Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1886-12-17

enlct the same with amendments,
and to add certain new sections to
said Article.
SECTION |. Be It enacted by the General
-ISmmbiy Of NrylaHd, That sections
eleven. twelve and fourteen of chapter
thirty-SiX Of the Acts of eighteen hun
dred and and seventy-two. entitled,
IAN Act to add new Article To the
Code of Public General Laws. regulat-
ing the Inspection of Tobacco" 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 Sevcnty-two.
entitled. IAN Act to repeal and re-en-
act section twenty of an Act passed at
the present Session of the General AS
Semblv OF Maryland. entitled. IAN Act
to regulate the Inspection of Tobacco,
be and the same are hereby repealed
and re-enactcd SO as to read as fol
| lows:
SECTION ,. Every Inspector shall
| have uncaSed and break every hogs
head of tobacco that may he delivered
for inspection IN not less than five diff
ferent places for Maryland and Ohio,
and not less than three different places
/ for Kentucky and Virginia. and in
aS many more places aS may he ucces-
>ary 10 fully determine the contents of
said hogshead; and If the Inspector
! shall he of the opinion that such to-
| bacco Is sound. clean and III good or
/ der, then he shall select from each
! break as many bundles a. will cor
/ rectlv represent the different qualities
/ OF tobacco contained III tie break. and
! the bundles 50 selected. shall be con
/ sIdered the sample of the hogshead;
/ he shall also have the nogehrad, pro
/ perly marked with lis number. the
/ year of inspection. and the names
/ lcglblV written of the owner on each
/ head and on the bllgc. and shall have
the tarc and net weight marked with
iron on the hilge.
SECTION l.. If any Inspector shall
upon examination of any hog>head of
tobacco have reason to suspect that
the same i trash OF false packed. he
shall cause the same to bee shaken out
and rcpackcd. and shall charge for 80
doing the sum of two dollars per hogs
head. the same 20 toe paid by the
owner or his agent: and If any In
>pcctor shall fluid that the package,
ca>k or hog>hcad containing said
tobacco i constructed OF green or un-
seasoned timber. II shall Toe his duty
Ia uura>e SAID tobacco. and furnish a
rev aud dry package. ca>k or lAgs-
head for the same at the cost and eX-
pen>c of the owner of sand tobacco or
his agent. sand cost and expense not 20
exceed. however. the sum Of one dol
lar for each package. ca>k or hogs
head 81 furnished.
SECTION IL. Any person or persons
who shall! pull ont or break off ANY
leaf or leaves or otherwise lutermed-
die or tampcr with any sample of
tobacco after 4 shall have passed fyom
the custody or control of the ln>pcc-
tor. shall! upon conviction thereof in
the Criminal Court Of Baltimore city.
be fined not less than one hundred
dollars for each offcnSc. and no per
son or persons whatsoever. except the
Inspector aud TYING Clerk. shall hc
permitted to handle any bundles of
tobacco drawn for the purpose of a
sample, until after the same shall have
been properly tied up and sealed 10y
the Tying Clerk; and any unautLHr
lied person or persons banding said
tobacco in violation OF the provisions
OF this section, shall forfeit and pay a
fine of twenty dollars for each offence.
Ia he recovered before any Police jas
ticc of said City 81 Baltimore a. other
fin,, are now recovered.
SECTION -. The several Inspectors
Of tobacco. shall charge Tor rrcoud,.
tlouiug and repackrue all STAYED
tohacc" the following prices for oae
or Two breaks. one d"!iaJ full stay,
tw" dollars. 10 hc paid 10y the owner
or his agent: tor >pcctlou 81 Mary
land and OHIO tobacco. one dollar for
each Ae.>h.al rc-lu~p-ctcd for rein
Specti"u al all uth-r kinds. two dollars
for each hug>head rs-InSpcctcd; FOR
re,lrawlng h"g>heads OF Mary land and
ONO tobacco fifty cents, and for
r,drawluE all other kinds one dollar
for each hng>head rcdrawn. To be paid
by the owner or his agent: the charge
of outage shall be two dollars for every
hugStcad not exceeding eleven hun
bred pounds. and twelve and half
cents additional for every hundred
pounds over eleven hundred pounds.
Ia bepaid by the shipper of the tobacco
/ or his gent.
+ SEE >. isd h Il t'urfhsr sgartsi. d..
That the following sections to be
known and designated a. sections
eleven \. eleven b, eleven E. thirty
a. and thirty Il. be and they are hereby
added 10 said Article.
. SECTION II \. Whenever any dispute.
shall arise concerning the correctness
Of any sample furnished by an Inspec-
tor of tobacco. under the seal of the
state. said controversy shall be refer
red 10 a committee of arbitration. con
sistlng Of three persons 10 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
seiec ed by the claimant or claimants
or his or their agents. and the two
thus selected, shall select the remain
ing member of said committee: provi-
ded however. that no person shall be
so selected, or if selected. shall be com
petent TO serve as member of any
committee of arbitration. who shall
have direct or indirect interes: j.,
/ the tobacco IN controversy