Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1872-03-15
THE TIMES.
THE NEW INSPECTION LAW.

THE NEW INSPECTION LAW.
Knowing the interest felt by the people of
the tobacco-growing counties on the subject of
the Inspection Laws, we publish in full the bill
recently passed by the Legislature. In this
law are set forth the duties of the "Supervisor
General of Inspections" an Office recently ere
ated on the recommendation of the Committee
on Inspections which had recently visited and
examined into the five Warehouses in Balti-
more The friends of the new law claim that
it had become necessary to give a supervision
over these warehouses; and assert that if the
duties of this new officer are faithfully perform
ed, much good will be accomplished, and the
revenues from Inspections will be augmented.
It is but fair to give this new measure a fair
trial; If it does not prove beneficial, it can be
repealed two years hence
Marlboro Gazette
BILL
Entitled An Act to Regulate the Inspec-
ss-f tiOn of Tobacco.
SECTION /. Be 1t enacted by the General As
sensbly of Maryland, That the Governor, by
and with the advice and consent of the Senate,
shall biennially appoint FIVE Inspectors of To-
bacco, one for each Tobacco Warehouse in the
City of Baltimore, and also one Supervisor of
said warehouses.
Sec O.. And be it enacted, That the said In
spectors, SO appointed, shall, before entering
upon the discharge of their duties as Inspectors
OF Tobacco, be required to give bond in the
sum of thirty thousand dollars each, satisfac-
tory to the Treasurer of the State, for punctual
and full returns at the end of each quarter, and
for the faithful performance of all the duties
imposed upon them by law, and the said bonds
shall be recorded in the Office of the Clerk of
the Superior Court of Baltimore City.
Sec. 8. And be 1t enacted, That any Inspector
of Tobacco who is now, or may hereafter be
appointed by the Governor to any of the ware
houses in the City of Baltimore, who shall have
properly bonded and duly qualified according
to law, shall take charge of all the tobacco
books, furniture and appurtenances, and effects
found in the warehouse to which he may be
appointed, and shall receipt to his predecessor
for the same.
Sec. 4. And be it enacted That no Inspector,
or other person appointed or employed in any
of the Tobacco Warehouses in the City of Bal
timere, shall be engaged in the purchase or sale
of tobacco, Except of their own growth, J nor
shall it be lawful for any person thus appoint
ed or employed in the warehouses, to receive
any gift or emoiument whatever either direct
ly or indirectly, for any favor or service rem
dered, other than his regular salary or wages;
any person thus convicted shall be at once dis
missed from of6cesor service.
Sec. 5. HUI 6cSt enacted, That each inspector
shall be entitled to appoint Chief Clerk, a
Shipping Clerk, a Receiving Clerk anda Weigh
ing Clerk and such number of Screwmen and
Laborers as shall be necessary for the econom-
ical management of his warehouse; the salary
of the Inspector to be twenty-five hundred dol
lars per annum, of the Chief Clerk twelve hun
dred dollars per annum, and of the Shipping
Clerk, Receiving Clerk and Weighing Clerk
each nine hundred dollars per annum, the wages
of the Screwmen to be two dollars and fifty
cents per day. and of the Laborers to be two
dollars Fer day.
Sec. 6. And be it enacted, That each Inspec-
tor shall have full charge of all the receipts and
disbursements of the warehouse to which he
may be appointed and shall make all contracts
for nails, or any other articles that may be re-
quired for the use of his warehouse except fol-
repairs and shall make regular return to the
Comptroller of the Treasury four times in each
year. viz: January, April, July, October, show
ing the receipts and disbursements OF his ware
house, with the vouchers therefor, setting forth
in his report of receipts the amount received
from outage, storeage, cooperage, recondltlon
ing, stays, sale of scraps, and so forth and IL
his disbursements the amounts paid for labor
nails, lumber hoops, and ordinary incidental
expenses, which return shall have been first ex
amined and approved by the Supervisor o
Warehouses.
Sec. T. And be 1t enacted, That it shall be tn
duty of the Supervisor of Warehouses to Sc
that no Inspector employs more hands than ar
necessarily required for the proper working o
his house, and that scraps are not made unne
cessarily; also, that the houses be kept in re
pair, and that they are taken care of; also, t.
audit all quarterly returns of the Inspectors
before the same shall be forwarded to the Comp
troller of the Treasury, and endorse the sam
if correct; it shall also be his duty to decid
whatever complaints may originate betwee
buyer, or seller, and the Inspector of any ware
house and to exercise general supervlsIo
over all the warehouses in regard to Expenses
and so FORTH for the benefit of all parties inter
ested in the same; his salary to be twenty-hv
hundred dollars per rannum; the said Supervise
shall give the same bond as Tobacco Inspector
are required to do.
Sec. 8. Aiad be 1t enacted, That in case of tn
absence of any Inspector from his warehouse
by reason of sickness, or other nnavoidabl
cause, then, during his absence, his duties shal
devolve upon the Chief Clerk, who shall quail
fy under oath for the faithful discharge of tn
same.
Sec. 9. A,sd be 1t enacted, That the hours c
labor in the several Tobacco Warehouses in th
City of Baltimore shall be from seven O. cloc
A. M, until twelve o. clock NJ, and from on
O'Clock P. NJ, until six o. clock P. NJ.
Sec 10. A',d be ii enacted That all tebacc
landed or delivered at any of the warehouse
in the City of Baltimore, for inspection, sha
be taken charge of by the Inspector, throug
bis Receiving Clerk, and the parties .dehverin
the same shall be entitled to receive, upon d
mand, the Inspectors receipt therefor.
Sec. H.. And be it enacted, That every Inspe
tor shall have nncased, and break every hog
head of tobacco that may be delivered for j
spection, in not less than fve different plae
for Maryland and Ohio, and not less than thr
different places for Kentucky and Virginia, al
ifthe Inspector shall be of the opinion that su
tobacco is sound, clean and in good order, th
he shall select from each break one bundle
the average quality of the break, and the bu
die SO selected shah be considered the samI
Of .he hogshead, he shall also have the hog
head properly marked with its number,
year efinspection, and the initials of the. ow
er, on each head and on the bilge, and sh
have the tare, and net weight marked with II
on the bilge. 80
Seca IL. Aad be. it enacted, That if any
spector shall, upon examination of any hog
head of tobacco, have reason to suspect that
same is trash or false packed, be shall cause