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Hides or calf skins herein described may be sezied and carried before the Mayor, who shall proceed as herein directed.
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XXXI. And be it enacted by the authority aforesaid, That if any hide or hides, calf skin or calf skins, shall be brought to be weighed by the said weigh-master of weigh-masters of the city of Cork, for the time being, his or their deputy or deputies, which shall be rimmed or flawtered, or of which any part shall be left on any part of the carcase, or which shall not be taken down fairly in the film between the skin and the flesh, with the round cut at the tail, or which shall have any cut or gash therein sewed up, or which shall not have the shanks and other offal part taken of whole, it may and shall be lawful for the said weigh-master or weigh-masters, his or their deputy or deputies, or for any other person, if the said weigh-master or weigh-masters, his or their deputy or deputies, shall neglect or refuse so to do, to seize the same, and to carry the same before the mayor of said city, who is hereby empowered and required to enquire into the same; and if such hide or hides, calf skin or skins shall upon examination, inspection, or due proof, appear to him to be rimmed or flawtered, or to have any part thereof left on any part of the carcase, or not to be taken down fairly between the skin and the flesh, with the round cut at the tail, or to have any cut or gash therein sewed up, or not to have the shanks and other offal parts taken off whole, he shall adjudge such hide or hides, calf skin or calf skins to be forfeited; and if the said mayor shall be doubtful of the quality of such hide or hides, calf skin or calf skins, or calf skins, or if either party require the same, the said mayor is hereby empowered and required to summon, examine, and hear upon oath two skilful persons, in relation to the nature and quality thereof, that he may be the better able to determine concerning the same.
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