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tially, to the best of my judgment and skill and understanding, execute 



and perform the office of a deputy inspector of , and that I will 



not inspect, brand, or certify to the quality of any article or thing in 

 which I have any direct or indirect interest on my own account, or upon 

 the account of any person whomsoever, while I continue to hold office as 

 a deputy inspector. So help me God." 



Such oaths shall remain in the custody of the justice administering 

 them, and any copy thereof certified by the said justice shall be prima 

 facie evidence of such oaths. 



Security to he given hy inspector or deputy, 



6. Each inspector or deputy inspector shall, before acting as such, 

 give security for the due performance of the duties of his office, in such 

 sum as the governor may direct, by bond to Her Majesty, with two 

 sureties to the satisfaction of the governor, to be bound jointly and 

 severally with them, in the form and subject to the provisions prescribed 

 by law relative to the security to be given by persons appointed to 

 offices of trust in Canada, and such bond shall avail to the Crown, and 

 to all persons aggrieved by any breach of the conditions thereof, and 

 such bond shall remain in the custody of the secretary of state of 

 Canada; and any copy thereof certified hy him shall be i^rima facie 

 evidence of such bond, and of tbe contents and tenor thereof, and such 

 copy shall be furnished when required, on i:)ayment of a fee of one dollar. 



Appointment of deputy inspectors iclien required. 



7. Each inspector may, and shall, when thereunto required by the 

 governor, in any inspection division, or by the boards of trade in any 

 of the before-named cities, appoint a deputy, or so many deputies as 

 may be necessary, for the speedy and efficient performance of the duties 

 of his office ; such assistants being duly examined and sworn and giving 

 security, as above provided ; and tbey shall be held to be deputies of 

 the inspector for all the duties of his office, and their official acts shall 

 be held to be official acts of the inspector, and he shall be responsible 

 for them as if done by himself; and each deputy inspector shall make 

 such returns and reports of his official acts as shall be required of him 

 by the inspector whose deputy he is. 



Duties and tenure of office of deputy inspector. 



8. The said deputies shall respectively be paid by, and shall hold their 

 offices at the pleasure of the inspector ; and no such inspector shall 

 allow any jjerson whomsoever to act for him about the duties af his 

 office, excepting only his sworn deputy or deputies, appointed as afore- 

 said. 



Deputy to act on death of inspector. 



9. In the event of the death of any inspector, his senior deputy in- 

 spector shall perform all the duties of the inspector until his successor 

 is appointed. 



