 The inspection law passed in 1730 was frequently amended during the colonial period, but there were no changes in its essential features.The act provided that no tobacco was to be shipped except in hogsheads, cases, or casks, without having first passed an inspection at one of the legally established inspection warehouses; thus the shipment of bulk tobacco was prohibited.Two inspectors were employed at each warehouse, and a third was summoned in case of a dispute between the two regular inspectors.