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168 LAWS OF
9,    Form of certificate of inspection.
10. If tobacco is refused,  privilege of owner.    Duty of inspectors to grant a certificate of, and
mark each hogshead refused: Penalty for selling such refuse tobacco.'
11. Compensation to inspectors for their services to be paid by owner of tobacco.
la.    Keeper of the  ware-house shall (tore away inspected hogsheads; liable for all damages from
his negligence.
13. Ware-house keeper shall give proper receipt for all tobacco received at his ware-house.
14. Inspectors shall keep a register of marks, numbers, freight &c. of tobacco inspected; and give'
a duplicate certificate when necessary.
15. Tobacco how tobe packed before inspected.    Weight of hogsheads regulated .
16. Penalty for inspector receiving more than legal fees;   and for every attempt to bribe an inspec
17. Alteration of the face of any tobacco certificate declared perjury.
18. Penalty for keeper refusing to deliver up tobacco to the proper owner.
19. Owners of tobacco waie-houses shall keep a prize and scales.
20. Penalties under this act how recoverable, costs thereof how paid.
21. Certain laws repealed. ,
§ 1. It shall be the duty of the county courts, upon application, to authorise
the erection of suitable ware-houses for the reception and inspection of tobacco,
at such points within their respective counties, as to them shall seem convenient
§ 2. In each case, the keeper of such ware-house shall give bond to the
county in an amount to be fixed by the county court, with a condition that he
will keep a suitable ware-house, and keep the same in repair, and take care of,
and deliver all the tobacco received by him, and otherwise, faithfully discharge
his duties as keeper of such ware-house according to law.
§ 3. The respective county courts shall appoint four inspectors of tobacco
for each tobacco ware-house that may be in their county, who shall be called
the first, second^ third and fourth inspectors, and who shall be of fair fame and
reputation, and reputed to be good judges of the growth, management and quality of tobacco, and all such appointments shall be made biemaially, and the
county courts shall have power to fill all vacancies which may happen by death',
resignation, or otherwise.
§ 4. Every person appointed inspector shall, before he enters upon the duties
of his office as inspector, enter into bond to the county with sufficient security,
in a penalty of not less than five hundred dollars conditioned for the faithful performance of his duty according to law.
§ 5. The bonds required by this act to be taken shall be filed, and recorded
in the office of the clerk of the county court, and any person, considering himself aggrieved by the mismanagement or neglect of duty of the keeper of the
ware-house or inspectors, may move for judgment upon said bond against such
keeper or inspector failing to discharge his duty according to this act.
§ 6. Inspectors shall take and subscribe the following oath or affirmation
before some person authorised to administer oaths, to wit: "I do solemnly swear
(or affirm as the case may be) that I will diligently and carefully view, and ex-
-amine all tobacco brought to the ware-house whereof I arn inspector; that I
will not receive or pass any tobacco which is not, in my judgment, sound, well
conditioned, merchantable and free from trash, and that in classing the same, I
will, according to my best skill and judgment, riiake a true and correct discrimination between the first and second qualities; and that I will not receive, pass,
or stamp any hogshead, or cask of tobacco contrary to the true intent and meaning of the laws in such cases made and provided; nor refuse any tobacco that,
in my judgment, is sound, well conditioned, merchantable and free from trash;
and that I will not change, alter, or give out as a sample any tobacco other than
out of such hogshead, or cask, for which the certificate to'be taken was given?
Identifier LAWS_10th_1838-1839_0168.tif
Transcript 168 LAWS OF 9, Form of certificate of inspection. 10. If tobacco is refused, privilege of owner. Duty of inspectors to grant a certificate of, and mark each hogshead refused: Penalty for selling such refuse tobacco.' 11. Compensation to inspectors for their services to be paid by owner of tobacco. la. Keeper of the ware-house shall (tore away inspected hogsheads; liable for all damages from his negligence. 13. Ware-house keeper shall give proper receipt for all tobacco received at his ware-house. 14. Inspectors shall keep a register of marks, numbers, freight &c. of tobacco inspected; and give' a duplicate certificate when necessary. 15. Tobacco how tobe packed before inspected. Weight of hogsheads regulated . 16. Penalty for inspector receiving more than legal fees; and for every attempt to bribe an inspec tor. 17. Alteration of the face of any tobacco certificate declared perjury. 18. Penalty for keeper refusing to deliver up tobacco to the proper owner. 19. Owners of tobacco waie-houses shall keep a prize and scales. 20. Penalties under this act how recoverable, costs thereof how paid. 21. Certain laws repealed. , Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Slate of Missouri, as follows: § 1. It shall be the duty of the county courts, upon application, to authorise the erection of suitable ware-houses for the reception and inspection of tobacco, at such points within their respective counties, as to them shall seem convenient and necessary. § 2. In each case, the keeper of such ware-house shall give bond to the county in an amount to be fixed by the county court, with a condition that he will keep a suitable ware-house, and keep the same in repair, and take care of, and deliver all the tobacco received by him, and otherwise, faithfully discharge his duties as keeper of such ware-house according to law. § 3. The respective county courts shall appoint four inspectors of tobacco for each tobacco ware-house that may be in their county, who shall be called the first, second^ third and fourth inspectors, and who shall be of fair fame and reputation, and reputed to be good judges of the growth, management and quality of tobacco, and all such appointments shall be made biemaially, and the county courts shall have power to fill all vacancies which may happen by death', resignation, or otherwise. § 4. Every person appointed inspector shall, before he enters upon the duties of his office as inspector, enter into bond to the county with sufficient security, in a penalty of not less than five hundred dollars conditioned for the faithful performance of his duty according to law. § 5. The bonds required by this act to be taken shall be filed, and recorded in the office of the clerk of the county court, and any person, considering himself aggrieved by the mismanagement or neglect of duty of the keeper of the ware-house or inspectors, may move for judgment upon said bond against such keeper or inspector failing to discharge his duty according to this act. § 6. Inspectors shall take and subscribe the following oath or affirmation before some person authorised to administer oaths, to wit: "I do solemnly swear (or affirm as the case may be) that I will diligently and carefully view, and ex- -amine all tobacco brought to the ware-house whereof I arn inspector; that I will not receive or pass any tobacco which is not, in my judgment, sound, well conditioned, merchantable and free from trash, and that in classing the same, I will, according to my best skill and judgment, riiake a true and correct discrimination between the first and second qualities; and that I will not receive, pass, or stamp any hogshead, or cask of tobacco contrary to the true intent and meaning of the laws in such cases made and provided; nor refuse any tobacco that, in my judgment, is sound, well conditioned, merchantable and free from trash; and that I will not change, alter, or give out as a sample any tobacco other than out of such hogshead, or cask, for which the certificate to'be taken was given?