The third quality of pork shall be denominated, "Cargo Pork," of which there shall not be in a barrel more than thirty pounds of head and four shoulders, and it shall otherwise be merchantable pork, and shall be branded on one head of each barrel, "Cargo Pork."

portation, how sorted.

30. [SEC. 1852.] All beef, to be repacked for exportation, shall be of fat cattle, and shall be cut into pieces, as square as may be, Beef for exand shall not exceed twelve, nor be less than four pounds weight; and all beef which shall be fat and merchantable, shall be sorted and divided into three different classes, to be denominated Mess, Prime and Cargo.

Mess shall consist of the choicest pieces of large, well-fattened beef, without hocks, shanks, clods or necks; each barrel to contain Mess beef. two hundred pounds of beef, and to be branded on the head, “Mess Beef." Prime beef shall consist of the choicest pieces of fat cat- Prime beef. tle, with not more than one-half neck, nor more than two flanks, with the hocks cut off the hind legs, in the smallest place above the joint, in a barrel, and branded, "Prime Beef," on one head.

Cargo beef shall be of fat cattle, with a proportion of good pieces, and not more than one-half of necks, three flanks, with the hocks Cargo beef. cut off in the same manner as in prime, in a barrel, and to be otherwise merchantable, and to be branded, "Cargo Beef." The Repacker shall not put less than two pecks of coarse salt and six ounces of saltpetre in each barrel, and shall fill it with pickle as strong as salt can make it.

fraud or neglect

31. [SEC. 1853.] If any Inspector shall be guilty of neglect or fraud, or shall in any way violate the duties, imposed on him by Penalty for law, he shall be liable to a fine of fifty dollars, to be recovered before of duty. any court of competent authority, one-half to the benefit of the informer; and, moreover, shall be liable for damages to any person aggrieved.

ing or changing

beef, or altering

marks after inspection.

32. [SEC. 1854.] If any person shall intermix, take out, or shift any beef or pork, packed and branded, as herein provided, or put penalty for mixin any other beef or pork, for sale or exportation, or alter, change or deface any brand or mark of any Inspector, said person shall, for every offense, pay a fine of forty dollars, one-half for the use of the informer; and, moreover, shall be liable for damages to any person aggrieved.

33. [SEC. 1855.] No Inspector nor Repacker of Beef and Pork Inspectors not shall buy or sell more than shall be necessary for his own consump- beef or pork.

tion.

to buy or sell

after being in

34. [SEC. 1856.] No beef or pork that shall have been inspected No beef or pork, and repacked, shall be taken from the stores and yards of the Inspectors, unless all the expenses be previously paid; and no owner or seller of beef and pork shall suffer the same, after inspection, to remain more than twelve hours exposed to the sun, or to bad weather.

spected, shall be removed until inspection fees are paid.

tion, etc.

35. [SEC. 1857.] The Inspectors and Repackers shall be entitled Fees for inspec- to demand and receive for every barrel of pork or beef they shall inspect, repack and salt, thirty-three cents and one-third, besides the price of the salt, saltpetre and other extra services.

Penalties, how appropriated.

1870-156-Ex-
tra session.

Appointment of
Inspectors.

36. [SEC. 1858.] All the proceeds of property forfeited and penalties incurred on the subject of the inspection of beef and pork, shall be one-half for the benefit of the Asylum for Orphan Boys in the city of New Orleans, and the other half for the person prosecuting in the name of the State.

INSPECTION OF FLOUR IN THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS.

37. [SEC. 1.] The Governor shall appoint, with the advice and consent of the Senate, five (5) Flour Inspectors, who shall constitute the Board of Flour Inspectors of the city and port of New Orleans. 38. [SEC. 2.] Said Inspectors shall hold their office during the Term of office. term of four (4) years, and each of them shall give bond, payable to the Governor or his successors in office, with two sufficient sureties, in the penal sum of five thousand ($5000) dollars, conditioned for the faithful performance of the duties required of them by law.

Bond.

Prohibition.

Board to reorganize.

By-laws.

Treasurer.

39. [SEC. 3.] The Inspectors themselves and the persons employed by them, are prohibited from dealing or trading in flour, either in their own names or in the names of others, in any manner whatever. 40. [SEC. 4.] It shall be the duty of the aforesaid Flour Inspectors to organize themselves as a Board, appointing one of their own number as President, another as Treasurer, and they shall have authority, when so organized, to establish rules, and to make bylaws for the regulation of members in the discharge of their duties, which by-laws or rules shall not be inconsistent with the Constitution and laws of this State, or of the United States. The Treasurer shall keep an accurate account of all the moneys received by the Board and disbursed by them, provide for the safe keeping of said moneys, and pay all expenses incurred, all bills of which are to be approved by the Board. He shall, at the end of each month, pay to each Inspector (all other demands upon the treasury being satisfied) equal portions of any moneys in his hands.

Duties of Flour

41. [SEC. 5.] It shall be the duty of the Flour Inspectors to inspect any lot or lots of flour imported in the city and port of New Inspectors. Orleans.

42. [SEC. 6.] All flour, imported or coming to the port of New Orleans for sale, shall be examined and inspected by the said Board Inspection. of Flour Inspectors for the purpose solely to ascertain its purity and soundness and to ascertain if it is of lawful weight, but not for the purpose of classification and grading; and if said flour is sound, pure wheat flour, and of fully legal weight, it shall be the duty of said Inspectors to put their official brand upon each barrel, but if Brand. not sound and of full weight, they shall refuse to brand it at all. Said examination may be made by said Inspectors in such portions of any parcel of flour as shall satisfy them of the character of the whole; and it may be made either on the levee or wharf, or in warehouse, as the owner or receiver of the flour may elect. The fee for this examination and inspection is fixed at two cents per barrel, whether branded or not, to be paid by the receiver or owner of the flour. It shall not be lawful to sell flour in this city and port of New Orleans, as sound and merchantable, unless each barrel has the official brand of said Inspectors. It shall also be the duty of said Inspectors to grade and classify flour, when called upon to do so by Grade and classeither buyers or sellers of flour, and to brand each barrel according

to such grade, if called upon so to do; and they shall have the right

Fees.

ification.

to charge and collect an additional fee, not to exceed two cents per Fees for classifi barrel, to be paid by the party demanding the inspection. An cation. appeal may be made by any party, feeling aggrieved, from any Appeal. decision of said Flour Inspectors, to the committee appointed by the Chamber of Commerce, whose decision shall be final; and it shall be the duty of said Flour Inspectors to obey and carry out said decision. 43. [SEC. 7.] No other person or persons shall have the right or privilege to inspect flour in the city of New Orleans, except the Powers excluaforesaid Board of Flour Inspectors of the city and port of New Orleans, and when, in any case, the said Inspectors are prevented from inspecting, as aforesaid, they shall be entitled to pay as though they had made the inspection, as required by law, and in all cases these fees shall be recoverable by suit in the name of the Board, before any court of competent jurisdiction in the parish of Orleans.

sive.

44. [SEC. 8.] All flour brought to this city for consumption Inspection, shall be inspected by the State Inspectors appointed by the Gov- when made. ernor, previous to its removal from the levee.

Flour, how in

45. [SEC. 1864.] For the inspection of flour the Inspector shall 1855-466. be provided with a half inch barrel auger, with which each barrel spected.

of flour shall be bored into, so as to satisfy himself of the quality of the flour; and if any flour shall be found on examination, to contain Penalty against a mixture of Indian meal or any other mixture, the person offering the same shall forfeit and pay the sum of four dollars for every barrel so mixed, and the flour shall be liable for the payment thereof.

owner in case of mixture.

Penalty for

altering the

46. [SEC. 1865.] If any person shall alter or erase any brand or mark of the Inspector, every person so offending shall forfeit and brand or mark pay the sum of fifty dollars for every such offense, one-half to the use of the person prosecuting for the same.

of Inspectors.

1867-327.

Three Inspec

tors of Hay to

be appointed by

the Governor.

Bond $5000.

1868-120.

All hay to be in

sale.

INSPECTION OF HAY IN THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS.

47. [SEC. 1866.] The Governor shall appoint, as provided by law, and by and with the consent of the Senate, three Inspectors of Hay for the city and port of New Orleans; provided, however, that the Governor shall have power to remove from office any such Inspector upon satisfactory proof made to him of negligence, incompetency or official misconduct.

Each of said Inspectors shall give bond, payable to the Governor or his successor in office, with two sufficient sureties, in the penal sum of five thousand dollars, conditioned for the faithful performance of the duties required of him, as provided by law.

48. [SEC. 1867.] It shall be the duty of said Inspectors of Hay to inspect all lots of hay in the city and port of New Orleans, on sp-cted prior to the levee or in store; they shall have a proper office, or offices, which shall be open from eight o'clock in the morning until four o'clock in the afternoon, where shall be kept a complete record of all inspections of hay made by each Inspector, disclosing the date of inspection, the name of the holder or owner of the hay inspected, gross or net weight, tare and classification; provided, that no hay shall be sold in the city and port of New Orleans until it has been once inspected, as provided for in this act, and that any person who shall sell hay in said city and port that has not been inspected as aforePenalty for neg- said, shall be liable to a penalty of one dollar for every bale of hay so sold, to be recovered with costs of suit in any court of competent jurisdiction.

lect.

1867-327.

Inspection.

Fees.

49. [SEC. 1868.] Such inspection shall consist in such an examination, weighing, classification and branding of hay, as shall be determined and fixed upon by the Chamber of Commerce of the city of New Orleans, and for such inspection said Inspectors shall be entitled to receive from the party requesting the same the sum of ten cents for each and every bale so inspected, and no more.

INSPECTION OF FLOUR, BEEF AND PORK IN THE PARISH OF JEFFERSON.

1855-465. Inspector of

50. [SEC. 1869.] It shall be the duty of the Governor to appoint a suitable person to be Flour, Beef and Pork Inspector in and for Flour, Beef and the parish of Jefferson.

Pork for Jeffer

son parish.

51. [SEC. 1870.] Said Inspector shall be entitled to the same fees as are now allowed to the Inspectors of Flour, Beef and Pork His fees. in and for the city of New Orleans.

52. [SEC. 1871.] He shall have and exercise the same rights, privileges and powers as are conferred by the several laws of this His powers and State upon the Inspectors of Flour, Beef and Pork for the city of New Orleans.

INSPECTION OF FLOUR AND OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES FOR THE TOWN
OF WASHINGTON.

duties.

appointed.

53. [SEC. 1872.] The Governor, with the advice and consent of the Senate, shall appoint an Inspector of Flour, who shall also 1855-372. fulfill the duties of Inspector of Weights and Measures, for the town Inspector to be of Washington, whose duties, compensation and penalties shall be the same as are now prescribed and are allowed by the existing His duties. laws, regulating the same in the city of New Orleans.

INSPECTION GENERALLY.

voluntary.

54. [SEC. 1873.] It shall be lawful for any owner, agent, consignee, or receiver of produce, to sell or ship the same, with or 1855–329. without inspection; provided, however, that the said owner, agent, Inspection to be consignee or receiver, shall be bound to have any produce offered for sale inspected, when inspection shall be demanded by the purchaser. Said inspection, when required, shall be made by the Inspector commissioned under the authority of the State.*

This section does not apply to Flour and Hay, as by the Act of 1868, 120, and 1870, 156, Extra Session, the inspection of these articles is compulsory.