Page images
PDF
EPUB

An Act regulating the assize of Lime Casks, and the Inspecting

SECTION

of Lime.

[blocks in formation]

SECTION

5. Penalty for selling or exporting unless branded.

6. Penalty for fraud of inspector.

7. Penalty for counterfeiting brand, &e. 8. Penalties how recovered.

9. Inspector to prosecute for breaches.

It is enacted by the General Assembly, as follows:

SECTION 1. All stone lime which shall be burnt in this state, shall be offered or exposed to sale in casks of the following dimensions, to wit: each cask shall be twenty-seven inches and three quarters of an inch in length between the heads, and the heads eighteen inches in diameter, and of sufficient bulge to contain thirty-six gallons, and hooped with not less than eight good hoops; and each cask shall be well filled with lime.

SEC. 2. The various qualities of lime shall be designated by the following names, viz: "jointa," "first quality,” “second quality,” “refuse ;" and shall also be designated with the names of the present owners of the ledges of rock from which the same shall be burnt; and be so branded that the name of the owner of the ledge and the quality of the lime shall form one brand, and be made by one impression; which brand shall be used by the inspector or his deputies only. Each cask shall also be branded with the word "inspected," and with the initials of the name of the person branding the same.

SEC. 3. The general assembly shall annually appoint one general inspector, with power to appoint one or more deputies; which deputies shall hold their offices until the next election of general inspector, notwithstanding the death of such general inspector may happen before said election, unless removed by the general inspector. And it shall be the duty of such inspector or his deputies to see that the casks are of lawful size, and properly filled and branded as provided in the first section of this act. And before proceeding in the duties of his said office, the general inspector and each of his deputies shall take his engagement before a justice of the peace for the due performance thereof.

SEC. 4. The burner of lime shall pay the inspector or his deputy, for inspecting and branding, filling not included, the sum of two cents for each and every cask he may inspect, and for filling the same, two cents in addition.

SEC. 5. If any person shall offer for sale in or export from this state, any cask of stone lime burnt therein which shall not have been branded as required by this act, he shall forfeit the sum of ten dollars.

SEC. 6. If any inspector or deputy inspector shall brand any lime cask contrary to the provisions of this act, he shall forfeit the sum of five dollars for each cask so branded.

SEC. 7. Every person who shall counterfeit the brand of any inspector or deputy inspector appointed as aforesaid, or shall imprint any cask of lime with his brand without his consent first had and obtained in writing, or shall fill any cask a second time which has before been filled and branded, without first causing the former brand to be cut out, shall forfeit the sum of one hundred dollars for every cask so branded or so filled.

SEC. 8. Penalties incurred under this act shall and may be recovered by action of debt, before any court of competent jurisdiction.

SEC. 9. The inspector and each of his deputies are hereby enjoined to prosecute for every breach of this act which may come to their knowledge.

An Act to regulate the Measuring of Grain, Salt and Sea Coal.

[blocks in formation]

It is enacted by the General Assembly, as follows:

SECTION 1. The towns of Newport, Bristol, Warren, Warwick, East-Greenwich, North-Kingstown and North-Providence shall, and any other towns may, at any annual meeting for the choice of town officers, elect in each of said towns not exceeding two persons, to be measurers of grain, salt, shorts and sea coal. The city council of the city of Providence at the time of the election of city officers, shall elect at least two such measurers for said city.

SEC. 2. Such measurers shall be engaged as other town officers are; and they shall measure or cause to be measured in their presence, and shall certify the measure of all corn, rye,

oats, barley and other grain, and all shorts, salt and sea coal, imported into such town from without the limits of this state, that shall be sold and delivered from any vessel or water craft in said town, in any quantity exceeding twenty-five bushels at one sale, to one person or company; and the said measurers are hereby authorized and empowered to appoint so 'many deputy measurers aforesaid, and to employ so many assistants as they may deem expedient.

SEC. 3. Said measurers shall have and receive as compensation, for every bushel of grain, shorts, salt or sea coal aforesaid, by them measured and certified, where the same shall exceed one hundred and fifty bushels, one half of one cent per bushel, and for any quantity less than one hundred and fifty bushels, one cent per bushel; to be paid by the vender upon a tender of the certificate of the measurers; the vender charging one half of the same to the purchaser, unless otherwise by them agreed: provided, however, that no measurer shall be entitled to receive more than one half of one cent per bushel for measuring, when the quantity shall exceed one hundred and fifty bushels, delivered from the same vessel.

SEC. 4. It shall be the duty of the said measurers or deputies to measure and certify as aforesaid, in all cases of sale and delivery of said articles in the towns where they are appointed, in quantity aforesaid, from any store or other places of selling in said towns, whenever a dispute shall arise between the seller and purchaser, if called on for that purpose by either party; for which duty they shall receive the same compensation, and payable in like manner as herein before provided.

SEC. 5. Every person who shall sell and deliver from any vessel or water craft in said towns, any such grain, shorts, salt or sea coal, in a quantity exceeding twenty-five bushels, at one sale and delivery, without having the same duly measured and certified as aforesaid by one of the said measurers, or shall refuse to permit a measurer or deputy to measure such articles when sold from any water craft, shall forfeit and pay the sum of fifty dollars for every such offence; to be recovered in an action of debt before any court of competent jurisdiction; one half thereof to and for the use of the person who shall sue for the same, and the other half to the use of the town where the offence shall be committed: provided, however, that nothing in this act shall be construed to apply to or affect the sale, delivery or measuring of any of said articles, in the sale whereof it shall have been contracted by the seller

and purchaser, that the same shall be sold and delivered at custom-house measure; the same being measured under the inspection of a custom-house inspector.

SEC. 6. If any measurer or any deputy measurer shall, after being duly requested to perform any of the duties prescribed by this act, and after tender of his fees therefor, refuse or neglect so to do, he shall forfeit and pay the sum of ten dollars for every such offence; to be recovered in an action of debt before any justice of the peace within the town where the offence shall be committed; one half thereof to the person who shall prosecute and sue therefor, and the other half to the use of said town where such neglect occurred.

SEC. 7. All grain sold, where the contract is that it shall be delivered by weight, shall be exempted from the above law.

An Act to prevent Frauds and Abuses in the Sale of Hoops.

SECTION

1. Assize of hoops established.

2. Certain towns to choose viewers of hoops annually-duty of viewershoops forfeited in case, &c.

3 Bundles to contain twenty-five each

SECTION

to be sold by nett hundreds-forfeited in case.

4. Penalty for shipping hoops not surveyed.

5. Viewers' fees.

It is enacted by the General Assembly, as follows:

SECTION 1. All hoops made or brought into any town in this state and offered for sale as hogshead hoops, shall be at least one half thereof eleven feet and a half in length, and the other half not less than ten feet in length; and all those offered for barrel hoops shall hold out one with another at least seven feet and a half in length, and be of such size and substance as shall be sufficient for locking at the small end, and be otherwise suitable for immediate working.

SEC. 2. Each town where hoops are usually sold or exported, shall annually choose two or more viewers of hoops, who shall be under oath for the faithful performance of their trust, and whose business and duty it shall be to view and examine all hoops that may be offered for sale in or exported from this state; and whenever they shall view and find any hoops so offered for sale or to be exported fall short in the length aforesaid, or not of such size and substance as by this act is required, they shall be condemned and sold at auction by the officer who shall view the same, within twenty-four hours after giving notice to the owner thereof; and one quarter part of the money arising from the sale shall be applied to and for the use of the town where they shall be sold, and the

remainder, after paying thereout unto the viewer of such hoops his fees, shall be returned to the owner.

SEC. 3. All hoops shall be put up in bundles, to contain twenty-five each, and be sold by nett hundreds: when the officer viewing shall find any fraud in the bundles by their not containing the full number, every such bundle shall be condemned as forfeited, to be sold by the viewer in manner aforesaid; the money, after paying the viewer his fees, shall be by him lodged in the town treasury of the town where they are sold for the use of the town.

SEC. 4. If any person shall ship for exportation out of this state, any hoops which have not been duly surveyed and allowed to be merchantable agreeably to this act, he shall forfeit and pay the sum of three dollars and thirty-three cents for every thousand so shipped; to be recovered by any viewer of hoops in the town where they shall be so shipped, in an action of debt; one half to and for the use of the state, and the other to and for the use of the viewer who shall sue for the same.

SEC. 5. Viewers of hoops shall receive at and after the rate of twenty-five cents for every thousand they shall view and examine; and if the hoops shall be adjudged good and merchantable, the buyer shall pay the same.

An Act to prevent Frauds in the Tare of Butter Firkins or Tubs.

SECTION

1. Butter firkins to be branded-in what

manner.

2. No butter to be offered for sale in firkins, &c., unless branded.

SECTION

3. Penalty for offering for sale in firkin, &c., not branded-penalty for offering for sale in firkins, &c., over marked or branded.

It is enacted by the General Assembly, as follows:

SECTION 1. Every person who shall make or bring into this state any butter firkins or tubs, shall brand or mark each one of the same with the weight thereof, and with the initial letters of his name, in a plain and enduring manner, before he offers the same for sale.

SEC. 2. No person shall offer for sale any butter by the firkin or tub, unless each tub and firkin shall be branded or marked as afore provided.

SEC. 3. Every person who shall offer for sale any butter firkin or tub before the same shall be marked or branded as required in the first section of this act, or any butter by the firkin or tub, in any firkin or tub not marked or branded as aforesaid, or in any firkin or tub which shall weigh more than

« PreviousContinue »