borne.

Fees; by whom feet. The fee for measuring and inspection, including the fee mentioned in section six, of lumber, shall be borne equally by buyer and seller, unless otherwise agreed.

Inspector to mark inspected lumber if re

quired.

ing.

(1520.) SEC. 12. Whenever required to do so, the inspector shall mark on each piece of lumber inspected by him, the quantity and quality thereof, using such letters or characters therefor as the inspector general may by rule prescribe. And the fee for such Fees for mark marking shall be ten cents in addition to that herein provided for the class of inspection, and shall be paid by the party requesting Orders for in- such marking to be done. All orders for inspection shall be filed in the office of the inspector general, and in districts with more than one office, the order shall be filed in that most convenient for the seller of the lumber; and returns thereto of such inspection must be made by the sub-inspector within twelve hours after the completion of such inspection, if practicable.

spection; when

filed.

Returns of inspection; when made.

Inspector's

record and the

spection; what

(1521.) SEC. 13. The inspector's record and the certificate of certificate of in- inspection shall show the names of the buyer and the seller, the place they shall show, and date of inspection, the quantity of each quality, and, if inspected for shipment by water, the name of the boat or vessel on which it was shipped, and the name of the sub-inspector by whom inspected. Such record or And such record, or a copy thereof, certified by the inspector genfacie evidence of eral or a deputy inspector, under the official seal of such inspector general, and every certificate of inspection, shall be prima facie evidence of the facts therein stated. All original tally-lists kept of inspection and measurement of lumber under the provisions of this act, shall be returned by the officer making such inspection with his return to the office of the inspector general.

copy, prima

the facts.

Tally-lists returned.

Who shall inspect; and how

be made.

(1522.) SEC. 14. No pine lumber sold for shipment by water, in inspection shall any district having an inspector general, shall be inspected by any person other than the inspector general, or a deputy or sub-inspector for such district. Nor shall it be inspected into any other qualities than such as are herein named, unless such lumber shall be manufactured to order, or under a contract, to be less than one inch or over two inches in thickness.

Persons dissatisfied with in

(1523.) SEC. 15. Whenever any person interested in an inspecspection to make tion of lumber by any inspector shall be dissatisfied with such complaint. inspection, such person shall make complaint thereof to the Duty of inspect inspector general, or deputy, who shall thereupon, without delay, inquire into the matter of such complaint, and determine upon the proper inspection to be made, and he shall substitute another sub-inspector to continue the work of such inspection, if either party interested therein shall require a change.

or general in. such cases.

(1524.) SEC. 16. Every person who shall willfully violate any of Penalty for violating provisions the provisions of this act shall, ou conviction thereof, be punished of this act. by a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars.

(1525.) SEC. 17. All acts and parts of acts contravening the Acts repealed. provisions of this act are hereby repealed.

SEC. 18. This act shall take immediate effect.

An Act to prevent the adulteration of milk, and to prevent the trafic in impure and

unwholesome milk.

[Approved March 31, 1871. Laws of 1871, p. 91.} .

tive to traffic in.

(1526.) SECTION 1. The People of the State of Michigan enact, Provisions relaThat any person or persons who shall knowingly sell, supply, or bring to be manufactured to any cheese manufactory in this State, any milk diluted with water, or in any way adulterated, or milk from which any cream has been taken, or milk commonly known as skimmed milk, or whoever shall keep back any part of the milk known as "strippings," or whoever shall knowingly bring or supply milk to any cheese manufactory that is tainted or sour from want of proper care in keeping pails, strainers, or any vessel in which said milk is kept, clean and sweet, after being notified of such taint or carelessness, or any cheese manufacturer who shall knowingly use or direct any of his employes to use, for his or their individual benefit, any cream from the milk brought to said cheese manufacturer, without the consent of all the owners thereof, shall, Penalty for viofor each and every offense, forfeit and pay a sum not less than ten dollars nor more than fifty dollars, with costs of suit, to be sued How sued for. for in any court of competent jurisdiction, for the benefit of the person or persons, firm or association, or corporation upon whom

such fraud shall be committed.

lating.

(1527.) SEC. 2. Act number seven of the session laws of eight- Acts repealed. een hundred and sixty-seven, and all laws contravening the provis

ions of this act, are hereby repealed.

SEC. 3. This act shall take immediate effect.

CHAPTER XXXIV.

WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.

Public standards

measures.

Chapter thirty-one of Revised Statutes of 1846.

(1528.) SECTION 1. The weights and measures, together with the of weights and scales and beams, and those made in conformity therewith, which are now or may hereafter be deposited in the Treasury of this State, shall be preserved by the Treasurer, and be the public standards.

(1529.) SEC. 2. The Treasurer of the State shall be the State Sealer of weights and measures, and he shall have and keep a seal, which shall be so formed as to impress the letter "M." upon the weights and measures, and scales and beams, to be sealed by him, with which he shall seal all such authorized public standards of weights and measures, and all the weights and measures, and scales and beams, to be provided by the several counties, when examined by said Treasurer, and found to be in conformity with the standard weights and measures, and scales and beams, aforesaid.

(1530.) SEC. 3. The board of supervisors for each county for which the same have not already been obtained, shall procure, for the use and at the expense of their county, a complete set of weights and measures, and scales and beams, in exact conformity with those remaining in the State Treasury, except that the same may be made of such suitable materials as the supervisors may direct, which shall be tried and proved by the said Treasurer, and by him sealed and certified.

(1531.) SEC. 4. When so sealed and certified, such weights and measures, scales and beams, shall be deposited with the county clerk, who shall be the sealer of weights and measures for the county, and the same shall be kept by him as the standard of

weights and measures for the county; and the said clerk shall also provide and keep a seal similar to the seal required to be kept by the State Treasurer, with which he shall seal the weights and measures, and scales and beams, to be provided by the several townships.

to be tried once

(1532.) SEC. 5. Once in every five years from the first day of County standard January, eighteen hundred and forty-five, each county clerk, for in five years. the time being, shall cause the said standards in his keeping to be tried, proved, and sealed by the State standards, under the direction of the State Treasurer.

standard to be

treasurer.

(1533.) SEC. 6. If the board of supervisors of any county which When county has not heretofore provided such standards, shall neglect for six procured by months to provide the same, and cause them to be tried and proved and sealed as aforesaid, and delivered to the clerk of the county, it shall be the duty of the clerk to notify the county treasurer of such neglect, and such county treasurer shall immediately provide such standards, and cause the same to be tried, proved, sealed, and deposited as aforesaid, at the expense of his county.

each township,

etc.

(1534.) SEC. 7. The township board of each township shall pro- Standard for cure to be made and provided, when it shall not heretofore have how procured, been done, for the use and at the expense of the township, a complete set of weights and measures, and scales and beams, in conformity with the standards kept by the clerk of the county, which shall be tried, proved, and sealed, and certified by the county clerk, by the standards remaining in his office, and such weights and measures, scales and beams, so tried, sealed, and certified, shall be delivered to and kept by the clerk of the township as standards for the township; such township standards to be made of such suitable materials as the township board shall direct; and the said board shall also provide a seal similar to the State seal, to be kept by the township clerk.

er, his duty.

(1535.) SEC. 8. The township clerk of each township shall be Township sealthe sealer of weights and measures therein, and shall have the care and custody of the standard weights and measures of his township, and shall seal weights and measures, scales and beams, used within his township, after having tried and proved them by the township standards.

(1536.) SEC. 9. The clerk of each township shall, once in each Ibid. year, some time in the month of April, put up a written notice in three of the most public places in the township, stating therein the time and place when and where he will attend such of the inhabitants as live within the limits described in the several notices

Compensation of township clerk.

When clerk to go to stores, etc.,

and measures.

aforesaid, and seal all such of their great and small scales, beams, weights and measures, as are found to be accurate, and as they shall bring for that purpose..

(1537.) SEC. 10. The township clerk shall be entitled to demand and receive from the person from whom the service is rendered, for trying, proving, and sealing as aforesaid, three cents for each scale, beam, weight, or measure found not to be conformable thereto, and two cents for each scale, beam, weight, or measure found to be conformable thereto.

(1538.) SEC. 11. The township clerk shall go, once in every and try weights' year, to the houses, stores, and shops of such merchants, traders, retailers of spirituous liquors, and of such other of the inhabitants of the township, using scales, beams, weights, and measures, for the purpose of buying and selling, as shall neglect to bring or send in their scales, beams, weights, and measures, and he shall there try, prove, and seal them.

Double fees.

when to be paid.

Fees of county. clerk, for sealing, etc.

When township clerk to procure standard.

Penalty on sealer for neglect, etc.

Vibrating steelyards.

(1539.) SEC. 12. For the services required in the last preceding section, the township clerk shall be entitled to demand and receive of such merchants, or other persons, double the fees herein before provided for the like services, together with four cents for every mile he shall necessarily travel for that purpose, going out and returning home.

(1540.) SEC. 13. The county clerk shall be entitled to receive from each township clerk a fee of three cents for the first sealing of every weight, measure, scale, or beam, and two cents for every subsequent sealing of the same.

(1541.) SEC. 14. If the township board of any township, after notice to them that the standard of weights and measures for the county have been deposited with the county clerk, shall neglect, for the space of six months, to provide standard weights and measures for their township, as above directed, it shall be the duty of the township clerk forthwith thereafter to procure the same at the expense of the township.

(1542.) SEC. 15. If any sealer of weights and measures shall neglect to perform his duty, as prescribed in this chapter, he shall forfeit, for each neglect, the sum of five dollars.

(1543.) SEC. 16. The vibrating steelyards, which have heretofore been allowed and used in this State, may continue to be used; but each beam, and the poises thereof, shall be annually tried, proved, and sealed, by a sealer of weights and measures, like other beams and weights.