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commissioner of agriculture or other authorized inspector shall 

 require to be made, shall be borne and paid by the claimant of said 

 money. 



§ 75. Weighman, powers and duties. — It shall be the duty 

 of the commissioner of agriculture to appoint at each sugar 

 manufactory in this state where the output of such manufactory 

 shall exceed two thousand pounds of sugar per day, a person who 

 shall weigh all beets received by the person or persons, corporation 

 or association operating said manufactory. Such person shall be 

 known as the weighman, and he shall keep accurate record of all 

 duties performed by him. He shall discharge all duties pertaining 

 to his position in an impartial manner, and shall furnish the com- 

 missioner of agriculture with a good and sufficient bond in the sum 

 of two thousand dollars for the faithful discharge of his duties as 

 prescribed by this act. The commissioner of agriculture may ap- 

 point such person or persons to assist said weighman as the service 

 to be performed may require. Each person so appointed shall give 

 bond as provided by this section. The weighman shall take into 

 his possession, promptly on receipt of beets at such manufactory, 

 such samples of beets as he deems fair and equitable, from which 

 to remove dirt or other dockage. He shall then promptly weigh 

 all beets from which samples have been taken and keep an ac- 

 curate record of all weights, and all of such records shall show the 

 names of both the seller and the buyer. The weights furnished 

 by said weighman shall be accepted by both the seller and the 

 buyer, and upon sucn weights so furnished settlement between the 

 seller and the buyer shall be made. The compensation or fee al- 

 lowed such weighman shall not exceed the sum of five dollars per 

 day for time actually employed and for his assistants a sum not to 

 exceed three dollars per day for the time actually employed. All 

 expenses arising from the duties of said weighman or his assis- 

 tants, as prescribed by this act, shall be paid by the person or 

 persons, corporation or association operating such manufactory 

 where such expense is incurred. The foregoing provisions of 

 this section as to weighing shall not apply to such beets as 



