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spector and his sureties shall be hable to the party aggrieved in the 

 sum of fifty dollars over and beyond all actual damages sustained. 



Sec. 38. Nothing contained in this act shall be construed so as to 

 prevent the sale or exportation of the bitterns from any manufac- 

 tory of salt, such bitterns to be sold or exported in bulk, or if in 

 casks or barrels, to be branded as bitterns, and sold or exported as 

 such. 



Sec. 39. In case of any vacancy, from any cause, in the office of 

 the inspector, the deputy who has been longest continuously in 

 ofifice shall possess the powers and perform the duties of inspector 

 until such vacancy shall be filled ; and the bond of the inspector 

 and his sureties shall continue to be liable for the acts of all the 

 deputies, until such vacancy shall be filled. 



Sec. 40. The inspector shall annually, in the month of December, 

 and on or before the fifteenth day thereof, make a report to the 

 Governor of this State, which shall contain — 



First. The number of districts into which the salt-producing ter- 

 ritory of this State may then be divided, with the name and locali- 

 ty of each, and the number and capacity of the works of each 

 district. 



Second. The quantity and quality of salt inspected in each dis- 

 trict during the preceding year. 



Third. The amount received and expenses incurred under this 

 act for the preceding year, in detail. 



Fourth. Such suggestions and recommendations as he may think 

 proper to make concerning the manufacture of salt, and the opera- 

 tion of the inspection laws upon the same, and as to what further 

 (legislation on the subject, if any, would be advisable. A copy of 

 such report shall be published immediately after its date, in some 

 ^newspaper in the Saginaw valley. 



Sec. 41. The inspector shall establish a grade of " fine" salt, the 

 ^rain of which shall be at least as fine as the average grain of salt 

 made in kettles. He shall cause the word " fine" to be marked on the 

 packages containing such salt, in large letters, and the word " fine," 

 with or without qualification, shall not, under any circumstances, be 

 placed on salt of coarse grain ; but all other grades shall be des- 

 ignated on the packages by some truly descriptive mark or brand, 

 ;and the inspector may mark salt " second quality" for imperfect 

 grain, as well as for any other defect, 



