Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1872-06-21
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
PUBLIC GENERAL LAW.
CHAPTER 244.


AN ACT to Authorize the Appointment o
Weighers Of Grain by the Governor.
SECTION |. Be il enacte9 by the General Is
scmbiy Of Marglqnd, That The Governor by
and with the advice and consent of the Senate
| shall, before the adjournment of the present
General Assembly, biennialy appoint one
Weigher General and five assistant weigher:
OF grain, in and for the city Of Baltimore, who
shall hold their Office for the period of two
years, from the first Monday in May next en-
suing their appointment and qualification, and
until their successors be duly qualified.
SEC. 2. Aad be IL enacted, That every weigh
er Of grain appointed under the provisions OF
| the preceding section, before he proceeds to
act as such, shall, under the penalty of FIVE
| hundred dollars, take and subscribe the follow
ing OATH in addition to their oaths required
by the constitution and laws, TO wit: |, A. b,
! appointed wegher Of grain, in the city of Bal
! timore, do swear that | will diligently and
carefully weieh all grain that | shall be called
| upon to weigh, and that | will not receive,
/ during the time hold the Office of Weigher
| General or weigher Of grain any fee or reward
/ from any one directly, or indirectly, for the
discharge my duty, and that will not buy
| or sell any grain, or act as agent for any one,
or assist in the buying selling or consigning
any grain for any one during the time | shall
hold the said office, and in every other respect,
fairly and honestly, without prejudice or par
TALLY, will discharge all the duties of Weieher
General or wegher ofgrain, 10 the best of my
skill and Judgment So help me God.
SEC. 3. Ind he IL enacted, That the Weigher
General, before he enters upon the discharge
of the duties Of his office, shall give bond TO
the State OF Maryland, with two securities TO
be approved by the Comptroller, in the rem
atty OF ten thousand dollars, conditioned for
the faithful performance of the duties hereby
imposed upon him.
SIC 4. Ind be ii enacted, That each asss-
tant wegher shall give bond TO the State, with
Two securities TO be approved by the Comp
troller in the penalty of five thousand dollars,
with like condition as the bond of the Weigh
er General.
SEC. 5. And be enacted, That in the event
| of a failure TO perform any duties assigned the
said weighers 10y this article the said bond or
bonds may I've put in suit by order Of the Comp
troller for the benefit of the State and judg-
ment rendered thereon as on other official
bonds.
SEC. 6. And be il enacted, That all grain
arriving in the city of Baltimore must be re-
ported 10 the grain wcigher's Office whether
by steamers, sail vessels of all descriptions,
barges or canal boats, and it shall be the duty
of the Weigher General of grain to have
weighed all grain carried to said city for sale,
except grim carried to said city on wagons,
carts, railroad cars or through elevators Pre-
vided, however, all grain sent to said city
must be weighed by said Weigher Genera, il
the owners Of said grain shall request il TO he
weighed by him. 1t shall be the duty OF the
WciEher General 10 proceed TO "eiGh all gram
WITHIN, nj l'a9t, TWO hours after the same IS
reported, and continue weighing until the
weighing is completed, and Tor every failure
to comply with tins provision the sad weigh
| er General shall be liable to penalty of TWEEN
ty dollars, to be recovered before any Justice
OF me Peace, III Baltimore city, one-hai TO go
TO TIE informer ana the otner nan 20 Tue stare
The suits TO be brought IN the name OF the
State. lfany grain shall be brought by wa
ter to Baltimore, for sale IN bags the sald
welghers Snail weigh the sad gram on BOARD
the vessel or Steamboat, without removing IT.
from the bags, II the buyer ana seller snail
mutually agree
SEC I. IND be II enacted, That the Weigh
er General shall Keep an office in some station
in the city OF Baltimore, convenient to the
wharVes or place where me trade IN gram Is
chiefly carried on, and shall be IN SAID ONCE,
except when upon duty weighing grain, from
8 o clock, a NJ, until o clock, I. NJ, ready
to receive all applications for weighing and
measuring, and. 10 hear and determine all con-
troyersics between the buyer and seller in re-
provided and in case Of sickness or inability
to attend in said Office at any time he shall
appoint some one Of the other wcighers to at
tend 10 his duties in bis absence.
SEC 8. md be IL enactea, That the Weigh
or General, whenever application shall be made
to him by any party interested in any grain,
to have the same weighed and measured, shall
proceed in person or direct some one Of the as
sslaut weghers TO proceed at once and weigh
the same
SEC. o. lind be il enacted, That the weigher
shall carefully weigh and determine the weight
of all grain and for that purpose shall pro-
cure. ut his own expense, suitable weights and
scales for that purpose
SEC. 10. Andb be Il enacted, That no weigher
| shall weigh grain after it has been once sold
and delivered on its arriving in said city, nor
shall he. during 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 him
| self in procuring to be sold or consigned to
any merchant, or in loading any ship or vessel
with grain, except the proper grain that may
| have been grown by the said weigher, under
the penalty Of two dollars for every bushel 90
bought or sold and upon conviction for the
offence he shall be dismissed from his office.
SEC. IL. IND be enacted, That II any
weigher shall accept or receive, directly or in
directly, any gratuily or reward Tor anything
done by him IN pursuance OF other than what
is hereinafter allowed as has compensation he
shall, upon conviction, forfeit Tie sum Of one
thousand dollars. and ever AFTER be incompe-
tent to hold the once oil "eigher under the
laws ofthis state.
SEC. II. AMI be u eaacted That each
/ weigher shal make daily return 10 the
Weigher General Of the number %, o. bushels rs, OF