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JUDGMENT AGAINST THE WEIGHMASTERS.
That Mr. Wm. Pope and Mr. Wm. Ray be Weighmasters instead of Knapp and Hoare. Present-Mr. Mayor, Mr. Sheriff Rowland, Mr. Recorder; Alden. Crone, Terry, Lavit, Ab. }'~rench, Broclesby; Mr. Wilson, Morrison, Austin, Croker, Mr. Com. Speaker (postea), Ald. Morley and Phillips. A Copy of the Judgment against Ald. Edmond Knapp and Ald. Edward Hoare, late Weighmasters of this City, pursuant to an order of 29 Oct., 1724: (Abstract.) "Whereas, an Act entitled An Act for Amending the Laws in relation to Butter, Tallow, and the Casks in which such goods are to be made up, and in relation to the curing of Hides and making up of beef and pork for exportation, and preventing the destruction of salmon, it is enacted that the former laws enacted to prevent frauds in making up butter and tallow have not due effect, and that the principle intent of the said act was that the trade of this nation should be taken care of by having the goods sent abroad in good order, which is said to be impracticable if butter and other goods are to be weighed by inland W eighmasters, not competent judges of the quality of such goods, or who have not that regard for the credit of the nation as weighmasters at places of export under the inspec- tion of merchants for whose credit it is to have such goods made up accord- ing to law. To obtain these good ends it was enacted, that in all cities and places of export, public weighouses should be erected, and W eighmasters appointed in all cities and towns corporate, except the cities of Dublin and Corke, subject to the regulations of said act; that said W eighmasters should have power to appoint a sufficient deputy, but that said weighouses and deputy should be first approved by the Mayor, &c., and that on and after 1 March, 1723, all butter casks should be made of good and seasoned Oak, Ash, and Sycamore, and so tight as to hold pickle ; to be weighed and branded by the weighmasters or their deputies. And that all butter to be sold or exported should be brought to some public weighouse, there to be proved and weighed by the weighmaster or his deputy, who are to inspect said goods before they mark them, to see the same be merchantable. And the several weighmasters are for their trouble, &c., allowed the follow- ing fees : viz., for marking and branding every empty cask, one penny; for
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