The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1872-06-22

! uultaFs 70 Aut htlkhtf deNtfhA anu sixteen
hundred dollars TO each assistant.
Sub Sec. /. The said weighers shall
| carefully weigh one bushel in every sixty OF
wheat, and one bushel in every one hundred
I Of corn, rye and oats, for the purpose Of
ascertaining the average weight Of the cargo
I or parcel OF grain, aud that in weighing
4 grain sold, it shall not be necessary to
/ measure sixty bushels Of wheat, or one
| hundred bushel Of other grain, before taking
1 u draft for weighing but il shall be the
/ privilege Of either party, at any stage Of the
/ delivery of the grain, TO require that any
intermediate draft shall be weighed and II
4 each party shall have caused an intermediate
draft to be weighed, the average weight Of
the two drafts shall be taken as the accurate
weight of the said sixty, or one hundred
bushels, as the case may be; and in case
only one Of the parties shall require an
intermediate draft to be weighed then the
average Of said intermediate draft and the
weigher's draft be taken as the weight Of
said sixty bushels, as the case may be.
Sub Sec. >. The term grain used in this
article shall be construed to mean wheat,
rye, oats, corn, huckwheat and barley, and
that the standard wheighs Of wheat shall be
sixty pounds TO the bushel rye and corn
each fifty six pounds to the bushel and
oats twenty six pounds to the bnshel buck
wheat forty eight pounds to the hushel and
barley lorty-seyen pounds to the bushel I;
and in all contracts hereafter made, u
bushel ofoither Of said artic,ers shall be
determined by the said weights respectively,
unless the pc rites 10 any such contract shall
otherwise expressly stipulale.
Sub See 8. The amount to be so paid
Ia Of IL.
Treasury to the Weigher General and weigh.
ers, and for other exp onses which n ay
accrue under this Act, sha n not exceed the
amount to the credit OF the weighing und,
as provided BY law, and If there shall not
be IN the Treasury, to the credit Of said
graiu weighing fund, a sufficient sum alter
paying the expenses incurred under this
Act, to pay in full the said salaries Of the
Weigher General and said weighers, then
ralabe deduction shall be made between
| the said Ncgher General and said weigh
ers.
Sec. Is And be It enacted, That il either
/ the Weighcr General or ANY assistant weigh
er shall fail or refuse 10 make the report
and pay over the money required Of them
by this Article, or shall make false report,
OF complaint of the Comptroller 70 the
Governor, land it is hereby made his duty
/ 70 complain whenever either Of said officers
/ shall hn to do their duty the Governor
shall forthwith suspend him from office, aud
he shall remain suspended until he com.
! plies with the provisions of said section /;
I aud II the Weighef General shall fail Ia
/ comply for two weeks after the time proyi
| ded by this Article, he shall be dismissed
/ from office.
/ Sec. 10. And be it enacted, That ir the
/ Weisher General, or any assistant weigher.
/ shall make a false re turn, either in amount
! Of weights or money received and paid over,
/ ne shall be liable on his bond and be ever
afterwards incapable Of holding any o!iice
under the Grain Laws Of this State.
Sec Il. Andbeit enacted, The Comptrol
( Ter shall. whenever the Weigher General
I shall fail to make the return to the Treasurer
herein before required, send copy OF his
bond to the States Attorney for the City Of
Baltimore, to be put in suit, whose duty it
shall be to proceed thereon, for the speedy
recovery Of the penalty thereof, as upon
other official bonds.
Sec. Is. And be It enacted, That the
Treasurer shall open an account with the
grain weighing fund. aud credit to said
account or fund all money paid into the
Treasury hy the Ncighcr General and tho
surplus Of fees that may hereafter be re-
ceiyed from any wcigher holding office
under the provisions Of any other law, and
pay the amount directed by law to be paid
thcreout, and charge them to said fund, aud
shall invest the balance remaining in the
Treasury to It's account, for the benefit of
said fund, to be hereafter disposed Of under
the direction Of the General Assembly OF
Maryland, for building warehouse or
war, houses 10 the city Of Baltimore for the
accommodation Of the grain trade of this
State.
Sec. 10. And be it enacted, That III e
Weigher General may appoint as many
assistant weighers aud measurers Of grain
as the demands Of trade require, and fix
their compensation Prori4el, it shall not
be more thnn one fourth Of cent. n bush.
el-one.half to be paid By the buyer ard
the other half by the seller. and may dis,
miss them for neglect OF or improper dis
charge ct duty but before said measures
shall perform any duty, each shall take Hn
oath before some Justice Of the Peace for
the faithful and impartial performance of
the duties Of the office.
Sec. 20. And be it enacted, That no
person, except those appointed under this
Article, shall weigh or measure any gram
in the City Of Baltimore that may arrive
for sale as provided by this law, under the
penalty of twenty five dollars for every
offence, to be recovered in the maine OF the
State, for the use Of the informer, before
any Justice Of the Peace for the City Of
Baltimore.
Sec. u, Aud be it enacted, That the
Weigher General and the assistant weighcrs
to be appointed by virtue Of this Act, Unless
prevented by sickness or inability, shall
attend to their respective duties in person,
and not by deputy, under a penalty Of five
hundred dollars, one half to 60 to the iniorm
er and the other to the State.
Sec. %, And be it enacted That this
Act shall take effect from the date of its
passage.
We hereby certify that the aforrgoing is q
true and perfect copy Of an Act passed
the General Assembly of Maryland, at
the January Session, 1872.
AUGUSTUS GASSAWAY,
Secretary Of the Senate.
MILTON Y. KIDD,
Chief Clerk House Of Delegates.
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