Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1868-05-28

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such lands as may be registered in his office, as
for rent or sale, agreeably to the provisions of
the first section of this Act, and the said Super
intendent at home and his agents abroad shall
invite the attention of immigrants to the offers
extended by our citizens, and when necessary
shall furnish written directions to all appli-
cants for employment or lands, to such places
within the State, as may be selected by them.
SEC. Z. And be tt enacted, That whenever any
citizen of Maryland, may desire to send to the
said agent in Bremen or Liverpool, a special re-
QUESTION for laborers artizans of any descrip-
ton, and said citizen shall desire to advance the
money necessary for their transportation, the
amount to be afterwards deducted from their
wages, or on any other stipulated terms, he
shall enter into obligations with the said Super
intendent, and in the form to be presented by
him and kept in his Office and the said Super
intendent is hereby authorized to contract with
any ship owner or company engaged in the
passenger trade between Baltimore and any Hu-
ropean port for the transportation at a fixed
rate of such immigrants as his agent may de-
sire to send to Maryland in compliance with
such special contracts as are described in this
section.
Sec. s. Ind be it enacted, That the Commits
sioner of immigration, appointed under an Act
passed February eight, eighteen hundred and
sixty-six, and the immigrant agent appointed
by an Act passed March twenty-frst, eighteen
hundred and sixty-seven, are hereby authorized
and required to transfer to the Superintendent
of Labor und Agriculture of this State, all pa
pers documents, maps, records and other pub
lie property appertaining to their said offices,
and take his receipt for the same, which shall
be filed among the other vouchers of said COM
missioner and agent in the office of the State
Comptroller.
Sec 9. And be it enacted, That the said Su-
perintendent shall keep an accurate account of
all monies expended by him under the provi-
sions of this Act and make a full statement of
the same in his regular report to the General
Assembly. q. ga. s.E,a. ~ a. ,z =.
SEC. 10. And be 1t enacted That when the
Superintendent of Labor and Agriculture shall
be prepared to execute the duties enjoined by
this Act, he shall give public notice of the same,
in at least one newspaper in every county of
this State, and in the city of Baltimore, and he
may append thereto copy of such forms and
rules as he may adopt for the transaction of the
business of this division of his department.
Sec. IL. And be 1t enacted, That the State In
spectors of agricultural products and fertilizers
shall render to the Superintendent of Labor and
Agriculture in the forms and according to the
regulations prescribed by him such monthly re-
ports of the receipts and expenditures, and of
the work and business of their offices as he may
prescribe.
SEC. IL. And be 1t enacted, That the Superin-
tendent of Labor and Agriculture shall issue
from time to time necessary and proper regula-
tons to secure economy and efficiency in the
inspection service of the State; these regula-
hons, not inconsistent with law, shall have the
for of LAM dChp
Sec. 13. And be 1t enacted, That all quarterly
accounts and vouchers of receipts and expendi-
lures required by law to be rendered by State
Inspectors to the Comptroller, shall be prompt
ly and punctually transmitted by them to the
Superintendent of Labor and Agriculture,
which he shall carefully examine and audit and
transmit to the Comptroller for final settlement.
SEC. IA. And be 1t enacted, That the Superin-
tendent of Labor and Agriculture, shall make
from time to time such personal inspections OF
the Tobacco Warehouses and all other build
ings used for inspection and storage purposes
by the State, as may be useful to proper SUI
pervision thereof, and the proper enforcement
of the laws and regulations, to secure economy
and efficiency in the inspection service; no ex-
penditures, Or contracts for expenditure for re-
pairs or improvements in the warehouses, or
for any work except the ordinary work of in
spection, cooperage, conditioning, re-packing,
receiving and issuing tobacco, shall be made
except with his approval and according to his
Sec. Is. And be it e,lacted, That he shall have
the like charge and supervision of all the other
public buildings of the State, and the like di-
rection of all expenditures for their 7preserva-
ton and rerair! '7"iEII ( .f7lstt HE5S "a.
Sec. l6. Aad be it. enacted, That for the pur-
pose of inquiring into the undeveloped resour-
ces of the wealthiof the State within the limits
of the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries, the
Superintendent of Labor and Agriculture may,
with the concurrence of the Commissioners OF
the State Police Oyster Force require the COM
manding officer of said force to make such in
quiries and examinations as will tend to develop
the oyster fisheries and preserve them as per-
manent source of revenue to the State; and the
commanding officer shall frequently report the
result of his Investigations to the said Superin-
tendent.
Sec. IT,, And be 1t enacted, That the Super
intendent of Labor and Agriculture shall before
entering upon the discharge of his duties, give
bond to the State of Maryland, with security
or securities approved by the Governor, in the
penalty of fifty thousand dollars, with condi-
ton that he will truly and faithfully discharge,
execute and perform all and singular the duties
of him required, and which may be required by
the Constitution and Laws, and the said bond
shall be recorded in the office of the Clerk of
the Court of Appeals, and certified copies under
seal OF said Court may be used in evidence in
any court in this State III ... ~. -.4
SEC. l8. And be 1t enacted, That the said Su-
perintendent of Labor and Agriculture shall
keep his office in the city of Baltimore, and
may rent room for the transaction of his
business until other suitable accommodations
are provided by law. 80 t'~.1i:. =
Sec. 10. And be 1t enacted, That the said Su-
perintendent of Labor and Agriculture may
employ an assistant, whose compensation shall
be twenty-five hundred dollars per annum, and
also such clerks and runners as the business OF
his office may from time to time require, who
shall be paid for their services out of the fund
hereinafter appropriated.
Sec. 20. And be it enacted That to enable the
said Superintendent to perform the duties en-
Joined by the Constitution and by this Act, the
sum of twelve thousand dollars is hereby ap-
propriated for the year 1868, and like sum for
the year 1869, to be paid upon the order of the
Comptroller. = r -.... -.....,ss....
SEC. 81. .And be It enacted, That this Act shall
take effect from the date of its passage.
APprooed March 80, 1868. - F.'= ..-
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- ''. r. 80 .''.'7 ~ Governor.
loHA'rHa 80 ! An ACT
To authorize the Delaware Railroad Company
to extend a. branch railroad across the State