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WHEREAS an act passed in the tenth year of the reign of his late Majesty King George the first, entitled, An act for continuing and amending of the laws in relation to butter and tallow, and the casks in which such goods are to be made up, and in relation to the curing of hides, and making up of beef and pork for exportation, and for the preventing the destruction of salmon; which said act was explained and amended by another act made in the twelfth year of his late Majesty’s reign, entitled, An act for explaining and amending an act, entitled, An act for continuing and amending of the laws in relation to butter and tallow, and the casks in which such goods are to be made up, and in relation to the curing of hides, and making up of beef and pork for exportation, and for preventing the destruction of salmon; which said acts have been amended, and further continued by several acts to the end of the session of parliament, in the twenty-first year of the reign of his late Majesty King George the second; and by an act made in this kingdom in the twenty-first year of his said late Majesty’s reign, entitled, An act for reviving, continuing, and amending several temporary statutes, the said acts were amended and further continued to the twenty-ninth day of September, in the year one thousand seven hundred and sixty-nine, and from thence to the end of the then next session of parliament; and by an act passed in the fifth year of his present Majesty, entitled, An act for continuing, reviving and amending several temporary statutes; and for empowering the grand jury of the county of Kilkenny, at the assizes, to encrease the yearly salary of the treasurer of the said county; the said last recited act, so far as it relates to the continuing and amending the said laws in relation to butter and tallow, and the casks in which such goods are to be made up, and for the curing of hides, and making up beef and pork for exportation, with the several alterations and amendments therein contained, was further continued until the twenty-ninth day of September, which will be in the year one thousand seven hundred and ninety-one, and from thence to the end of the then next session of parliament; which said last recited act made in the fifth year of the reign of his present Majesty, so far as it relates to the continuing and amending the said laws in relation to butter and tallow, and the casks in which such goods are to be made up, and for the curing of hides, and making up beef and pork for exportation, is found by experience to be extremely useful, and therefore fit to be continued, with such alterations and amendments as by this act are made therein; be it therefore enacted by the King’s most excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the lords spiritual and temporal, and commons in this present parliament assembled and by the authority of the same, That the said last recited act, so far as it relates to the continuing and amending of the said laws in relation to butter and tallow, and the casks in which such goods are to be made up, and for the curing of hides, and making up beef and pork for exportation, with the several alterations and amendments herein after contained, shall be, and the same is hereby further continued until the twenty-ninth day of September, which will be in the year of our lord one thousand eight hundred and twelve, and from thence to the end of the then next session of parliament, and no longer.
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His Majesty may appoint a weigh master or weigh masters of the city of Cork, after the end of the session after 29 Sept, 1791. with the like fees, and subject to like removal, rules, &c. as the present weigh-master.
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II. And to the end that the several rules, regulations, orders, and directions in this and the said last recited acts mentioned and contained, may be strictly observed, and faithfully and truly executed in the city of Cork, which is a place of great export; be it enacted by the authority aforesaid, That it shall and may be lawful for his Majesty, his heirs and successors, to appoint one or more persons to be weigh-master or weigh-masters of the city of Cork, from and after the end of the session of parliament next after the twenty-ninth day of September, in the year one thousand seven hundred and ninety-one, with the like sees payable, and in the same manner recoverable, for the trouble, charges and expenses which they shall be at in the execution of the said office or offices, and subject to the like removal for misbehaviour, with liberty of appeal, and to the same conditions, rules, regulations, orders, directions, under the same penalties as the present weigh-master or weigh-masters of the said city of Cork is now liable to by the said last mentioned acts; which said office or offices shall from and after the end of the next session of parliament next after the twenty-ninth day of September, in the year one thousand seven hundred and ninety-one, be executed by the persons so to be appointed his or their deputy or deputies, to be by him or them nominated or appointed.
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Upon the death, resignation, or removal of the person to be appointed, his Majesty may appoint another.
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III. And be it enacted, That upon the death, resignation, or removal of the persons so to be appointed, it shall and may be lawful for his Majesty, his heirs and successors, to appoint other person or persons in the place of him or them so dying, resigning, or removed, and that all persons enjoying the said office or offices shall hold such office or offices during their good behaviour respectively.
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