The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1886-05-15
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two, entitled san Act to add a new Ar
ticle to the Code of Public General laws,
regulating the inspection of tobacco, and
to repeal section twenty of said Act, as
the same was amended by chapter two
hundred and twenty-eight of the Acts OF
eighteen hundred and seventy-two, enti-
tied an Act to repeal and re-enact sec
ton twenty of an Act passed at the pres
ent Session of the General Assembly of
MARYLAND, entitled, San Act to regulate
the Inspection of Tobacco, and to re-
enact the same with amendments, and to
add certain new sections to said Article.
SECTION l. Be 1t enacted By tie Gen
eral Assembly of Maryland, That sections
eleven, twelve and fourteen of chapter
thirty-six of the Acts of eighteen hundred
and seventy-two, entitled; San Act to add
new Article to the Code Of Public Cen
eral Laws, regulating the Inspection OF To
bacco. and that section twenty of said Act,
as the same was amended by chapter two
hundred and twenty-eight Of the Acts OF
eighteen hundred and seyenty-two, entitled,
can Act to repeal and re-enact section
twenty of an Act passed at the present
Session of the General Assembly of Mary
land, entitled, IAN Act to regulate the In
spection of Tobacco" be and the same are
hereby repealed and re-enacted so as to read
as follows
SECTION 2. Every Inspector shall have
uncased and break every hogshead of to-
bacco that may be delivered for inspection
in not less than five different places for
MARYLAND and Ohio, and not less than three
different places for Kentucky and Virginia,
and in as many more places as may be nee
essary to fully determine the contents OF
said hogshead; and if the Inspector shall
be of the opinion that such tobacco is
sound, clean and in good order, then he
shall select from each break as many bun
dies as will correctly represent the different
qualities of tobacco contained IN the break,
and the bundles so selected, shall be CON
sidered the sample of the hogshead; he shall
also have the hogshead properly marked
with its number, the year of inspection,
and the names legibly written Of the owner
on each head and on the bilge, and shall
have the tare and net weight marked with
iron on the bilge.
SECTION T. If any Inspector shall upon
examination of any hogshead of tobacco
have reason to suspect that the same Is
trash or false packed, he shall cause the
same to be shaken out and repacked, and
shall charge for so doing the SUN of two
dollars per hogshead, the same to be paid
by the owner or his agent; and if any In
spector shall find that the package, cask or
hoeshead containing said tobacco is con-
structed of green or unseasoned timber, 1t
shall be his duty to uncase said tobacco,
and furnish new and dry package, cask
or hooshead for the same at the cost and
expense of the owner of said tobacco or his
agent said cost and expense not to exceed,
however the sum of one dollar for each
package, cask or>hogshead so furnished.
SECTION A. Any person or persons who
shall pull out or break off any leaf or leaves
or otherwise intermeddle or tamper with
any sample of tobacco after 1t shall have
passed from the custody or control of the
Inspector, shall upon conviction thereof in
the Criminal Court of Baltimore city, be
fined not less than one hundred dollars for
each offense, and no person or persons
whatsoever, except the Inspector and Ty-
ing Clerk, shall be permitted to handlean
bundles of tobacco drawn for the purpose
of sample, until after the same shall have
been properly tied up and sealed by the
Tying Clerk; and any unauthorized person
or persons handling said tobacco in viola
ton of the provisions of this section, shall
forfeit and pay a fine of twenty dollars Tor
each offence, to be recovered before any
Police Justice of said City of Baltimore as
other fines are now recovered.
SECTION 20. The several Inspectors of
tobacco, shall charge for reeonditionlng and
repacking all stayed tobacco the following
prices: for one, or two breaks, one dollar;
full stay, two dollars, to be paid by the
owner or his agent; for re-inspectlon OF
MARYLAND and Ohio tobacco, one dollar for
each hogshead re-inspected; for re-inspec-
ton of all other kinds, two dollars for each
hogshead re-inspected; for redrawing hogs
heads of Maryland and Ohio tobacco tifty
cents, and for redrawing all other kinds
one dollar for each hogshead redrawn, to
be paid by the owner or his agent; the
charge of outage shall be two dollars for
eyery hogshead not exceeding eleven hun
dred pounds, and twelve and half cents
additional for every hundred pounds over
eleven hundred pounds, to be paid by the
shipper of the tobacco or his agent.
SEC. 2. And be IL further enacted, dc,
That the following sections to be known
and designated as sections eleven A, eleven
B, eleven c, thirty A, and thirty B, be
and they are hereby added to said Article.
SECTION IL A. Whenever any dispute,
shall arise concerning the correctness OF
any sample furnished by an Inspector OF
tobacco, under the seal of the State, said
controversy shall be referred to commit
tee of arbitration, consisting of three per
sons to be selected as follows one thereof
shall be selected by the Inspector of the
warehouse in which the disputed inspection
shall have been made, one thereof shall be
selected by the claimant or claimants or his
or their agents, and the two thus selected
shall select the remaining member OF SAID
committee; provided, however, that no per
son shall be so selected, or if selected, shall
be competent to serve as member of any
committee of arbitration, who shall have 0
direct or indirect interest in the tobacco in
controversy.
SECTION IL B. The said committee Of
arbitration, when duly constituted and ap
pointed, shall fully examine and investi
gate all the facts concerning the subject IL
controversy before them, and to that enc
they shall have power to send for persons
and papers, to compel the attendance OF
witnesses, to administer oaths, and to ex-
anime witnesses on oath; they shall deter
mine all questions which may be submitted
to them by majority vote, and shall as
sess whatever damages if any, they may
adjudge due by reason of any false or er
roneous inspection and from their finding
or award there shall be no appeal. All
damages shall be assessed upon the basi:
Of the market value of the particular grade
of tobacco on the date of the reclamation
and no claims on tobacco shipped to any
point in the United States shall be con
sidered or allowed after the expiration Of
six months from the date of its inspection
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