Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1886-03-26
The New Inspection Law.


Legislature last week:
SECTION |. b II ea,cte3 dy tie G.nerdl As.
ssn.b}y Of Nrgi.nd That sections /, Y aad
Il, o; chapter So Of the Acts Of 1882, entitled
ian Act TO add new Article 10 the Code of
Public General laws, regul,,iug The inspection
OF tobacco" and taat section 20 OF said Act.
as the same wss amended hy chapter 22S of
the Acts OF 1872, entitled IAN Act TO repeal
4i:: re enact section 20 OF an action passed at
the present session OF the q neral Assembly OF
MARY land, y entitled an act to cgtla,e the il
ssectiou Of tobacco be ANA tae are
hereby repeated and re-enavted, 5, as Is read
as follows:
SEC IL. Every spec Tor Shall have unca5ea
and break, every hoEsasad ri TOD eco that
may BE delivered for inspection in not less
ia live different places for Maryland and
oAio, and Not less III an three i streut places
Eer keclachy and Virginia, and rs many more
places as may be necessary 20 fully determine
the cSutrnts uf said hegstrad .utt II The in .
spector shall ne OF Ia apjui1n lhat such TO-
baceo IS sound, clean and III good order, thea
be shall select from each ureAk a. man, 6uA-
dies Will correctly represent the different
qualities o. tohxEco contained in the break,
and the bundle: 50 selected, shall De considered
she sample OF tae hogshead he shall also hare
the hogshead properly marked with is mum
Der, the year Of Inspection, snd the full name
OF the owner legally written on each head, ahd
on the b G., apd shall have the t%re aud u.'
weight marked with iron Ga the b,se.
SEc. II. II am inspector sh@a, upon exam
nation OF any hogssead OF tobacco, hars ret-
son 10 suspect that tbs same is trash, or false
packed, he shall cause the same TO be shaken
out and repack ed aud shall charge for doing
50, the sum OF 3 per hog.h-ad, In. same 70
De paid by the owner or ms agent; ami II any
Inspector shall ind that the pIckaG-, cash or
hoEshead contaiaing said tobacco, Is construct
ed OF Ere@n Or unSensOurd !inhsr II shall lie
ais duty TO uaca>s sail tobacco Eai furnish
new AVID a.; package, ca,A or buEsAeNt Tor
the same al the cest and expense Of the owner
oil SAID tobacco or his agent.
Sac. Is. ARy psIs1n or psrsens no shall
taupec with aay >agaple OF tobacco, .f.s- il .
shall have Passsi from J.s custody or coalros
OF the inspector, shall upon conviction tbsFeo'
~ the Criminal Court Ct Baltimore city ts d act
nUt less thIS SlgU Tor each od.uSe, ssI no
person or PERSONS Whatsoever. except tue Ia
s.ec;or aud trlag clerk shall he permitted 10
handle anr buadle' OF TOBACCO draws for 'ae
purposes OF d. sampls, unt!l a.isr the same shall
nave been properly ned up and sealed by the
tying CLERK AMI any unaIiauEiZsd psTSon o.
persons hsndling said 'osscco IL Weston %
the provisions OF tGjs sec'Ioa iL-lt forfeit and
pay tiue OF $50 for escb si-asc, 10 "a r.vJ'-
e;ci before All, police j4sucs st st;i cJly Of
Baltimore, ~ other Gnes are ROW Tscovstet
Sac -. Pie se,rr,. inspectors G tobacco sG-,.
ca.rss tor TscendlalIug sGI scs.lkl0S $.
stayed tobacco the isi.0a az 2 .les> Ter rs ue
two o-eaAs 81; tor fu.l stay, -, 10 ia paid ay
The owner or bis sgrAt; Tor Js-,a.PrCtlgn OF
Maryland asa ono tobacco, 8 pey hesssc4d
rs-inspsctsd; for rs-issgs,U0a q all Other
kinds, 3 Tor each hog.as,l re Inspected, Tor
&C drawing hs.sHsais 81 Maryland All os.o
+gf,- = 4rF Nz-y.- bath
kinds ! for each as,Gcai g-i.aNa. 70 v-
paid % tbs owner e as agent; t-s charge OF
outage sAa. be 81 'or rvsry asssEs.t nui *
ceellns 200 pou-.s, raj y sH4 hat cats
addIaGats iUC every loo pound. over J loo
pounds TO Is pa! ~ TIE sliP PIPER o. ,as ios-c-
20 or MS agent.
SEc. > i,.f 5e 4. fars9.r gs-;sf. g, That
iae follow !cs sections - bs Aao"n AZ. asss-
mated as sections II \, J y, al {, - A snd
70 Z, be sud they =.2 Drrrsy sa4et 10 ,A.s
Article
See. II i. Waeasv5. any dispute Ehs. a.
.3se cpnoeTs3ag tss cgrgset.~s> 81 auN sample
furnished 10y a. inspector 70: iuasroo, Eue.r
tae sea. OF the St-t., s-!4 CoEfTo's.-g ea. re
Tt'eGrei 10 committee 81 arbitration consist
Jag Of three pcss5rs 10 - s,e cit! A. follows
sGe l6crea' .a4l hc selected IS The Inspector
Of the warehouse "a whIca Jar s.spasri IN
<pecu0a ,asI have ovsa made osr taefco;
" ais @: their a. a., AL the tx gLE, ,s.cc.sd
shall ,t=ci tie re5aaiala. gusIaoe- o: .til ronI.
mltt.e: provided however, JAal no PERSON
shall he s. cets3 ~ Il selected shsi. - com.
Pcivu' 10 serve 5 U.sal5sg " suT U0.HaEtfes
u Arbitration Hao ssksi have dIfec' - lnsI-
Tsvt ..isfc.i IN tie tobacco BIT eaa.rove5,v.
SEc - l.. Tur san ~ ,sra.rlsr ~ .ft. .f-;i5n.
TEra Ill : C--ss.--.e 4=U =gs'ssEt1, .lE!!
ia.ly sN-fasue aas. iaVessis,se a. tas 'ac, GOA
9
aud - ;asi esd jHsr saA. A. psssr To-
ssad Tor pes,yss sac papers - compel .sr At
adam p Of "! 4r>ses To atu.an IT uAfsI al
10 ,4t-4.as witnesses ya OATH. lucy s2z.' d.
ieEuiUe al questions 81. il la.E "a So u. -
10 them by ~ .5Juty vote. 81 ssttt ~ -t's
y al'sNer dsaEsgs>, q aaF, as nay al =.
dac - reason - zlS as a.. erroneous 44s 49,
ton, aoI ;.ou4 taa.: aaalaE ~ ar4sJ .tvrs
za.!. us no sppcs! =. j-ns.ss ,h.l. ne as
s=-ssi Up-a Tao bass 70. tie tI<TAsf V-,ue q: -
particular grace ct tobacco Oh Ia. G.l- ~ ne
reclamation aad so aims On tobacco s-,g.-s
- any poIgt ia the ts.ts1 STATES stall u cys-
slde5g4 or a.loas8 a';e- the expiration VI srk
mon - from ihs date uf is Inspection, to- al
ter the expiration Of aIae upatas iIyn iG~ date
o. It's .H>Pscuoa, II shipped ~ aay tSrssE
coG-fT! nor sas.I AsY cam tr a.. oesi upon
tobacco which saa!! have sktas-i ~ i-EiH-nia.
lIoa.
SEC Il C. Fae inspector ol las wafsaouss
Il WEi@h las tobacco Vas or .ins..E Inspected.
sds!. ply the amount ., any aHsrA made ~
wruug and GG4-r sosI b aSy COMMITTEES Of
Arbitration, 44tt constituted, a=Tsin before
provided, 10 the party or p-rfI<s thereto en-
utei - thin .lirtt days after IGs daie Thereof,
aud sha. IAA- tie receipt % The cI4 iuta', or
his assni isr the s4Is, which >asi receirl to-
g.tae- MIA sad committee o. art.IrIuoa, or
ualJrIIy OF th-m. sasi. ts Tetgrns! by SAID "a
pretur 10 jhs Compile er of tss Treasury Ia
said inspectors next thereafter sus>ins report,
aud sHdl ts voucher Tor money expended.
+ SEC. 30 a. TIE Of the Osnsr or oTn-
srs OF ever, nogsae-g % ISc<CC0. dsllrersi tsr
Inspection al any SAFE warehouse 20 The city
OF ia iimore, shall! tie .es 0.y marked or stencil
led theison, and !, snaJ. oe he duty OF IIs IN
spectog 10 retain ior inspection s'eTy hogshe,d
ot tobacco not 50 marked or sIeaciiieI uGE.l the
"a me OF the owner owners thereof sna!
have been ascertAin-d and piatsd thereon.
SEC. 81 b Il shall be the datr OF tue sever
al inspectors OF tobacco 10 careful return Nil
bundle: Of ;ssaccO, other thar samples, ThIc.
NAV be drawn Ia sampiIns, snd Ill bunlics
which tsay be displaced 10 aucastnz tobacco,
10 the h1gsheAd from which the sane were
ara displaced ; aui any inipecloF OF To-
oacco VINO shall kaosinsl' violate the provI-
.ons Of this section shat. he med salily OF
misconduct IN Office and shall be liaoie 10 e.
uOyAi tnereiIom.
SEC. }. Bs It enlrted &c, Tit ali Acts or
parts of Acts, Inconsistent vita the provisions
Of this Act Ue, and lacy are hereby repealed.
SGC /. BE Il enacted &c, That lhi. Act snail
take eject from the date oil its passage.
The Senate Committee on the District
of Coiumbia has decided by tie vote,
not to advise and concent TO the nomins-
ton of Jas. c. Matthews, the colored man
who was appointed TO succeed Frederick
D0nglas as recorder Of deeds for the Dis