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same shall be taken from the mine cars
used by the miners therein.

SEC. ii. ana be II enacted, mat any own
er, lessee, agent or operator of any coal
mineln said counties of Allcgany or Garrett
or any other person therein neglecting or
refusing to comply with the provisions of
| this act, or violating in any manner any
| of Its provisions, may be held and deemed
! guilty of misdemeanor, and upon indict-
ment and conviction thereof may be fined
for each and every said offence Il sum not
| less than ten dollars nor more than five
| hundred dollars, in the discretion of the
| Court.
SEC. 10. And be it enacted That the
| Governor Shall appoint a commission OF
! three competent persons to examine the
| mines of Allegany and Garrett counties
! and report before the next session of the
| General Assembly, with recommendations
| for such legislation as to said commission
may appear Just and necessary for the
| proper supervision and regulation of said
mines.
SEC. IL. And be it enacted, That this
| Act SHALL take effect from and after date of
| its passage
FETTER S. HOBLITZELL,
Speaker of the House of Delegates.
| EDWARD LLOYD,
President Of the Senate.
| Approved this 5th day of April, 1878.
JOf1N LEE CA1l1lolL,
Great Seal. Governor.
MARYLAND SGT:
|, James s. Franklin, Clerk of the Court
of Appeals of Maryland, do hereby certi-
fly that the foregoing is full and true copy
of the act of the General Assembly of
Maryland OF which it purports to be a
copy as taken from the original Law be-
longing to and deposited in the office of
the clerk of the Court of Appeals of Mary
| land.
In testimony whereof l hereunto set my
hand as clerk and affix the seal xxxxxxx
I'd day of May, 1878. *******
JAMES S. FRANKLIN,
Clerk of the Court of Appeals of Maryland
May 1S.3t
CHAPTER 39S.
AN ACT to add certain new sections to
the Code of Public Local Laws, article
one, entitled, "Allegany County," sub
title Flour" to come after section sew
enty-one
SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General
Assembly Of Maryland, That the following
new sections be and are hereby added to
the Code of Public Local Laws, article one,
Niitht!'t SdlS SouutN, ouD-llJlt
"Flour," to come after section seyenty-one,
and to read as follows:
Tia. The County Commissioners of Ale
gany county shall, on or before the sec
ond Monday of May next, and in every
year thereafter appoint all inspector of
flour for sud county, who shall live in the
city Of Cumberland and shall inspect all
flour which he may he called upon to in
spect by any manufacturer or dealer there
in, or by any purchaser thereof, but such
inspection shall not be compulsory unless
required by either the vendor or purchas-
er of such flour, nor shall such inspector
be obliged, except at his option, to go be-
yond the limits Of the city of Cumberland
to make such inspections, and said inspec-
tor shall before he enters upen the dis
charge of his duties, make oath before the
Clerk of the Circuit Court for Allegany
county, that he will perform the duties of
said office fairly and impartially, and shall
file bond with said clerk to the State of
Maryland, with surety and securities to be
approved by said clerk, conditioned to per-
form such duties properly, fairly and inn
partially in the penalty of five hundred
dollars
lib. Whenever said inspector shall in
spcct any flour he shall brand or mark on
the barrel the quantity OF grade thereof,
and if the same is Of inferior grade to that
which it purports to be, then he shall so
mark thereon.
Tic. If desired by either the vendor or
purchaser otsad flour, said inspector shall
weigh the same and mark thereon the true
weight thereof, and if he shall find that
the same is of less weight than one hund
red and ninety-siX pounds, then said bar
rel of flour shall be forfeited and sold by
the inspector and the proceeds thereof
shall go to the school fund of said county.
I'D Said inspector shall not purchase
directly or indirectly, or be interested in
the purchase or sale of any flour whatso-
ever other than for his own family use,
under the penalty of five dollars for every
barrel so purchased by him.
lie. The general inspector OF flour in
the city of Baltimore, within ten days af-
ter the standard of flour is fixed for said
city, shall send to the inspector herein
named fair specimen of the standard and
SAMPLES of flour there established and col
lected, to be kept and observed as stand
ards by said Inspector herein named
If In all cases where such inspector
may pronounce -four barrel insufficient,
the owner of such barrel, or his agent may
either cause the same to be repaired or
substitute new one, as the case may re-
quire, or he may make such deduction
from the price of the flour as may be mu-
tually agreed upon between himself and
the purchaser thereof.
Zig. Said inspector shall be entitled to
charge and receive for inspecting, weighing
and marking each barrel of foul inspect
ed, marked and weighed by him, the sum
of one and one-half cents for inspecting
and one cent for weighing each barrel.
7lh. If said inspector shall willtully,
knowingly and falsely mark the quality or
weight of any barrel of flour he shall for
felt and pay the sum of fifty dollars for
every barrel so falsely marked, to be re-
covered by indictment in the Circuit Court
for Allegany county, and his bond may be
put into suit by any person or persons in
jured by any breach of duty committed by
him, and such damages, not exceeding the
penalty thereof, recovered thereon, as the
plaintiff in such suits may have sustained
10y his improper acts.
SEC ,. And be it enacted, That this act
shall take effect from the date of its pas.
sage.
FETTER s. HOBLITZELL,
Speaker of the House of Delegates.
EDWARD LLOYD,
President Of the Senate.
Appro5 ed this 9th day of April, 1878.
JOHN LEE CARROLL,
Great Seal. Governor.
ANyr