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Quintal defined. Ibid., section 59. 



When fish are sold by the quintal, it shall be understood to mean a 

 quintal of one hundred pounds avoirdupois, and all contracts concern- 

 ing fish sold in this manner shall be construed accordingly. 



Packing of clam bait. Act of 1867, chap. 347, section 1. 



When clam bait is sold by the barrel, it shall be construed to mean a 

 fish-barrel of not more than twenty-nine, nor less than twenty-eight 

 gallons of clams and not over three gallons of pickle. If a disagree- 

 ment arises between the purchaser and seller respecting the quantity 

 in a barrel, either party may call on an inspector of fish and have the 

 barrel measured ; and if it does not contain the aforesaid number of 

 gallons of clams, the seller shall receive pay for the number of gallons 

 it contains, and shall pay the expense of measuring and coopering, 

 otherwise the purchaser shall pay such expense. 



Bight of inspectors to enter premises. Act of April 1, 1879, section 3. 



The inspector-general of fish or some one deputy especially thereto 

 authorized by him for that purpose, shall have the right to enter at all 

 reasonable times, upon any wharf, and into any store, warehouse, or 

 other place, where the packing of pickled fish is carried on in this State, 

 for the purpose of inspecting, examining, and supervising the packing 

 and inspecting of such fish, and to examine and weigh any package of 

 such fish, for the purpose of ascertaining if the same are fit for expor- 

 tation, in accordance with the requirements of the law. 



RHODE ISLAND. 



(General Statutes of Ehode Island, 1872.) 



Election and qualification of packers of fish. Chapter 31, sections 1, 18j 



chapter 102, section 2. 



The electors in each town shall, annually, on their town election days, 

 choose and elect * * * one or more packers of fish, * * *. 



Every packer shall give bond to the town treasurer of the town in 

 which he shall be appointed, in the sum of one thousand dollars, with 

 sufficient surety or sureties, to the satisfaction of such town treasurer, 

 for the faithful performance of the duties of his office. 



Duties of packers offish. Chap. 102, section 1. 



In every town iu which pickled fish are packed up for sale or expor- 

 tation from the State, the packers of such town shall see that the same 

 have been properly pickled; that they are properly repacked in casks, 

 iu good shipping order, with good salt, sufficient iu each cask to pre- 

 serve such fish from damage to any foreign port. 



