ascertain the oringial or previous mark or marks
and brand from such party or parties he shall, if
possible so ascertain from whatsoever source he
can. and shall note in the record to be kept by
him, as herenabove provided, where, and from
Whom or what source, he aScertained the former
mark or marks and brand and shall also make
note in his book with the record of the mark or
marks and brand what was the older or previous
mark or marks and brand, if any there was and
he was SO able to learn and it shall be the further
duty OF such inspector to note in his book with
the record OF the mark or marks and brand,
whether or not the mark marks and brand
was made, altered or changed recently or soon
before after the beef or hog had been killed or
butchered; and it shall be the further duty of
such inspector TO take and record in his book
.hereinabove mentioned the name of such party
or parties offering such butchered beef
or beeves or slaughtered hog or hogs
tor sale, said record to show what
butchered beef or beeves or slaughtered
hog or hogs were offered for sale by said party or
parties, and the said inspector shall present to
commissioners, e.
gular meeting If each month a correct and certi-
hed copy of transcript of his record OF ali marks
and brands inspected during the preceding month
together with the names OF all parties offering
said butchered beef or beeves or Slaughtered hog
or hogs for sale, which said report shall be filed
by the Clerk of the Circuit Court that they may
be accessible for inspection and the said inspector
shall be allowed to charge and collect from the
person or persons offering such beef or hog for
sale twenty-five cents for each hide of beef in
spected when five or less are offered for INSPECTION
at any one time by the same party, and for all
over five, but not more than ten, the sum of
and for all over ten offered by the same party at
one time the sum Of fifteen cents each and for the
inspection of the marks of hogs slaughtered he
shall be allowed to collect from the person offering
same for inspection the sum of fifteen cents each
tor five or less offered by the same party at one
time, and the sum of ten cents each for all hogs
over five in number offered by the same party at
one time. Every party refusing to pay said sum
herein allowed said inspector shall be subject to
fine of not more than ten dollars nor more than
twenty days Imprisonment in the county jail.
such duty shall be deemed guilty of INSIDE
meanor and upon conviction thereof, shall
be. punished by a fine not exceeding fifty
dollars for each offense, or by imprisonment
in the county Jail not exceeding thirty DAYS. II
shall also be the duty of each Inspector upon the
completion of any record book to file said book
in the office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court and
the said books shall then become a part of the
public records OF the county. No person shall be
appointed to be an inspector who is interested
with or employed by any butcher or vendor of
slaughtered beef or hogs, and no person shall be
appointed inspector who is not an expert in TAX
ing and recording marks and brands.
Sec. ?. All laws and parts of laws in conflict
with the provisions of this Act be. and the same
are hereby. repealed.
Sec. 3. That this Act shall take effect i'm
mediately upon its passage and approval by the
Governor.
Approved June 7. 1909.