Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1872-06-13

General shall be liable to . penalty of
twenty dollars. to be recovered before any
Justice Of the Peace. in Baltimore city.
one-half Of the fne to 20 to tie informe.
and the other half to tho State. the suit
to be brought in the usme Of the State
If any grain shall be brought by water 10
Baltimore, for sale in bags. the said
wsighcrs shall waigh the said grain on
board the vessel or steamboat. without re-
n,ev:ng !. frcH tlsshsss. ift,s buysr q I
seller shall mutually agree. = .isxs
Sec. Z. Aad be it enacted. That the
Wcigher General shall keep an Office 10
some station in the city Of Baltimore, con-
ven;ent to the wharvcs or place whore the
trade in grain is chiefly carried on. and
shall be in said office. except when upon
duty weighing grain. from 8 o'clock. A.
NJ. until o'clock. p. NJ. ready to re-
ceive all applications for weighing and
measuring. aud to hear and determine NIL
controversies between the buyer and sell
Ter, in relation to grain bought or sold as
hereinafter provided, and in case Of sick
ness or inability TO attend IN said Office at
any time. he shall appoint some one Of the
other weighers to attend to lis duties in
his absence.
Sec 8. And be it enacted, That the
Weigher General. wherever application
shall be made t" him by any party inter-
es,cd in any grain. to have the same
! weighed and measured. shall proceed in
person or direct some one of the assistant
weighers to proceed at once and weigh
the same.
See. 0. And be it enacted. That the
weieher shall carefully weigh and determ-
inc the weight of all grain, and for that
purpose shall procure, at his own expense.
suitable weights aud scales for that pur-
pose.
Sec. TO- And be il enacted, Tha. no
weighcr shall weigh grain after it has
been once sold and delivered on its arriv-
ing in said city, nor shall he, iurin, his
continuance in Office, buy or sell. either
directly or Indirectly. or receive any
grain. BY way Of barter. loan or exchange,
or in any way intermeddle with or busy
himself in procuring to be sold or con-
signed to any merchant. or i'll. loading any
ship or vessel with grain. except the pro-
per gr9in that may have been grown by
the said weigher. under the penalty Of
two dollars for every bushcl so bought or
sold; and upon conviction ft.T the offence,
he shall be dismissed from his o.ic?.
Sec H. And be it enacted, Tha. if
any weicl,rr shall accept or receive, d.
rectly or indirectly. any gratuity or re-
ward for anything done By him in pur-
sunnce Of other than what is hereinafter
allowed as his compensation, he shall.
npon con, iciion. forfeit the sum Of one
thousand dollars. and ever after he incom-
retcnt to hold the office of weigher under
the laws Of this State.
See II. And be /, enacted. Tia, each
weigher shall make dails return to the
! Neishcr General Of the number of bush
els Of grain weighed BY him. and the
Wcighcr General shall make or cause 10
he made an entry of the same in we'll
bound book. showing the nrmbcr ofbush-
els weighed and measured for each per-
son, and the said Weigher General shall
charge and receive one-f fourth cent. per
bushcl for weighing. and shall charge
one-'ourth cent per bushel for measuring
said one-fourth cent. per bushel for
measuring shall be paid by the seller to
the measurer. and the first named afore-
said unefourib cent. per bushel for weigh
ing shall be paid by the purchaser to the
Weigher General.
See Is. And be it enacted, Tia, the
Weigher General shall make a return on
the first day Of every month. or within
ten days thereafter. to the Comptroller.
verified By affidavit before some Justice
of the Peace. of the number of bushels of
grain weighed. and the amount Of money
received therefor. and shall pay the
amouut thereof. after ded ucting ecessary
ONCE rent. and the pavmen, Of the wages
OF not more than two clerks. at salary
of not more than six hundred dollars per
annum for each. to the Treasurer, uron
the warrant of the Comptroller.
Sec. Il. And be it enacted. That the
Treasurer. upon the warrant Of the Comp
troller. shall allow and pay over TO the
Weigher General and the other wcishers
one-tourth cent per bushel upon all grain
weighed by them Provided. the same
shall no; amour. TO more than two thou.
sand dollars in the aggregate. for anv
one year for their Weigher General, and
the sum Of sixteen hundred dollars for
each wcisher-i, being intended hereby
not to pay said officer in gross more than
two thousand dollars 70 the weighsr Gen
eral and sixteen hundred dollars 20 each
assistant
Sub Sec. ]! The said wcighers shall
carefully weigh one bushel in every sixty
Of wheat. and enc bushel in every one
hundred Of corn, rye and oats. sos the
purpose Of sscertaining the average weigh,
Of the cargo or parcel of grain. ana ,ha,
IN weighing grain sold, i, shall no, be ne
eessary 70 measure sixty bushels ofwhea,,
or one hundred bushels Of other grain.
before taking draft for weighing bu,
ii shall Be the privilege Of either party, a.
any stage Of the delivery Of the grain, TO
require that any intermediate drsfi shall
Be weighed. and If each party shall have
caused an intermediate draft TO Be weighed,
the average weight Of the two drafts shall
b taken - the accurs'e weight Of the said