flax seed. The smaller size, to contain three bushels and a half: the casks to be branded with the name of the person who cleaned the seed.

Violators of the foregoing regulations, forfeit twenty shillings for each cask, not inspected, or not made, branded, or filled as directed; and five shillings for every cask shipped without being branded.

Shingles.

Shingles, intended for exportation, must be of the following dimensions. Shingles of the first kind, must be two feet nine inches, at least, long; five and a half inches wide, and of such a thickness, that when dressed, they may remain at least half an inch thick at every place between the but end, and a distance of ten inches from the same.

Shingles of the second kind must be twenty-four inches at least, and not more than twenty-six inches in length; five inches at least, in width, and of such a thickness, that when dressed, they may remain at least half an inch thick at every part between the but end, and a distance of seven inches therefrom.

Shingles of the third kind, must be fifteen inches long, nor less than three and a half inches wide, and of a thickness sufficient to remain, when dressed, three eights of an inch thick at every place between the end, and a distance of six inches from the same.

By a supplement passed in 1790, shingles of the third sort are required to be packed in a close and compact manner, when sold in bundles; each of which shall contain one hundred and twenty-five shingles, and no more: and each row in every bundle must only contain three shingles.

Lumber.

Staves, heading, boards, plank, or timber, intended for exportation, must be inspected by the proper offi

cer, or his deputies; who, if he find them sound, and fit for exportation, shall count and cull the same, in a just and impartial manner.

Every hewed or shaved pipe, shall be four feet eight inches long; three inches and a half broad in the narrowest part, clear of sap; five eighths of an inch thick in the thinnest place; nor more than one inch thick in any part, regularly split with the grain of the wood; and shall not have more than seven worm holes, and be otherwise fit for a good pipe

stave.

Every hewed or shaved barrel stave shall be two feet six inches long, three inches and a half broad, in the narrowest part; half an inch thick in the thinnest part, regularly split: not more than five worm holes.

Every hogshead stave, shall be three feet six inches long; three inches and a half broad, clear of sap; in the narrowest place, five eighths of an inch thick in the thinnest part; not more than one inch thick in any part, regularly split, and not more than six worm holes.

Every piece of hogshead heading, shall be two feet six inches long; the middle pieces, six inches broad, in the narrowest place, clear of sap; and the cantle pieces of the same breadth, in the widest part, clear of sap; both sorts, three quarters of an inch thick, with not more than seven worm holes in each piece.

All boards, plank and timber, shall be good and sound, and of the thickness and quality the same as declared to be by the seller.

Rough staves and heading may be sold, if of the proper length and breadth, and qualities before-mentioned.

Inspectors are authorized to search vessels for staves, &c. shipped for exportation: opposition in

curs a penalty of fifty pounds: if shipped without inspection, the fine is twenty shillings for every thousand staves or heading: ten-shillings for every thousand feet of boards, plank or timber, so shipped.

An account of all lumber, &c. measured and inspected, is to be kept, and of the names of the buyers and sellers. The officer must not buy or sell staves, &c. of which he is inspector, under a penalty of fifty pounds. One half of the penalties and forfeitures incurred by this act, go to the Pennsylvania Hospital: the other half, to the informer.Act, 1759.

All staves, &c. before they are delivered for sale, shall be inspected, under a penalty of forfeiting the same: one half to the Commonwealth; the other half, to the informer.

Mixing good staves or heading, with cullings, or unmerchantable, or uninspected staves or headings, incurs a forfeit of the whole so mixed.

Leogan staves, used for sugar hogsheads, may be exported, if four feet six inches long, three and a half inches broad, including sap, if it be sound; and half an inch thick, but subject to inspection.Act. 1790.

By an act of March 30, 1803, no staves shall be deemed merchantable, which are not three inches wide.

Fees are as follow. For inspecting and examining boards and plank, according to superficial measure, for every thousand feet, thirty-three cents. Other timber, reduced to cubical feet, for every ton, (consisting of cubical feet,) one half to be paid by the buyer, and the other by the seller, thirteen cents: inspecting and culling the first and second sorts of shingles, per thousand, twenty cents: the third kind, thirteen cents. Act, 1790.

By an act of March 20, 1810, the fee for inspecting staves and heading, was fixed at 25 cents for every customary thousand.

For several years past, great quantities of bark of a particular variety of black_oak, for dying, have been exported in powder, to Europe.

No ground black oak bark may be shipped, except such, as in the opinion of the inspector, shall have been shaved, clean from the ross, or outside bark; ground sufficiently fine, and be free from damage by wet, mould, or otherwise: well packed in good and sufficient casks; having at least twelve hoops thereon, together with lining hoops on each end, well secured.

Bark shall be put up and packed in casks, marked in plain and legible characters, "first and second quality," as its quality and manufacture may merit, together with the word "Philadelphia," and the name of the inspector: no casks shall be so marked, except the same shall be found free from all mixture with oak bark, tan, or extraneous matter; from damage by wet, mould, or otherwise. Bark so mixed, or damaged, shall be branded with the letter C. Persons defacing such mark, shall forfeit twenty dollars: one half to the prosecutor, the other half to the poor. Manufacturers of oak bark, must brand the cask on the head, with their name, at full length, under the penalty of one dollar for each cask omitted to be so marked: the inspector shall be entitled to receive for every ton weight of bark he shall inspect, three dollars: one half to be paid by the seller, and one half by the buyer, besides cooperage; also six cents per cask, per week, for storage, computing from the time of inspection. The inspector is to weigh bark sent to him, and to furnish the owner with an invoice specifying the gross weight, and the tare of each cask for every cask not exceeding ten hundred weight, there shall be allowed eight pounds for draft.

The inspector is empowered to search for bark on board of vessels for obstructing him, the fine is one hundred dollars, with a forfeit of the bark: twenty dollars is the fine for each cask shipped without inspection: one half to the use of the officer or person prosecuting, the other half to the poor. Condemned bark may be sold for home consumption, and unsound bark may be exported, without inspection: disputes to be settled by arbitration, as in the case of the other articles of domestic produce.

Measurers of Grain, &c. and Weigh Masters.

For the purpose of securing justice to both buyer and seller, in the continual traffic that takes place between citizens, a sworn measurer of grain of all sorts, and salt, and coal, is appointed. All hay likewise, brought to the city, is weighed at the public scales: and by the certificates of the officers, all the articles mentioned, are bought and sold.

Chamber of Commerce.

An association of persons, concerned in trade, was formed in the year 1801, "for the purposes of aiding the trade of the city of Philadelphia, by carrying into effect, such rules and regulations as may from time to time, be established, with respect to commerce; and the adjustment of mercantile differences, between each other," by the name of "The Chamber of Commerce."

Agreeably to the rules of the association published, they are to meet once a month: thirteen members to constitute a quorum. The officers are, a president, two vice presidents, a treasurer, and a secretary; chosen annually, on the first Monday in January. The secretary is to have a salary, to be fixed by