tare.

And be it further enacted by the authority afore said, That all casks wherein bread may be packed, Bread shall be weighed, and the tare marked thereon: and casks to be packif any person shall put a false or wrong tare on any ed, &c. cask of bread, to the disadvantage of the purchaser, Penalty he or they shall forfeit, for every cask so falsely tar- for false ed, one dollar. And the inspectors or their assistants respectively, upon suspicion, or upon the request of the buyers, shall, and are hereby required to unpack any such cask of flour or bread as aforesaid; and if there shall be a less quantity of flour than is above directed, or if the cask or casks wherein bread is packed, shall be found to weigh more than is marked thereon, then the miller, bolter or baker, as the case may be, shall pay the charges of unpacking and repacking, over and above the penalties aforesaid, but otherwise the said charges shall be paid by the inspector, or by the purchaser if the trial be made at his request.

And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That every baker of bread for exportation, Invoice of shall deliver with the said bread, an invoice there- bread to ba of with his brand mark thereon, together with delivered. his name signed thereto, under the penalty of five dollars for every invoice delivered contrary thereto; and if any cask or casks of bread, upon trial be found lighter than is set down in the invoice, he shall forfeit for every pound deficient, in the same proportion as is heretofore directed as to flour.

of inspect

And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all and every cask of flour brought to Flour to be the said city, to be from thence laden and shipped inspected, for exportation, shall be submitted to the view and and mode examination of the inspector so as aforesaid nominat- ing. ed and appointed, who shall search and try the same, by boring the head, and piercing it through with an instrument not exceeding half an inch diameter, to be contrived for that purpose, in order to prove whether it be honestly and well packet; and also enable him to judge of its goodness, and shall

afterwards plug up the hole. And if the said inMerchant- spector shall judge the same to be merchantable, able flour according to the directions of this act, he shall guished. brand every such cask of flour on the quarter, with

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the word "CHARLESTON," with a public brand and mark to be provided for that purpose, and shall also brand and mark the degree of fineness, which he shall, on inspection, determine the said flour to be of; which degree shall be distinguished as follows, to wit: Superfine, fine, middling, ship-stuff; Inspect for which trouble, he, the said inspector, shall have or's com- and receive of the owner of such flour, the sum of seven cents for each cask, and no more.

pensation.

Unmer

And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That no inspector of flour shall brand any chantable flour, which shall prove on examination thereof, to tinguish- be unmerchantable, according to the true intent

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and meaning of this act, but shall cause the same to be marked on the bilge with an arrow, or secure it for a further examination if required, which examination the owner shall procure to be made within the space of twenty days. And the inspector shall and may demand and receive, from the owner or owners thereof, the same rates and prices as if the same had been branded.

And be it further enacted by the authority aforeAppeal gi- said, That when any person shall think himself agven from grieved, through the judgment, or want of skill the judgment of of the inspector, in rejecting the said flour as unmerchantable, it shall and may be lawful for such person to apply to the commissioners, who shall, at the charge of the complainant, issue their summons, directed to three indifferent persons, well skilled in the manufacture of flour, to review and examine the same; which said three persons, so as aforesaid appointed, shall take the same oath or affirmation, (as the case may be,) as by this act is herein after directed to be taken by every inspector of flour, and shall carefully view and examine the same; and if they, or any two of them, shall pass

and declare the same to be merchantable, then, and in such case, the said inspector shall raze out the arrow, and fix such brand on the said flour as they, or any two of them, shall adjudge and determine, and repay to the said complainant the said cost; but if on such review, the judgment of the said inspector shall be confirmed, then, and in such case, the said owner of such flour shall pay the cost of such review.

And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That every inspector shall be allowed four Rates of cents per barrel for storage, if stored; and if upon storage. an appeal and review as aforesaid, the judgment of the inspector shall be confirmed, the person appealing shall pay the expense of such storage, and shall also pay the same if an appeal shall not be prosecuted. And if the judgment of the said inspector shall be reversed, then the said inspector shall forfeit his charge, and expense of the said storage. And that the said inspector of flour, for his trouble, shall and may receive the sum of fourteen cents for each barrel by him reviewed.

ing un.

And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That it shall not be lawful for any person Penalty whatsoever, to export, ship, or lade on board of for export any ship or vessel, for exportation out of this state, merchantany of the casks or barrels of the said flour, so able flour. marked with an arrow as aforesaid, or to export, ship, or lade on board of any ship or vessel for exportation out of this state, any of the casks or barrels of the said flour, not examined and branded as aforesaid, on pain of forfeiture of eight dollars for each and every barrel so exported, or laden on board of any ship or other vessel, for exportation from this state.

And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That every inspector of flour, who shall be Inspect nominated as aforesaid, shall, on his appointment, or's oath. and before his executing the said office, make oath

or affirmation (as the case may be) before a justice

of the peace, that without fear, favor, affection, malice, partiality or respect of persons, he will dili gently and carefully view, examine and inspect all flour brought to the said city of Charleston, and which he shall be called upon to view, examine and inspect, to the best of his skill and knowledge; and that no flour shall be passed or branded by him, without his viewing and examining the same; that he will not brand, or cause to be branded, any cask or casks of flour, that do not appear, to the best of his skill and knowledge, to be in all respects sufficiently clean, sweet and merchantable; and that he will pass and brand all such casks of flour as shall appear to him sufficiently clean, sweet and merchantable, according to the degree thereof, to the best of his skill and knowledge, and according to the directions of this act; and that he will not, wittingly or willingly, charge, ask, take, receive, exact or demand, any other or larger fees or rates, for doing his duty in his office, as inspector of flour, than is mentioned or directed by this act; and that he will carefully and diligently view and examine all casks, in which such flour shall be brought and contained; and that he will not pass or brand any cask or casks of flour, unless such cask or casks be of such size, goodness and thickness, as by this act it required.

And be it further enacted by the authority aforeInspector said, That no inspector of flour shall purchase, diprohibited rectly or indirectly, any flour by him condemned. from dealas aforesaid; or any flour whatsoever, other than for his own family use, under the penalty of six dollars for each barrel by him purchased.

ing in flour.

marks or brands.

And be it further enacted by the authority aforePenalty for said, That if any person shall alter the mark altering stamped on any barrel of flour by any inspector, or shall mark or brand any barrel of flour which hath not been inspected, with any mark or brand similar to or in imitation of the inspector's said mark or brand; or after the said inspector shall have

passed any barrel of flour as merchantable, shall pack into the cask which contains the same, any other flour; or after any barrel of flour shall be branded with an arrow, shall unpack, and repack the same into other casks or packages, for exportation out of this state, such person shall forfeit and pay the sum of six dollars for every barrel.

spector.

And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the said commissioners, or a major part Power to of them, shall be, and are hereby empowered, at remove in any time, to displace or remove the said officer from his office, if the said commissioners, or the major part of them, shall see cause, and shall and may nominate and appoint another fit person to such office, during the residue of the year, who shall have power to execute the same office, according to the directions of this act, on his taking the said oath of office.

on board

And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the inspector of flour, appointed by this Flour to be act, shall, and is hereby directed, at the request of inspected any person who shall bring above ten casks in any vessels, if one vessel, to go on board such vessel, in the har, required. bour of the said city, and inspect the said flour on board, under the penalty of three dollars for every neglect or refusal.

And whereas, it may sometimes happen, that by reason of a great quantity of flour being brought at once to Charleston, the person who shall be appointed inspector of flour, cannot alone, with sufficient dispatch, inspect and brand all such flour; and as it is apprehended that the most likely means to support the credit of the inspection brand, is to make one inspector answerable:

Be it therefore further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the person to be choson and ap- Inspector pointed inspector of flour, shall or may, on such may apoccasions only, or in case of sickness, employ one sistants. or more persons, of good repute, and well qualified for such service, as assistants to assist him in

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