Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1886-05-20

Section i. Whenever any dispute
shall arise concerning the correctness
Of any sample furnished by an Inspec-
tor of tobacco, uajer the seal of the
State, said controversy shall be refer
red 10 a committee Of arbitration. con-
sIsiing OF three persons to be selected
as follows: ore thereof shall be select
ed by the Inspector Of the warehouse
in which the disputed inspection shall
have been made, one thereof shall be
selected by the claimant OF claimants
or his or their agents. and the two
thus selected, shall select the remain
ing member Of said committee; pro-
vided however, that no person shall be
so selected, or If selected shall he COM
petent 10 serve as a member of any
committee Of arbitration, who shall
have a direct or indirect interest in
the tobacco in controversy.
Section II B. The said committee
Of arbitration, when duly constituted
and appointed shall fully examine
and investigate all the facts concern
ing the subject in controversy before
them, and 20 that end they shall have
power to send for persons and papers,
to compel the attendance Of witnesses,
10 administer oaths, and TO examine
witnesses on oath, they shall deter
mine all questions which NAV be sub
mitted to them by a majority vote,
and shall assess whatever damages if
any, they may adjudge due by reason
OF any false or erroneous inspection
and from their finding or award there
shall be no appeal. All damages shall
be assessed upon the basis OF the mar
ket value of the particular grade Of
tobacco on the date Of reclama.
ton; and no claims on tobacco ship
ped to any point in the United States,
shall be considered or allowed after
the expiration Of six months from the
date Of its Inspection, nor after the
expiration Of nine months from the
date of It's inspection, if shipped to
any foreign country; nor shall any
claim be allowed upon tobacco which
shall have changed by fermentation.
Sec. ll6. The Inspector of the
Warehouse in which the tobacco was
originally inspected, shall pay the
amount Of any award made in writing
and under seal by any committee Of
arbitration, duly constituted rs herein.
before provided to the party or parties
thereto entitled within thirty days
after the date thereof, and shall take
the Ieceip: OF the claimant, or hi.
agent, for the same, which said receipt
together with said award, signed anc
sealed by said committee Of .arbitra
ton, or majority Of them, shall 10
returned by said Inspector to tht
Comptroller OF the Treasury in saiC
Inspectors next thereafter ensuing
report, and shall be a voucher 70
money expended.
Sec. So \. The name of the owne
or owners Of every hogshead Of Tobacco
delivered for inspection at any Stat
Warehouse in the CITY of Baltimore
shall be leGibly marked or STENCIL
thereon, and ii shall be the duty Of ia
Inspector TO retain for inspection ever
hoGsLeai Of tobacco not so marked Q
stenciled until the name Of the owne
or owners thereof, shall have bee
ascertained and rlacel tberaQa 49,,
Of the several Inspectors Of Tobacco I
clrc!ully return all bundles oftobac3
, other than samples which may /
drawn in sampling, and all bundI,
. which may be displaced in uunasin
, tobacco, TO the hogsh=ad FROM while
the same We're drawn or displaced
and any Inspector Of tobacco who sAu
! knowingly violate the provisions {
t this section, shall BE- deemed guilty
misconduct; in Office, and shall be Il.
bic 10 removal there.rom.
See ;. BE it enacted, g.. Tha
all Acts or parts Of Acts inconsister
with the provisions Of this Act, be Az
they are hereby repealed.
See t. Be it enacted. &. Ths
this Act shall take effect from the dat
%. is passage.
ApproyeI March 4. 1856.
We hereby certify. that til, al1r,.g,ing
. CORRECT copy "t IN At II the Grncr
assembly II Maryland. passed .ianuar
Session. 1855.
T.. L. PRETTYMAN.
. thiri Clerk Of the House of Delegates
". G. PURNELL,
>rcretasy Of the Senate.