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inspections with credit, or entitle the merchant to preference in every foreign market: Be it therefore enacted So much of by the General Assembly, That so much of the act May 1780, c. 23, as relates passed in May, one thousand seven hundred and eigh- to flour rety, as relates to the inspection of flour, be, and the same pealed. is hereby repealed.

II. And be it farther enacted, That all flour, before Flour before it shall be exported, shall be first inspected and weigh- exported, ed at the public inspections of tax flour at Alexandria, shall be inFredericksburg, Richmond, Petersburg and West- spected. Point, by the inspectors to be appointed under an act Places of inof this present session of assembly for ascertaining cer- spection. tain taxes and duties, and for establishing a permanent revenue, who shall be allowed two-pence per barrel Fee for inspection. for their trouble, to be paid by the owner.

Marks when inspected.

III. And for ascertaining the condition of such flour How barrels as ought to pass inspection, and also the duty of the to be made. inspectors, Be it enacted, That the barrels shall be made of sound and well seasoned timber of a sufficient thickness, and be hooped with twelve hoops, and to contain not less than one hundred and ninety-six, nor Contents. more than two hundred and four pounds weight of nett flour. The inspectors shall mark on each cask by them inspected, the name of the miller, the name of the place where it is inspected, and the quality, whether superfine, fine, or seconds; and when the flour is thus marked, they shall grant to the owner a certificate of the number of barrels so by them inspected, distinguishing to be granttherein the quantities and qualities of each kind, which ed. shall entitle the owner to dispose of the same as flour

fit for exportation.

IV. And be it farther enacted, That for the conve

Certificates

tion.

niency of millers as well as shippers of flour who live Other places inconvenient to the public inspections, inspectors shall of inspec be appointed at the following places, to wit: NewCastle, York, Falmouth, Port-Royal, Hobb's-Hole, Colchester, Dumfries, Manchester, Osborne's, Pokahuntus, Nomony, Broadway, Low-Point in Surry, Suffolk, South-Quay, and Norfolk; and the county be appointcourts in which the above posts are, are hereby direct- ed. ed and empowered to appoint inspectors, who shall take an oath for the faithful performance of their duty, Their oath, and shall receive the same allowance for inspection,

and be subject to the same penalties for neglect, as the

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may be inspected at merchant mills;

Or at landing if caried by

water.

state.

inspectors at Alexandria, Fredericksburg, West-Point, Richmond and Petersburg: Provided nevertheless, That where any merchant mill is, or shall be situated on navigable water below the falls, that it shall and may be lawful for the owner of such mill or mills, to call on one of the inspectors of flour in the county where such mill is, who is hereby directed to attend and inspect the same, and grant certificates as in other cases.

V. And be it farther enacted, That all flour brought by water to the inspections aforesaid, may be inspected at the landings for the greater conveniency of the ownFlour ship- er for exportation; and all flour that shall be shipped ped uninfor exportation without being inspected as before dispected, for rected, (a certificate of which shall be produced on feited to the oath to the naval officer of the district) shall be liable to be seized by the said officer, and being prosecuted How to be before the court of the county where the seizure is made prosecuted. on the information of such officer and condemned by such court, shall, by the said officer, be sold for the benefit of the state, who shall receive for his reward ten packed, for- per centum on the sales, and after deducting his comfeited to the missions, pay the amount of such sales into the treasuIf refused for y. And all flour that shall be found on inspection to want of good be false packed; shall be forfeited and given to the poor casks, may of the parish; and where any shall be refused for the be re-pack- want of good casks, the owner shall be at liberty to repack it in good casks before it is removed from the public inspection.

Flour found to be false

poor.

ed in such.

CHAP. XXXVIII.

An act to recruit the Virginia line on the continental establishment.

ment, to be

Advance of

money.

I. BE it enacted by the General Assembly, That the Virginia line governor, with the advice of council, shall appoint some on continendiscreet officer or officers in the respective counties tal establishwithin this state, to recruit, by voluntary enlistments, recruited, for any number of soldiers not exceeding three thousand, two years for the term of two years, or during the war; each sol- or the war. dier to be not less than five feet four inches high, not being a deserter nor subject to fits, of able-body and sound mind, fit for immediate service. For every soldier enlisted as above described the recruiting officer Recruiting shall be entitled to the sum of forty shillings specie, expenses. The governor, with the advice of council, shall have power to advance any sum of money necessary for the full execution of this act, either to the officers aforesaid or to some other proper person in each respective county where the recruiting business shall be, first taking bond and good security if necessary, for the faithful application of the same. The men enlisted shall be entitled to subsistence from the day of their enlistment. II. And be it enacted, That every soldier who shall enlist to serve in the continental army for the term of Soldiers, enlisting for two years or during the war, shall be allowed the sum two years or of twenty dollars, to be paid down as soon as he is the war, ensworn for that purpose, and shall be entitled to all other titled to same immunities that other continental soldiers are. The bounty and immunities governor, with advice of council, shall appoint the place as other conof rendezvous, and also a proper officer to take a re- tinentalș. view of all the troops that are enlisted, and shall order the same to be marched on to join the army with all possible expedition. If upon a review any soldier shall be deemed unfit for service, except rendered so after enlistment by sickness or accident, the officer so recruiting him shall be responsible for the bounty money, or find another in his room. The time of service shall begin from the date of the review, and not soon

er.

III. And be it farther enacted, That where any person shall furnish one able-bodied man to serve in the

continental army for two years or during the war, and Person fur- shall deliver the same to any continental officer apnishing a soldier for two pointed to receive soldiers recruited in this commonyears or the wealth on or before the first day of July next ensuing; war, exemp- and also produce a receipt from the commissioner of the war office, such person shall receive a certificate for the same, and shall be exempted from militia and military duties for and during the term of service of such substitute.

ted from mi

litia duty.

Naval offi cers to re- · ceive the duties in their districts

Continuance of act.

Goods im

ported by

land, to be entered with

the sheriff,

CHAP. XXXIX.

An act to empower the naval officers to receive the duties in their several districts.

1. BE it enacted by the General Assembly, That all duties and customs which now are, or shall hereafter accrue due to this commonwealth upon ships, goods, wares and merchandizes, or any other articles whatsoever, by virtue of any law of this commonwealth, may and shall be paid to the naval officer of the district where such duty or custom is directed to be paid; and the respective naval officers are hereby required to collect, account for and pay into the public treasury, the amount of all such duties or customs, according to the several acts imposing the same, and under the pains and penalties therein contained.

II. And be it farther enacted, That this act shall continue and be in force from the passing thereof until the end of the next general assembly, and no longer.

III. And be it farther enacted, That where any goods are imported by land, except for private use, due entry shall be made to the sheriff of the county wherein they may be brought, who shall take bond from the importer to pay the duties agreeable to the time prescribed by law.

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CHAP. XL.

p. 151.]

An act for ascertaining certain taxes [[Chan, Rev. and duties, and for establishing a permanent revenue.

ers of the

I. BE it enacted by the General Assembly, That the Commission. sheriff, and in case there should be no sheriff, the first tax how to acting magistrate of each county within this common- be appointwealth, shall annually appoint some day in the month ed. of February, or at any time before the fifteenth day of the next succeeding month, if prevented from holding such courts in the said month of February by any accidents, from and after the passing of this act, on which a court shall be held in his said county, and the said sheriff or magistrate, as the case may be, shall give notice thereof to the justices and to the clerk of his said county, who shall attend at the court-house thereof on the day appointed, if fair, if not, on the next fair day, and the said justices shall then and there appoint three reputable freeholders resident in their said county, to be commissioners for ascertaining the value of all lands within the same, except the lands belonging to the said commissioners, which shall be valued by two justices to be appointed by the respective courts, who shall proceed in the same manner, and be allowed the same pay and be liable to the same penalties, as directed in the case of commissioners by this act, which said commissioners, before they enter upon the duties of their office, shall take the following oath or affirmation, to wit: "I, A. B. do solemnly swear (or affirm as the case may be) that I will truly, candidly and impartially ascertain and fix the value of the several kinds of land within my county, as the same shall be worth in specie, if sold for ready money, separately from other lands, after giving reasonable public notice, according to the best of my judgment: So help me God." Which oath or affirmation shall be administered by any ma- Their duty gistrate within the county, and the two commissioners first named in the appointment of the court shall proceed to take an account in writing of the quantity of land belonging to all persons within their said county, except as before excepted, and also of the name of the

Their oath

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