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thus manufactured shall, under the direction of said weighman and 

 inspector, be placed in original packages, which shall be examined, 

 weighed and branded by him by a suitable brand showing the quantity 

 and quality contained in each of said packages of which an accurate 

 account shall be by him filed in the office of the Commissioner of the 

 State Land Office. 



Sec. 5. The compensation and fees for such services, above provided 

 for. to be performed by said weighman and inspector and assistants, 

 shall not exceed one-eighth of one cent per pound for the beet sugar 

 so examined, weighed and branded by him, nor shall they receive to 

 exceed the sum of three dollars per day for any one day's service 

 actually performed as such weighman and inspector or assistant. He 

 shall give a bond with good and sufficient sureties in the sum of not 

 less than two thousand dollars to the State of Michigan, contingent 

 upon the faithful performance of his duties, said bond to be approved 

 by the Secretary of State, and he shall also take, subscribe and file 

 in the office of the Secretary of State the constitutional oath of office. 

 The said fees of compensation together with the cost of said brand 

 and all analyses that the said weighman and inspector shall be required 

 to make shall be borne and paid by the persons, firm or corporation 

 claimant of said money; the said weighman and inspector shall per- 

 form all duties pertaining to his position in an impartial manner, and 

 shall furnish and file with the Commissioner of the State Land Office, 

 also with the manufacturer of said beet sugar, a monthly statement 

 in duplicate of all sugar so manufactured by said person, firm or cor- 

 poration. The said weighman and inspector shall, upon receipt of beets 

 at such manufactory, select such samples of beets as he deems fair 

 and equitable, and shall keep an accurate record of the gross weight 

 of said samples, and shall estimate the per cent of said gross weight 

 to be deducted therefrom as a reasonable and fair allowance for dirt 

 and dockage, and he shall also test, or cause to be tested, said samples 

 to ascertain the true per cent of sugar they contain, and make a record 

 of the same. All beets from which samples have been taken shall be 

 promptly weighed and an accurate record of the gross weights of the 

 same shall be kept, also of the number of pounds to be deducted for 

 dirt and dockage as fixed by the per cent of dirt and dockage of the 

 samples, and also of the pounds net weight so obtained, and said net 

 weight and the per cent of sugar as determined by the test of the 

 samples shall be the basis of settlement between the buyer and seller, 

 and in order to obtain the bounty provided by this act the buyer must 

 pay at least four dollars per ton for beets containing twelve per cent 

 of sugar, and a sum proportionate to that amount shall be paid for 

 beets containing a greater or less per cent of sugar. 



Sec. 6. When any claim arising under this act is filed, verified and 

 approved by the Commissioner of the State Land Office as hereinafter 

 provided, he shall verify the same to the Auditor General of the State, 

 who shall draw a warrant upon the State Treasurer for the amount 

 thereof payable to the person, firm or corporation to whom said sum 

 or sums are due. 

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