Sec. 53. The commissioners shall keep a record of their doings, and make report thereof to the next annual session of the legislature, on or before the tenth day of January, unless sooner required by the governor; and such record, or an abstract thereof shall be printed in the annual volume of transactions of the state board of agriculture.

Sec. 54. The governor, with the advice and consent of the council, may terminate the commission when, in his judgment, the public safety may permit.

BEEF AND PORK.

Revised Statutes of 1871, Chapter 38.

Sec. 1. The governor, with advice of council, when a vacancy occurs, shall appoint some skillful person to be inspector general of beef and pork, removable at pleasure; and he shall be sworn and give bond with sufficient sureties in the sum of four thousand dollars to the treasurer of state for the faithful discharge of his duties, before entering thereon.

Sec. 2. The inspector general shall appoint one or more deputies in every port in this state, whence beef and pork are exported, and a convenient number in the several counties; and shall be responsible for their neglect or misconduct whilst acting under him; and when the office of inspector general becomes vacant, they may continue to discharge the duties of the office, until a successor is appointed; and they shall be accountable to the state.

Sec. 3. Every deputy shall be duly sworn and give bond to the inspector general, with sureties to his satisfaction, for the faithful performance of his duty, in a sum not less than three hundred, nor more than one thousand dollars; and the bond shall be so expressed as to inure to the use of the state, for the time the deputy exercises his duties during a vacancy in the office of inspector general.

Sec. 4. No inspector or deputy shall be concerned, directly or indirectly, in the beef or pork business, or in buying or selling it for barreling, so long as he holds such office. Any one violating the provisions of this section, shall forfeit twenty

dollars, and forever after be disqualified from holding such office.

Sec. 5. The inspector general, within the county where he resides, or his deputy within the district for which he is appointed, shall, as soon as may be, within twenty-four hours after request, attend at any suitable place for the purpose of inspecting any quantity of beef or pork, or both, exceeding five barrels; and commence thereon, as soon as a convenient, strong, and secure place is provided by the party claiming such inspection, and the key thereof lodged with him; and it shall be his duty to keep the said key, until such beef or pork is packed, or repacked, salted, coopered, and branded, or otherwise prepared for exportation as provided in this chapter.

Sec. 6. Such officer shall not be liable for neglecting or refusing to commence upon any inspection or other service, before all the charges for inspecting, cutting, salting, coopering, and branding such beef or pork are either paid or satisfactorily secured to him.

Sec. 7. When the inspector or his deputy has inspected and assorted any beef or pork, as hereinafter directed, he shall with the assistance, if necessary, of laborers and coopers in his employ, and for whose conduct he shall be responsible, cut, weigh, pack, salt, and cooper said beef and pork in barrels or half barrels, as hereinafter required.

Sec. 8. No beef shall be packed or repacked in barrels or half barrels for exportation, unless it is of fat cattle not under two years old; and all such beef shall be cut into pieces, as nearly square as may be, and of not more than eight nor less than four pounds in weight, except where otherwise expressly provided. Sec. 9. Excepting as provided in the tenth and twelfth sec-.. tions, all beef which the inspector or his deputy on examination finds to have been killed at a proper age, and otherwise good and merchantable, shall be by him divided into five different sorts for packing or repacking; to be denominated and branded mess, number one, prime, cargo, and hearts and cheeks.

Mess beef shall consist of oxen, cows, and steers well fattened of three years old and upwards, and weighing six hundred pounds and upwards; the shin, shoulder, clod and neck shall be taken from the fore quarters, and the leg and leg round from the hind quarters; and each barrel and half barrel, containing beef of this description, shall be branded on one of the heads with the words, "mess beef."

Number one shall consist of oxen, cows, steers, and heifers not under three years old and weighing not under four hundred pounds, and to average five hundred and twenty pounds, without any necks or shanks. On one head of each barrel or half barrel, containing beef of this description, shall be branded "number one."

Prime beef shall consist of fat cattle of all descriptions, not before mentioned, of two years old and upwards, bulls excepted, with not more than half a neck, and two shanks, and without any hocks; each barrel and half barrel of which shall be branded, "prime beef."

Cargo beef shall consist of those parts of beef, which are excluded from mess, number one, and prime, not including hearts and cheeks; and shall be packed and inspected by the inspector general, or his deputy, in the same manner as No. 1, or prime, and branded "cargo beef;" first taking from the parts excluded as aforesaid, namely, from the end of the neck not less than four pounds nor more than six, and from the shank and shin of each quarter not less than four pounds nor more than eight; which pieces thus taken off shall not be exported from this state.

The hearts and cheek pieces of beef may be inspected and packed as aforesaid, and shall be branded, "hearts and cheeks."

Sec. 10. The inspector or his deputy may also, at the request of the owner or agent, inspect and pack the following descriptions of beef, viz:

Oxen of four years old and upwards and weighing seven hundred pounds and upwards, excluding the same parts as for mess beef, to be branded "extra mess ;" and