be, delivered of a bastard child, and shall neglect or refuse to charge any person with being the father of such child, within thirty days after such child is born, according to the provisions of the first section of chapter sixty-seven of the Revised Statutes, to which this is an addition, (§ 1 of this chap.) then the overseer of the poor of the town which is charged, or likely to be charged, with the support of such child, may make a written complaint against such single woman, to some justice of the county, setting forth such facts, and thereupon the justice shall issue his warrant against such single woman, to bring her before him to be examined upon oath. (Sec. 1 of No. 24 of 1843.)

SECT. 18. The justice, when such single woman is brought before him, shall examine her upon oath and take her examination in writing, and thereupon issue his warrant, and cause the person, by her charged with being the father of said bastard child, to be brought before him, and the same proceedings thereon had, as are provided in the act to which this is an addition, as though such single woman had made a complaint in writing under oath, as therein provided, against the person charged by her with being the father of said child. (Sec. 2 of No. 24 of 1843.)

SECT. 19. The answer or testimony of such single woman, upon the examination aforesaid, shall not subject said single woman to a prosecution or conviction under chapter ninety-nine, section two, of the Revised Statutes, (being sec. 2 of chap. 108 of this compilation.) (Sec. 3 of No. 24 of 1843.)

SECT. 20. The proceedings against the person charged with being the father of said child, shall be in the name of the overseer of the poor of the town, prosecuting such complaint. (Sec. 4 of No. 24 of 1843.)

SECT. 21. No compromise made with, or discharge given to, such person so charged, or payment made to such woman, without the consent of the overseer of the poor, shall be good and valid, as against him, or if made or given after such overseer shall have commenced a prosecution, or taken upon himself the control or management of any prosecution by such woman, commenced as provided in the act to which this is an addition. (Sec. 5 of No. 24 of 1843.)

SECT. 22. If such woman or other person shall at any time give sufficient security for the support of such child, and pay the costs and expenses for the support of such child, the proceedings in the case shall be discontinued and the powers granted to the overseer shall cease. (Sec. 6 of No. 24 of 1843.)

TITLE XXI.

Inspection of provisions and manufactures.
Weights and measures.

The standard weight of grain.

The money of account.

The time of payment of sundry contracts, and of actions on negotiable instruments.

Limited partnerships.

CHAPTER 72.

INSPECTION OF PROVISIONS AND MANUFACTURES.

COMPILED FROM

Chap. 68 of the Revised Statutes, pp. 352-361.

1. Inspector general of beef and pork, to be 27. Penalties to be recovered by action on the

22. If owner suffers beef, &c. to be exposed, 47. Penalty for selling sole leather not inspected.

SECTION

50. Penalty for bringing into the state, for sale,

boots, &c. made of bad leather.

IRON.

51. Bar iron to be stamped, &c.

52. Penalty for selling without stamp.

NAILS.

53. Nails and brads, how packed and marked. 54. Penalty for selling nails, &c. by the cask, unless packed and branded.

SECTION

bilge.

63. Penalty for selling without mark.
64. Suit to be commenced in thirty days.

HOOP POLES, STAVES AND HEADING. 65. Staves, what shall be deemed merchantable, 66. Heading, what shall be deemed merchantable.

67. Hoop poles, what shall be deemed merchantable.

68. Towns may appoint cullers,

55. Penalty for selling, when mixed with waste 69. Culler's fees. iron, &c.

56. Penalty for counterfeiting brand, &c. 57. Penalties, how collected, &c.

LIME.

58. Lime, packed in casks for sale, how packed
and marked.

59. Penalty for selling in cask not marked.
60. Penalty for altering mark, &c.
61. Penalties given to town.

BARRELS AND OTHER CASKS. 62. Manufacturer's name to be branded on the

HOPS.

70. Town authority may appoint inspector of hops.

71. Inspector to inspect and mark hops packed

for market.

72. Penalty for fraud in packing, inspecting or marking.

73. Fees of inspector.

SALT.

74. Measurers of salt may be appointed in each town-their fees, &c.

BEEF AND PORK.

SECTION 1. There shall be an inspector general of beef and pork, to be appointed by the governor, and to be by him removed at pleasure.

*

SECT. 2. The inspector general aforesaid, before entering on the duties of his office, shall give bonds, with sufficient sureties, to the treasurer of the state, in the penal sum of one thousand dollars, for the faithful discharge of his duty.

SECT. 3. The inspector general aforesaid, shall appoint one deputy inspector in each county, to be by him removed at pleasure; and for whose acts such inspector general shall be responsible, and shall take bonds from each deputy.

SECT. 4. The inspector general and each deputy inspector shall, before entering upon the duties of his office, be sworn to a faithful discharge of his duty.

SECT. 5. Each deputy inspector shall make return to the inspector general, at such time as he shall direct, of the number of barrels and half barrels of beef or pork inspected by such deputy and the inspector general shall, in the month of October, annually, return to the governor the whole number of barrels and half barrels of beef or pork inspected by him and his deputies, designating the different sorts of each, and the places where inspected.

SECT. 6. All barrels, in which beef or pork shall be packed or repacked, shall be made of good seasoned white oak or white ash staves and heading, free from every defect-the barrels to measure seventeen and a half inches between the chimes, and to be twentyeight inches long, to be covered three-fourths of the length with

*Sections 1 to 27 are the same with the corresponding sections of chap. 68 of R. S.; the desig nation at the end of each is therefore omitted.

good hickory or other substantial hoops, leaving one fourth in the centre-the staves and heads to be made of good, thick stuff-the heads not less than three-quarters of an inch thick, and each stave on each edge at the bilge not less than half an inch thick, and at each chime not less than half an inch thick when finished-the hoops to be well set and driven, and the barrels to be branded on the bilge with the first letter of the christian name, and the surname at length, of the manufacturer, and shall contain two hundred pounds weight of beef or pork.

SECT. 7. Each half barrel shall contain not less than fifteen, nor more than sixteen gallons; and made in proportion to, and of like materials as a barrel, and to contain one half the quantify, of beef or pork of a barrel.

SECT. 8. All beef, which the inspector general or his deputy shall, on examination, find to have been killed at a proper age, and to be fat and otherwise good and merchantable, shall be divided into five different sorts, for packing into tierces, barrels or half barrels, to be denominated and branded, respectively, mess, navy mess, number one, prime and cargo.

SECT. 9. Mess beef shall consist of the choice pieces of oxen or steers, well fatted, and weighing six hundred pounds and upwards -the shin, shoulder, clod, and not less than eight pounds of the neck shall be taken from each fore quarter, and the leg and leg rand from each hind quarter; and each tierce, barrel or half barrel of this description shall be branded on one of the heads, mess beef.

SECT. 10. Navy mess beef shall consist of the choice pieces of oxen, steers, cows and heifers, weighing four hundred pounds or more, and to average five hundred and fifty pounds-the shin, shoulder, clod and neck shall be taken from the fore quarters, and the legs and leg rand from the hind quarters-the beef to be cut in pieces weighing as near eight pounds each as possible, and branded navy mess.

SECT. 11. Number one beef shall consist of choice pieces of oxen, steers, cows and heifers, not under four hundred pounds weight, and to average five hundred and twenty pounds weight, without any shanks, and not more than six pounds of the neck of each fore quarter on one head of each tierce, barrel or half barrel of beef of this description, shall be branded, No. 1.

SECT. 12. Prime beef shall consist of fat cattle of all descriptions, not before mentioned, (bulls excepted) with not more than half a neck and two shanks, and without any hocks-each tierce, barrel and half barrel of beef, of this description, shall be branded, prime.

SECT. 13. Cargo beef shall consist of those pieces of beef which are excluded from mess, navy mess, number one, and prime, above mentioned, (not including hearts and cheek pieces, and taking from the end of each neck not less than four pounds nor more than six pounds, and from the shank and shin of each quarter not less than four pounds nor more than eight pounds, which pieces thus taken off shall not be exported from this state,) and to be branded, cargo.

SECT. 14. Every barrel of beef shall be well salted with seventyfive pounds of clean Saint Ubes, Isle of May, Lisbon, or Turk's

Island salt, or other salt in such quantity as shall be equivalent thereto, exclusive of a pickle made of fresh water as strong as salt will make it; and to each barrel of beef shall be added six ounces of saltpetre, and each half barrel of beef shall be salted with one half the quantity of salt before mentioned, and three ounces of saltpetre.

SECT. 15. The hearts and cheek pieces of beef may be inspected, and, when inspected, shall be branded, hearts and cheeks.

SECT. 16. There shall be four qualities of pork, known and distinguished by the names of mess, one hog, prime and cargo pork. Mess pork to consist of the sides of good fat hogs only-one hog to be one hog and no more in a barrel-prime pork to consist of not more than three shoulders, the legs being cut off at the knee joint, and shall not contain more than twenty-four pounds of head, which shall have the ears and snouts cut off, the snouts cut off to the opening of the jaws, and the brains and bloody gristle taken out of the heads, and the rest of the pork, to constitute a barrel of prime, shall be made up of side pieces, neck and tail pieces; and on one head of each barrel of such pork shall be branded, prime pork. Cargo pork shall consist of not more than thirty pounds of head and four shoulders, and shall be otherwise merchantable pork.

SECT. 17. Each barrel and half barrel of pork shall be salted and pickled with the same weight of salt and the same kind of pickle as is in this chapter provided for packing and salting beef, and every barrel or half barrel of pork shall, when inspected, be branded in the same manner as is provided for branding beef, designating the different qualities or denominations, herein described.

SECT. 18. On one head of each tierce, barrel or half barrel, in which beef or pork is packed or repacked, and inspected, agreeably to the provisions of this chapter, shall be branded, in legible characters, the weight of beef or pork it contains, with the first letter of the christian name, and the surname, at length, of the inspector, who shall have inspected the same, and the year, in figures, when the same shall have been inspected, with the addition of "Vermont :" and every barrel or half barrel shall also be branded with the name of the person for whom the same was packed.

SECT. 19. If the inspector general, or any deputy inspector, shall brand any cask, containing beef or pork, which he had not inspected, or shall falsely or deceitfully brand the same in the manner herein before provided, he shall, for every cask so branded or falsely branded by him, forfeit and pay ten dollars to the treasury of the state.

SECT. 20. If any person shall intermix, take out or shift any beef or pork from any cask inspected or branded, as by this chapter is required, or put into such cask any other beef or pork for sale or exportation, or if any person, not an inspector, after the inspection, packing and branding, shall alter or deface any brand, he shall pay a fine of twenty dollars to the treasury of the state.

SECT. 21. The inspector general, or his deputy, shall be paid, for every barrel of beef or pork he may inspect and brand, the sum of ten cents, and for every half barrel the sum of six cents, exclusive of cooperage, to be paid by the owner thereof. The inspector general shall receive from every deputy he may appoint, one cent for