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United States, in the penalty of five thousand dollars; which bond shall be conditioned for the due and faithful performance of the duties of his office, as prescribed by law; which bond shall be renewed once in every five years thereafter, and shall be approved by the orphans’ court; and shall be recorded among the records of the circuit court of the District of Columbia for the county aforesaid; an official copy of which bond, duly certified, shall have the force and effect of the original, in all suits brought on said bond.

, May 26, 1824.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That, for the better regulation of the inspection of flour within the county of Alexandria, in the District of Columbia, the common council of the town of Alexandria, shall be, and they are hereby, empowered and required to divide the said county and town into two inspection districts; that to each of those districts, there shall be appointed a flour inspector, in the mode now authorized by law, to perform alternate duties in the said districts; each of the said inspectors shall be liable to removal from office, at any time within the term for which he shall have been appointed by the court making the appointment; and during his continuance in office, shall enjoy the same rights, and be subject to like duties and restraints, as the present inspector of flour in the said county of Alexandria.

. And be it further enacted, That the said common council be, and they are hereby, empowered, to provide for a re-inspection of flour in store, whenever, in their opinion, it may require it, and to regulate the exportation and shipment thereof; to pass laws for the punishment of all persons who shall be guilty of fraud, or otherwise violate their regulations, and to alter or amend the present inspection laws, so far as may be necessary to effect that object.

, May 26, 1824.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That any ship or vessel, owned by, or consigned to, any person or persons in the collection district of Richmond, and which shall be loaded, in whole or in part, in the district of Petersburgh, by such owner or owners, consignee or consignees, may be cleared out by the collector of the district of Richmond, on application of the owner, consignee, or captain, of such ship or vessel: Provided, That the entire cargo shall be bona fide taken or shipped from the district of Richmond.

, May 26, 1824.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized and required to refund, out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, to the distillers of