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Sec. 6. The inspector shall, before entering upon the duties of 

 his office, take the oath prescribed by the constitution of this 

 State, which oath shall be filed in the of^ce of the Secretary of 

 State. He shall also execute a bond to the people of this State, 

 in the penal sum of ten thousand dollars, conditioned for the faith- 

 ful performance of the duties of his office, which bond shall have 

 at least two sureties, and shall be subject to the approval of the 

 State Treasurer, and when approved shall be by such Treasurer 

 filed and deposited in his office ; and the inspector shall renew his 

 bond every year. Any person or corporation injured by the neg- 

 lect or default of such inspector, or by his misfeasance in office, 

 or by the neglect, default, or misfeasance of any of his deputies, 

 may maintain an action on such bond, in the name of the people, 

 for the use of the party prosecuting, and shall be entitled to recover 

 the full amount of damages sustained. 



Sec. 7. Each of the deputies appointed by the inspector shall 

 take the oath of office prescribed by the constitution, and shall give 

 bond to the inspector in such sum, and with such sureties as he may 

 approve, conditioned for the faithful performance of his duties as 

 such deputy ; and in case said inspector shall be obliged to pay any 

 sum for the neglect or default or misfeasance of any deputy, he 

 may recover of such deputy and his sureties on such bond the 

 amount he was obliged to pay, with accruing costs. 



Sec. 8. The inspector shall keep his principal office in either 

 Saginaw or Bay County, and the deputy for the district in which 

 such office is located may occupy the same office. This office shall 

 be kept open at all times during business hours. All the books, 

 records, and accounts shall be kept at this office, and each deputy 

 shall, at least once in each week, make written report, by mail or 

 otherwise, to the inspector, of the salt inspected by him during the 

 week, stating for whom, and the quality and quantity thereof. 

 Abstracts of these reports shall be entered in books provided for 

 that purpose. Said inspector shall, in proper books, keep a full re- 

 cord and account of all his transactions ; and such books shall also 

 be open for the'examination of all persons wishing to examine the 

 same during office hours. 



Sec. 9. The inspector shall not be in any way concerned in the 

 manufacturing or selling of salt, or have any interest whatever, 

 directly or indirectly, in any salt manufactory or erection for manu- 



