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MUNICIPAL INSTITUTIONS.
of the weight of any article so weighed ; which writing they shall
be obliged to give when demanded, on payment of the established
weighing Dues.
3. The Weighers must be answerable for any neglect or mistake
committed by them in the execution of their duty.
4. The Proprietor of any article which has been once weighed,
suspecting a mistake in the weighing, shall be entitled to have the
same reweighed, at the same, or any other of the Public Stilliards,
on payment of half Dues; and if it shall be found that any error
has been committed, the Weigher guilty thereof shall forfeit Ten
Shillings sterling, to be disposed of as the Magistrates think proper.
5. Each Load of Hay, not exceeding Fifty Stone, exclusive of
the carriage, shall pay, of Weighing Dues, 3d; above Fifty Stone,
4d ; each Load of Merchandize, not exceeding Twelve cwt., ex-
clusive of the carriage, 4d ; above Twelve and not exceeding
Twenty cwt., 6d ; above Twenty cwt., 8d ; Coals, at the rate of
Id. per boll.
TABLE OF WEIGH-HOUSE AND PACK-HOUSE DUES.
1. All Pork and Beef sold in bulk by butchers or others, is liable
in the payment of 3d sterling per cwfc for Weighing Dues; and
to be weighed nowhere but in the public Weigh-house ; and
strangers or unfreemen to pay 2d. per cwt.
2. All Rough Fat and Tallow, Butter and Cheese, brought to
the market for sale, is liable in payment to the Tacksman of the
Weigh-house of 2d sterling per stone of twenty-eight pounds
avoirdupois.
3. Feathers and Downs weighed in the W r eigh house pay 2d
sterling per stone of Weigh-house Dues, viz. — the Feathers at the
rate of twenty-three pounds weight English per stone ; and Downs
at sixteen pounds English per stone.
4. Each sack of Meal, not exceeding six firlots, weighed in the
Weigh»house, pays 4d sterling per sack.
5. All Coal Vessels are appointed to prove their Coal Metts in
the public Weigh-house three times at unloading of each cargo, in
order to prevent fraud and to do justice to the buyer and seller ; and
there is payable for proving each of the said Metts 3d sterling.
6. All Wool brought to the town's market for sale, is liable in
payment to the Tacksman of the Weigh-house of Two Shillings
and Eight Pennies Scots, for each stone of twenty-eight pounds
English.
7. All Stockings, Plaidings, and other Goods, packed in the said
Pack-house, are to pay 2d sterling for each barrel bulk belonging
to freemen ; and unfreemen to pay 4d per barrel for package of
such Goods ; and which are to be allowed to lie in the Warehouse
for Twenty Days after Package, without being chargeable with any
additional dues.
8. All Iron belonging to burghers or freemen to be allowed to
lie in the Weigh-house, free of any warehouse rent or lyage dues ;
but is to be liable in payment of Id sterling per cwt. for Weighing
Dues; and unfreemen to pay 2d per cwt. for weighing of their
Iron.
9. All Goods whatsoever (notparticularlyspecifiedin this Table),
weighed in the public Weigh-house, belonging to freemen or bur-
gesses, pay Id sterling per cwt, British ; and strangers or unfree
men to pay 2d per cwt. on such Goods. And each separate Weigh-
ing under a cwt. pays likewise Id for Weighing Dues by freemen,
and unfreemen, 2d.
10. All Goods and Merchandize (not particularly specified in this
Table), lodged in the Weigh-house or Store-house, to pay at the rate
of Id sterling per barrel bulk, for each Night during Thirty Nights;
and thereafter to pay |d per barrel bulk for each Night.