414 L A IV S of North-Carolina.
Manner of in-fpefiing
and
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Manner of ap-pointing
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J. D. 1768. Aftion xipon the Cafe of the Party grieved, to recover fiKh Damages as he or fhe
(hall have thereby fuftained, together with his or her full Coils, at the Eleftion of
fuch Party : And all Infpedors Ihall uncafe and break every Hogfhead and Cafk
of Tobacco brought to them to be infpedled as aforefaid ; and if they fhall agree
that the Hime is good, found, and well conditioned, merchantable, and clear of
Tradi, then fuch Tobacco fliall be weighed in Scales with Weights of the lawful
Standard ; and the Hogfhead or Cafk fhaii be ftamped and marked, in the Presence
of the laid Ini'pedors, or one of them, with the Name of the Warehouie, and alio
the Tare of the Cafk, and the Quantity of Nett Tobacco therein containeti : But if
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^^^^ ^"^^^ ^^° infpedtors fhall at any Time difagree concerning the Quality of any
their'own ToDucco reccivcd by them, they ihall, without Delay, call from the ntareft In-fpeilion
another Inipedtor, who ihall determine the Difference, and pafs or rtjt<5fc
fuch Tobacco : And where any Infpcftor fhall happen to be fick, cr unable to
attend his Duty, in that Cafe it fh.li be lawful for any Inipeftor at any other Ware-houfe
to view, infpect, and pais Tobacco in his Room : And when any Infpector
fhall bring his own Tobacco to the Warehouie whereof he is Infpector, the iame
Ihall not be pafTed or ilamped until it be fnft examined, and found qualified and
good as aforefaid, by the other Infpector there attending, and one or both Infpcc-tors
irom Ibme other Warehoufe, as the Cale may require.
XV. AND be ii further Enacted, by the Authority aforehid. That it ihall and
may be lawiul for any Magiftrate of the County wherein any Perfon appointed to
the Office of Infpeftor fliall happen to die, be removed, or otherv. ife difabied to act
in the laid Office, en Application made, to i0ue a Summons to any Two other
Juftices of the faid County ; who, together with himielf, or any Two of them,.
Ihall, and they are hereby authorized and' required, to nominate and appoint one
other Perlbn to ofliciate as Inl'pector, in the Room of the Infpector lb dead or dil-abled
as alorefaid ; which faid Infpector ihall be under the like Rules and Reilric-tions
as other Infpectors appointed by the Court ; which faid Inipector fhall continue
to execute the faid Office until the Court of the laid County fhall make further
Appointment, or till the Diiabiiity of the former Infpector be removed, as the Cale
may be.
XVL AND be it further EnaEled^ That for all fuch Tobacco as ihall be brought
to any of the faid Warehoules, the Infpectors thereof, after having inipected and
weighed the fame, fhall be obliged to deliver to the Perfon bringing the fame, as
many Promifory Notes, under their Hands, as fhall be required, lor the full Quan-tity
of Tobacco received by them \ in v/hich iliall be exprefled, whether the I'obacco
fo received be fweet-fcented, or Oronoko, ftemmed or leaf; which Notes fliall bear
Date the Day iuch Tobacco was palled, and fliall be, and are hereby declared to
be current in Tobacco Payments, according to the Species expreficd in fuch Notes,
and ihall be transferable fre)m one to another in all I'uch Payments, and fliall be paid
by the Ini'pectors who iigned the fame, upon Demand : And lor every Hogiliead
of Tobacco brought to any Public Warehoufe for the Difcharge of any Public of
private Debt, in good Caik, of fuch Dimenfions as herein alter exprefled, there
Ihall be allowed, by the Infpector thereof, to the Perfon bringing the fame, Three'
Shillings and Nine Pence for each Hogihead ; Snd the Infpectors ihall be, nnd they
are hereby obliged, to make every Hogfhead by them paid away, in Difcharge of
any Iuch Notes by them G;iven, to contain One Thoufand Pounds of Nett Tobacco^
ac leaft ; and ibr every fuch He gfhead of Tobacco by them paid away, well lined''
and nailed, fit for fliipping, there fliall be paid by the Perfon receiving the fime,.
Five ShiUings for infpecting, and Six Pence ibr Nails; which lain Six Pence the-faid
Infpectors fliall and may retain in their own Flands, to reimburfe them the Ex-pence
oV providing Nails; and the Perfon demanding or receiving Tobacco in Dif-charge
of Notes as aforefaid, fliall allow the Infpectors Thirty Pounds of Tobacco.'
for each HogPnead fo received for the Caflc ; and Tv/o Pounds of Tobacco for every;'
Hundred contained in fuch Notes, and proportionably for a greater or lefTer Qiian-tity,
for Shrinkage and Wafleage, if the faid Tobacco be paid within Two Months'
attep"
jfnffeOoTS to i;iv«
Sotss for I'obac.
jjafftd.
Cnrent in Tub.
payments.
Alli^wance for
Cafit.
To make esch
wtieh 1000 lbs
Nttt.
j^Hiwancc for
Na,!r, Cdlk, and
Sfuinkags.
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