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Dryer of chicory to provide scales and weights, and assist the officers of Excise in using the same.
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16. Every dryer of chicory shall provide and keep on his entered premises, and in such proper and convenient place therein as the supervisor of Excise shall approve, just and sufficient scales and weights, properly adapted for the weighing of chicory; and every such dryer shall permit and suffer any officer of Excise to use the said scales and weights for the purpose of weighing or re-weighing and taking an account of chicory which shall at any time be in the possession of such dryer; and such dryer, with his servants and workmen, shall, whenever thereto required, aid and assist the officer in such weighing and re-weighing and taking account of any such article as aforesaid; and every such dryer who shall neglect to provide and keep such scales and weights in such place as aforesaid, or who or whose servant shall refuse to permit and suffer any officer of Excise to use the same, or who or whose servant shall refuse or neglect, whenever thereto required, to aid and assist any such officer in weighing or re-weighing and taking an account of any such article as aforesaid, shall forfeit the sum of one hundred pounds.
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