Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1882-04-27

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.xEoN.-As we havs quite frankly sx.
pressed i the BkAcog cur opinion d
- present systsn d compulsory 70.
.lnc9o Inspection IN tkissssats 10 pre-
ference % the; free syasam proposed
q u ths,hill which now. agFsiss The sig,
.pituFse q Gov. HamilsOn to become Z
Law. We feel called upon to give tbs
arguments Of the advocates Of th.
new measure, promising. first. that
sthsy have been very ably marshalled
:ina letter 4 Mr. jeremiah Townshepd
,giEsp below and. secondly. that they
hare Jailed 10 disturb our convictions
IN favor Of compulsory inspections
The subject Of the tobacco bill,
which was, after much care and effort,
passed BY the late eession Of the Leg
sSslature By vote in the Senate, out
spf . body composed Of twenty-six
amembera. with only two negative
votes, and 10 the House Of Delegates,
composed Of about ninety members,
by only twenty-five negative votes
You and your numerous readers will
Leall 10 mind the clamor and demand
made by the. press in The tobacco
growing sections of the State, and
also in each Of our daily papers issued
IN this city for the repeal Of what
was denominaied the compulsory
clause in the now existing law, Is by
almost universal opinion It was thought
to operate deleteriously to the inter
lest 81 the tobacco trade, andso strong
liz was It's repeal insisted on that our
Governor. a. well as his predecessors,
was impelled by the necessity in the
case TO give it quite prominent place
and thereby to urge upon the Legis-
lature from time to time the great and
indispensable necessity Of repeating
said obnoxious clauses in each Of the
messages they sent to the Legisla,
lures.
The late law referred 20 not only
Hspeaisd said compulsory clauses, bul
: AsaB n0Ezaekad The evils oil the preseni
system in various other respects. e
which / will call attention, and will
ssir~marize them in as brief manner
ua I can.
/. lt pfoziaes that the compulsory
clause Is annnlled, and guarantees q
allpeEsons growing tobacco ar deal
ingi in II the right and privilege ofin-
epecting their. own tobacco, or having
itsdOhs By whom and where they
/. choose.
2. Il provides that each inspector
ahah take charge Of ell tobacco deliv.
cred ct his warehouse, and care f0l
and pecurs Il, without los or detri-
Snent to the owner, by very stringent
stipulations. and make il a penal Of
fence if they are disregarded or viola.
I'd.
3. It'provides that all claims Of re,
clamAtion made on inspectors shall b.
considered by the inspectors and the
PARTIES claiming. il they can agree 8;
70 the business Of the claims made anl
the amonnt claimed, he must pay. II
provides Cor an arbitration composed
81 persons selected by the parties
composed Of one commission merchant
one shipper and one inspector, who's.
judguentor award the inspector shall
pay in sixty days, or his bond Is liabI,
10 be sued and he removed from OF
fce. ~Nk
Z. It provides that each inspector
for his own protection and security
can draw from each hogshead dupli
cate sample. which be can retain il
his own possession. so that when Their.
is = reclamation made and foreigr
duplicate sample offered ia evidences
against him from abroad. he can test
IL BY. the duplicate sample he hal
taken. and thereby detect any and
al fsauds that may Be pracsiced upor
him.
5. II provides that each inspection
shall pay into che State treasury iif
team cents on each ho0shead shipped
thereby providing . sum sufficient Il
\ liquidate at needed, expenses on ths
\ State warehouses in keeping them il
order. 10 Tay taxes and insurance. etc
Il provides that the outage on eacl
hogshead when shipped shall be g
and the usual storage and cooper-ag.
. ont Of which. after paying the iifleeI
cents for the hoeshead IN the treasury
the Inspector is 20 have, from whiel
he i required to pay all expenses as,
tending the working of the warehouses