Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1886-04-01

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ed tbs Legislature last week:
SEC. !. Be it enacted by the Gener-
al Assembly of Maryland. That Sec
tions IL, l2and IA. of chapter SO ofthe
Acts of 1882, entitled IAN Act to add
a new Article to the Code Of Public
General Laws, regulating the inspec-
ton Of tobocco," and that section 20
of said Act, as the same was amended
by chapter 228 of the Acts of 1872,
entitled IAN Act to repeal ard re-en-
act section 30 of an Act passed at the
present session Of the General Assem-
bly, Of Maryland" entitled IAN Act to
regulate the inspection OF tobacco.
be and the same are hereby repealed
and re. enacted, SO as to read as fol-
lows:
SEC. IL. Every inspector shall have
uncase and break, every hOgshead Of
tobacco that may be delivered for
inspection, in not less than five differ
ent places for Maryland and Ohio,
and not less than three different places
70. Kentucky and Virginia, and in as
many more places as may be necessary
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 bundles as will correctly repre-
sent the different qualities OF tobacco
contained in the break, and the bun
dies so selected, shall be considered
the sample Of the hogshead; he shall
also have the hogshead properly mark
ed with its number, the year of in
spection, and the full name Of the
owner legally written on each head,
and on the bilge, and shall have the
tare and net weight marked with iron
on the bilge.
SIC. 10 If any inspector shall, upon
examination ofany hogshead of tobac-
CO, 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 doing
so, the sum of 50 per hogshead, the
same TO be paid by the owner or his
SCENT; and if any inspector shall lind
that the package, cask or hogshead
containing said tobacco, is constructed
Of green OF unseasoned timber, IL shall
be his duty to uncase said tobacco
and furnish a new aud dry package,
cask or hogshead for the same at the
cost and expense Of the owner of said
tobacco, or his agent.
SEC. IA. Any person or persons who
shall tamper with any sample OF to
bacco. after it 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 500 for each Of
Tense, and no person or persons what
soever, except the inspector and tying
clerk shall be permitted to handle
any bundles of tobacco drawn for the
purposes of sample, until after the
same shall have been properly tied
up and sealed by the tying clerk; and
any unauthorized person or persons
handhngsa tobaccoin violation ofthe
provisions Of this section shall forfeit
and pay a find of $50 for each offense,
to be recovered before any police
justice OF said city of Baltimore, as
other fines are now recovered.
SEC. 90. The several inspectors of
tobacco shall charge for recondition-
ing and repacking all stayed tobacco
the following prices; for one or two
breaks, 81; for full stay, 81, to be paid
BY the owner or his agent; for rein
spection of Maryland and Ohio tobacco,
81 per hogshead re-inspected; for
re-inspection of all other kinds, =
for each hogshead re-inspected; for
rs-drawing hogsheads of Maryland
and Ohio tobacco, so cents; and for
rs-drawing all other kinds 81 for each
hogshead re-drawn, to be paid BY the
owner or his agent; the charge Of
outage shall be 81 for every hOgshead
not exceeding 100 pounds, and ~
and half cents additional for every
100 pounds over LOO pounds TO be
paid by the shipper of the tobacco or
his agent.
SEC. ,. And be it fu.her enacted,
&c, That the following sections to be
known and designed as sections IL \,
IL B, IL c, so A and 50 B, be and
they are hereby added to said Article
SEC. II. \, Whenever any dispute
shall arise concerning the correctness
OF any sample furnished BY an in
spector Of tobacco, under the seal Of
the State, said controversy shall be
referred to Q committee of arbitration