Inspector
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary · Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
The name given to certain officers whose duties are to examine and inspect things over which they have jurisdiction; as, inspector of bark, one who is by law authorized to examine bark for exportation, and to approve or disapprove of its quality. Inspectors of customs are officers appointed by the general government. As to their duties, see 1 Story, U. S. Laws, 590, 605, 609, 610, 612, 619, 621, 628, 650; 2 Story, U. S. Laws, 1490, 1516; 3 Story, U. S. Laws, 1650, 1790.