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ounces of saltpetre in each barrel, and shall fill it with pickle as strong as salt can make it.

1853. Inspectors Neglect or Fraud, Penalty.-If any inspector shall be guilty of neglect or fraud, or shall in any way violate the duties imposed on him by law, he shall be liable to a fine of fifty dollars, to be recovered before any court of competent authority, onehalf to the benefit of the informer; and, moreover, shall be liable for damages to any person aggrieved.

1854. Changing Contents of Inspection, Brands, etc., Penalty. If any person shall intermix, take out, or shift any beef or pork, packed and branded, as herein provided, or put in 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.

1855. Inspector not to Deal in Beef and Pork.-No inspector and repacker of beef and pork shall buy or sell more than shall be necessary for his own consumption.

1856. Exposure of Beef, etc.-No beef or pork that shall have been inspected 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.

1857. Inspection Fees, etc.--The inspectors and repackers shall be entitled 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.

1858. Penalties, How Appropriated. 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.

1859 to 1865 inclusive were amended by Act 71, E. S. 1870 (see Act 87, 1876, Sec. 6), and Act 71, E. S. 1870, was repealed by Act 23, 1892, p. 33.

INSPECTION OF HAY IN THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS. 1866 to 1868 inclusive. Repealed by Act 111, 1888, printed at p. 456.

INSPECTION OF FLOUR, BEEF AND PORK IN THE PARISH OF

JEFFERSON.

1869. Appointment, etc.-It shall be the duty of the Governor to appoint a suitable person to be Flour, Beef and Pork Inspector in and for the parish of Jefferson.

1870. Fees.-Said inspector shall be entitled to the same fees as are now allowed to the inspectors of flour, beef and pork in and for the city of New Orleans.

1871. Rights, Privileges and Powers.-He shall have and exercise the same rights, privileges and powers as are conferred by the several laws of this 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.

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

INSPECTION GENERALLY.

1873. Voluntary Inspection.-It shall be lawful for any owner, agent, consignee, or receiver of produce, to sell or ship the same, with or without inspection; Provided, however, That the said owner, agent, 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.

REPEAL OF SECS. 1866 TO 1868 AND 1873-PROVISO.
Act 111, 1888, p. 175.

AN ACT to repeal sections 1866, 1867, 1868 and 1873 of the Revised Statutes of the State of Louisiana, approved March 14, 1870, in so far as the last mentioned section 1873 relates to or may effect the inspection of hay in the city and port of New Orleans; also to repeal the act No. 54, approved July 3, 1886, and to repeal all laws and parts of laws relative to the inspection of hay in the city and port of New Orleans.

SECTION 1. That sections 1866, 1867, 1868 and 1873, of the Revised Statutes of Louisiana, approved March 14th, 1870, in so far as the last mentioned section 1873, relates to, or may affect the inspection of hay in the city and port of New Orleans; the act No. 54 approved July 3d, 1866, and all laws and parts of laws relating to the inspection of hay in the city and port of New Orleans, be and the same are hereby repealed.

Note discrepancy between date of repealed act as given in title and in body of act. The first has act "54, 1886," the second "1866."

INSPECTION AND GAUGING OF OILS.

Act 37, E. S. 1877, p. 60.

AN ACT to provide for gauging and inspecting coal oils and illuminating oils, or fluids derived wholly or in part from coal or petroleum; to regulate the sale or disposition of the same; to prohibit, in certain cases, the sale or disposition of illuminating oils or fluids dangerous to life and property, and to prescribe penalities for violations of this Act.

SECTION 1. Inspectors, etc., How Appointed. That in every city and town of this State of not less than two thousand inhabitants, except the parish of Orleans, the mayors, by and with the advice and consent of the councils of said cities or towns, shall, within thirty days after the promulgation of this Act, appoint one or more suitable persons to be gaugers and inspectors of coal oils and of all illuminating fluids or oils derived wholly or in part from coal or petroleum, and or all fluids commonly known in commerce as naphtha, deodorized naphtha, gasoline or benzine, or by any other similar name; the said person or persons shall, before entering upon the discharge of his or their duties, be duly sworn to perform truly and faithfully all the duties required of gaugers and inspectors under this act.

SEC. 2. In New Orleans. -That in and for the city and parish of Orleans the Board of Health of this State shall appoint one or more suitable persons to be gaugers and inspectors in and for said city and parish, who shall subscribe to an oath in accordance with the provisions of this Act, and who shall likewise bind themselves to perform such other duties as may at any time be required of them by said Board of Health for the better execution of the purposes of this Act. That the said gaugers and inspectors shall hold their offices during one year, and shall be removable for cause by the Mayor or Board of Health, as the case may be. That within ten days of their appointment they shall furnish bond in the sum of three thousand dollars, with good and solvent security for the faithful performance of their duties, in favor of the Mayor and Board of Health, as the case may be. They shall receive such salaries as may be fixed by the Board of Health in the parish of Orleans, and in all other parishes, by the mayors and councils of the different cities and towns.

SEC. 3. Duties of Inspectors, etc.-That it is hereby made the duty of gaugers and inspectors appointed under this act, upon notice received in writing from parties interested, to ascertain, first, the correct number of gallons of oil or fluid each barrel or vessel contains; secondly, to inspect all coal oils or illuminating fluids, or oils derived wholly or in part from coal or petroleum, and to ascertain by Tagliabuco's pyrometer, or by any other proper instrument approved by the Board of Health, the flashing point of such oils or fluids in degrees of Fahrenheit's thermometer, and to mark upon each barrel or vessel containing such oils or fluids, in plain and distinct letters, characters or figures, by stencil plate or otherwise, as the Board of Health may direct, the name of the gauger, and inspector making such inspection; the place and date of such inspection, the number of gallons and the flashing point, in degrees, as aforesaid, of the oils or fluids contained in said barrels or vessels.

SEC. 4. Certificates of Inspection.-That upon such inspection being completed, the gauger and inspector shall furnish to the parties requiring such gauging and inspection a certificate of the same, made in duplicate, one copy of which shall be delivered to the Board of Health. That in the parish of Orleans said board shall collect a fee of one quarter of one cent. per gallon of fluid gauged or inspected, other than in barrels, and twelve and one-half cents per barrel for gauging, inspecting oil, and replacing bung; provided, that the provisions of this act shall not apply to any oils destined for sale or consumption beyond the limits of the State, and that all such oils be branded by the seller, "For export beyond the limits of the State."

SEC. 5. Selling Oil Not Inspected, Penalty.-That it is hereby declared unlawful for any person, firm, company or corporation, to sell or expose for sale, or dispose of, except as a common carrier, any coal oil or illuminating oil or fluid, derived wholly or in part from coal or petroleum, until the same shall have been gauged and inspected and marked as provided in section three of this Act; and any person, firm, company or corporation violating any of the provisions of this section shall be liable to a penalty not to exceed the sum of two

hundred dollars for each and every offense, and shall be debarred from any suit at law to recover the price of such oils or fluids from the purchaser thereof.

SEC. 6. Selling Oil Not Stamped.-That hereafter it shall not be lawful for any person, firm, company or corporation, to sell, give or deliver, except as a common carrier, or offer or expose for sale any coal oil or illuminating oil or fluid derived wholly or in part from coal or petroleum, whose flashing point shall be at less than the temperature of one hundred and twenty-five degrees, to be ascertained as provided in section third of this Act, unless the barrels or vessels containing the same shall have been stamped with stencil, or otherwise, in large letters, and in a conspicuous place, "Explosive and dangerous," at the time of its inspection. Any person, firm, company or corporation violating any of the provisions of this section shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding the sum of two hundred dollars for each and every offense. It is further provided that in the event of any injury or damage to person or property resulting from or cause by such oil or fluid not so stamped, the party thus suffering shall have a right of action in damages against the person, firm, company or corporation selling giving or delivering such oil or fluid, for the full amount of such injury or damage, together with all costs of court; provided, this shall not apply to common carriers; provided further, that such injury or damage shall not have been the result of gross negligence or carelessness.

SEC. 7. Oils, How Branded.—That from and after this date, it shall not be lawful for any person, firm, company or corporation to sell, give or deliver, except as a common carrier, any illuminating oil or fluid, derived wholly, or in part, from coal or petroleum, and known commonly in commerce as naphtha, deodorized naphtha, gasoline or benzine, or by any other similar name, unless the same shall have been inspected in the manner provided for illuminating oils or fluids in section third, and it shall further be the duty of all gaugers and inspectors, besides gauging and inspecting such oils or fluids, to stamp the same with stencil or otherwise in conspicuous letters, with the words "explosive and dangerous," and any person, firm, company or corporation, violating this section or any part thereof, shall be liable to a penalty of five hundred dollars for each and every offense. They shall also be liable for injury or damages as provided in section six of this Act.

SEC. 8. District Attorney to Prosecute Violators.-That in all parishes, except the parish of Orleans, it is hereby made the duty of the district attorney, or his assistant, of the parish in which any violation of this Act shall have been committed, to bring suit, in the name of the State of Louisiana, in any court of competent jurisdiction, against the offender for the recovery of penalties incurred under this Act. In the parish of Orleans the Board of Health of the State of Louisiana shall prosecute in its own name, before any court of competent jurisdiction, all parties guilty of any offense under the provisions of this Act. All penalties or fines collected under the provisions of this Act in the city of New Orleans shall be paid into the treasury of the Board of Health, and become a part of its funds; and all fines collected under the provisions of this Act in the cities of Shreveport and Baton Rouge shall be paid to the Shreveport Charity Hospital and to the Baton Rouge Charity Hospital for the use of said institutions.

SEC. 9. Violations May Be Enjoined.-That in order to more effectually carry out the provisions of this act, and to prevent violations of sections five, six and seven, the Board of Health in the parish of Orleans and the district attorneys or their assistants in the other parishes may, at the time of filing any suit, or during its progress, obtain a writ of injunction forbidding and restraining the defendant in such action from doing or suffering to be done any of the acts on account of which such action was brought, and said district attorney and Board of Health shall be dispensed with, furnishing the bond required by law for issuing such writ.

SEC. 10. Repealing Clause.-That all laws or parts of laws in conflict with this act, or inconsistent therewith, are hereby repealed, and that this act shall take effect from and after its passage.

Act 85, 1882, p. 106. Inspection of buildings and premises in New Orleans water supply and sanitary condition.

Act 87, 1888, p. 147. Inspection of stock to be slaughtered in New Orleans.

Acts 147, 1888, and 137, 1894. Coal and coke boat guagers, printed under Sec. 3940.

See title "Weights and Measures."

See title "Agriculture and Immigration for Inspection of Fertilizers, Fruit Trees," etc.

See title "Levees, Quarantine.”

INSURANCE COMPANIES.

1874. Annual Report-State Corporations.-The officers of each insurance company incorporated by the laws of this State shall, within one month from the close or expiration of each year of the corporation, cause to be published in two or more daily newspapers published in the city of New Orleans, and for the term of at least one month, a full statement, under oath, of the business of the company, which statement shall contain, first, the amount of premium. received during the previous year, specifying what amount was received for life insurance, for insurance against fire, what on marine policies, and what on river policies; second, the amount of losses incurred during the year, specifying and designating what amount of losses have been incurred by the different kinds of policies as aforesaid; third, the amount of capital, stating the portion of the same invested in securities, and the nature of the securities (Act, 1855, 485).

1875. Annual Report-Foreign Corporations-Every person acting as agent of an insurance company not incorporated by the laws of this State, and doing fire, marine or river insurance within the city of New Orleans, shall, during the month of January of each year, cause a full statement, under oath, of the business of the agency, to be published in the manner and form and for the term, as specified in the preceding section; and for the neglect or refusal so to do, shall forfeit and pay into the city treasury the sum of one thousand dollars for each and every neglect or refusal. Whenever the parent or principal office of the agency shall publish an annual statement of its affairs, the time mentioned in the first part of this section for the publication of the affairs of the agency, shall be so far changed as to correspond with the annual statement of the insurance company, and shall then be published as aforesaid, within one month from the date of the publication.

1876. Cause of fire in New Orleans, how ascertained. Proces verbal of officer shall be admitted as evidence in civil actions. See Sec. 1439.

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