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option, and in his presence, may return the same to the cisterns to 

 be dissolved. 



10. The quantity that may be packed in each barrel shall be 280 

 lbs. of salt. Solar, ground, dairy, and table salt may be packed in 

 quantities of 280 or 320 lbs., at the option of the manufacturer, and 

 the latter qualities, if intended for market, in sacks, may be packed 

 in barrels, in sacks, or put in barrels with the empty sacks. The 

 tare of barrels is fixed at 22 lbs. for staves of soft and 25 lbs. for 

 staves of hard wood. 



11. Each packer shall make a hole |- inch in diameter in one 

 head of each barrel packed, for the convenience of the inspector, 

 and shall aid the inspector at all times in weighing the packages 

 of salt. 



12. All ground salt manufactured and put up for the market 

 shall be legibly marked on each keg, box, sack, bag, or other pack 

 age containing the same, with the words " ground solar," " ground 

 steam," as the fact may be, such marking to be done in letters. 



13. The average grain of salt boiled in kettles shall be the 

 standard of " fine salt," and shall be branded as such. All salt 

 coarser than the average grain of kettle salt manufactured by 

 Chapin, steam, pan, or other process, shall be branded " packers," 

 and the coarsest salt made by same processes shall be branded " C 

 packers C." Solar salt shall be branded " solar," and if screened the 

 two qualities shall be designated " C solar C " for coarse, and " F 

 solar F " for finer. No salt shall have these brands unless of first 

 quality, of its respective grain in all respects. Salt discolored in the 

 manufacture or from any cause not of first quality shall be branded 

 " second quality" in letters two inches in length, and have no other 

 inspection-mark. But the manufacturer may work all such salt 

 over again if preferred. Lower grades of salt may be put in old 

 barrels, and shall be branded " refuse" without other marks. 



14. Every manufacturer shall keep his premises used for the 

 storage of salt in packages in a neat and clean condition, so that 

 salt, while awaiting inspection or shipment, shall not be liable to be 

 rendered wet or dirty, and shall keep the same protected from the 

 weather ; and all salt not kept in a state of preservation, and neatly 

 and carefully packed in tiers not more than three barrels high, so 

 as to remain in sound, merchantable condition, after the same has 

 been inspected and branded, shall be repacked or otherwise disposed 

 of according to its quality. 



