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required, or puts in any other beef or pork for sale or expor- 

 tation with a fraudulent intent, he shall forfeit twenty dollars 

 for each offence. 



Sec. 23. Iso pork or beef, except hams reserved for pick- 

 ling or smokins:, packed in this state or imported into it in 

 barrels, half barrels, or other casks not bearin<r the name 

 and brand of an inspector of some one of the United States, 

 showing the quality and quantity thereof, shall be transported 

 out of the state, or shipped, sold, or offered for sale therein, 

 for exportation, under a penalty of ten dolhirs for each pack- 

 age ; nor shall any salted beef or pork be exported from the 

 state, unless the master or owner of the vessel produces to the 

 collector or other officer of the United States, granting a clear- 

 ance, a certificate from the inspector general or his deputy, 

 that it is inspected and branded according to law, and each 

 certificate shall express the number of barrels and half bar- 

 rels of beef or pork of each sort ; and, on producing such 

 certificate, he shall take and subscribe the following oath be- 

 fore said officer, namely : 



"I, A. B., master (or owner as the case may be) of the , 



do swear, that according to my best knowledge and belief, the 

 certificate hereunto annexed, contains the whole quantity of 



salted beef (or pork as the case may be) on board the , 



master ; and that no salted beef, or pork, is shipped on 



board the said vessel for the ship's company, on freight or 

 cargo, but what is inspected and branded, according to the 

 law of this state." 



Sec. 24. When any beef or pork, packed in barrels, half 

 barrels, or casks, not bearing the name or brand of an in- 

 spector of this state or some one of the United States, is sold 

 or offered for sale in this state, the purchaser thereof may, at 

 the time of purchase, demand an inspection conformable to 

 the laws of this state, and in case of refusal or neglect of the 

 seller to cause the same to be properly inspected and branded, 

 and to pay all chai-ges thereon, he shall forfeit and pay not 

 less than ten dollars for each package sold, to be recovered as 

 provided for in section thirty-five ; but the purchaser shall be 



