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all weiglits and measures to be hereafter made, ought to be 

 marked with the name of the maker ; and, after a proper ex- 

 amination of the weight or measure, the same to be stamped 

 with the initials of the name of the person who has examined it. 



16. R'^'idlved, That it is the opinion of this committee, that 

 all weights exceeding one pound should he made of brass, cop- 

 per, bell metal, or cast iron ; and that all weights of one pound, 

 or under, should be of gold, silver, brass, copper, or bell metal. 



17. Resolred, That it is the opinion of this committee, that 

 the standard yard mentioned in the second resolution, and 

 a pound avoirdupois, made according to the directions before 

 mentioned in this Report, together with models or patterns of 

 the measures of capacity before mentioned, ought to be deposited 

 in the Court of the Receipt of the Exchequer, and there safely 

 kept under the seals of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, and of 

 the Chief Baron, and the Seal of Office of the Chamberlains of 

 the Exchequer, and not to be opened but by the order of the 

 Chancellor of the Exchequer and Chief Baron for the time 

 being. 



18. Resolved, That it is the opinion of this committee, that 

 models or patterns of the said standard yard, gallon, and pound 

 avoirdupois, and of the parts and multiples thereof, before men- 

 tioned, should be distributed in each county, city or corporate 

 town being a county u-itliin itself, in such manner as to be readily 

 U'ied as evidence, in all cases where measures and weights shall 

 be questioned before the justices of the peace for each county 

 or city, and for adjusting the same in a proper manner. 



19. Resolved, That it is the opinion of this committee, that 

 the provisions of the acts of the 35 Geo. III. cap. 102, and the 

 37 Ceo. III. cap. 143, should be extended, so as to empower 

 justices of the peace to search for and destroy false measures as 

 well as false ^'eights, and to hear and determine and put in exe- 

 cution the law with regard to weights and measures, and to in- 

 flict or mitigate such penalties as shall be thought proper, and 

 to have such other authorities as shall be necessary for com- 

 pelling the use of weights and measures agreeable to the afore- 

 said standards. 



20. Rtsnlvedy That it is the opinion of this committee, that 

 the sheriff of each countv ought to be directed to summon a 

 jury of twelve sufficient men living within the countv, to return 

 a verdict, on tho comparison to be made before them of the pro- 

 portions which the new standards bear to those formerlv in use 

 in ea.ch county respectively; and according to the verdict then 

 returned, Tables of equalization should be made, and copies of 

 the same should be distributed throiigli each countv ; and that 



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