Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1886-03-26
The Tobacco Insnss,i.

Oi anu that section \, "aptc
seid ACT, as tue same was amens.a y \ "saiy 9
zee Two hundred and twenty-eiobt ~ y ehaP
Sieighteen hundred and ssTenty-, '@ 'he tsi
AN Act to repeal and re-enact sec,,s cattle
o. an Act passe at the present se..ss vent
General Assembly ofMsryland. y s0,',, q ID
ACT 70 regulate the inspection Of ,obsea "a
ana the same are hereby rrpeaI. SSAeeO I
enacted, so RS to read as follows. aat r.
section III. Every inspector sbadt
cased ana break, every hoeshpaa as ~ ~
that may be delivered for iuspe~,,o. .ooacc'
less IMAM hre different places for MAJ - no
ONO, IN not less than three diferen,y n ana
hentucky ana Virginia, and In "a r, p.aces III
places as may be necessary to fallv ~ NOR
the contents Of said hoeshead' us'einin'
inspector shall be Of the opipiar "au ths
tobacco is sound clean and IN "os wat such
thea he shall select from each hrseS Oa otdefi
bundles as will correctly represen, u = mahJ
entqualitles Of tobacco contained 4. sle dlfef'
and the bundles so selected. shall ba sle ereak
the sample Of the hogshead: ~ Sttnsaerea
have the hogshsad properly mark.d ..,l, aso
number the year of inspection am "
Initials OF the owner on each beaa aua lDs
the bulge, and SHALL have the tar ~, aaa ~
weight marked with iron on the biga aa ns'
Section IL. II any inspector ,hsn
examination OF any hogshead Of al W
have reason to suspect thai the sams = ss.aeeS
or false packed, he shall cause the 49,. = uAs'l
shaken out and repacked, and sh.Ii 70 y
for doing so, the sum of two d"r. saN's.
hogshead, the sane TO be paid nv ,ba ".
or his agent; and il any inspec,nr 49,, y" y,
that the package, cask or hoeshead ~. uau
ing said tobacco, is CONSTRUCTED Of su1S'u
UNASSIGNED timber, It shall be his go, sen VI
case said tobacco and furnish 4 new ~ ~ ~
package, cask or hopshead for ~" anu aIl
the cost and expense Of the owne, os sane ails a.
bacco, or his agent. 'a'o W
section H. Any person or persons ,rho
snaH lahper with any sample Of toh.cc,
aftcr y shall have passed from the custoSs \,
conirol OF the inspector, shall uDon ooo.
VictiOn thereofin the Criminal Court ofp'.I,i.
more city De lined not less than one hnaI,.d
dollars for each offense, and no pes'on A.
persons whatsoever, except the inspertos "A
tying clerk shall be permitted to handla y,
bundle OF tobacco drawn for the purposs. ~
sample, until after the same shall b.,s h..r
properly tied up and sealed by the tyIng cio,t.
and any unauthorized person or persons 4, n,
ling said tobacco 10 violatis N of The n,os;,.
ions OF this section shall forfeit and nav . ~
OF twenty dollars for each offense 10 i. -.
covered before any police Justice or MA n,
0 Baltimore, as other fines are now reeov.,r.j
Section 20. The several inspectors N ,ob,e
co shall charg; for reconditionino ana :.
packing all stAJ0d tobacco the folnw;.,
prices: for one or two breaks. one doli.,. Sr
full stay, two dollars, TO be paid by 10 dsn.
er or his agent for reinspection of Nsrrt,nd
and ONO tobacco one dollar per hogshe,d :,
inspected; for re-inspecton Of all other k,pd,
two for each hogshead re inspected. sr r.
drawing hoXehedds of Maryland and Ohm
tobacco, fifty cents; and tor re-drawino Al
other kinds, one dollar for each hogshead n
drawn, 10 he paid by the owner or his ayror
the charges OF outage shall be two dollars kr
every hOgshead not exceeding eleven hunaei
pounds, and twelve and half cents addition.
al for every hundred pounds over eleven -
drtd pounds to be paid by the shipper III & .
tobacro Or his agent.
Section 2 An3 be il further enacted L I
That the following sections to be known al |
designated as sections elev.n A, eleven /
eleven e, thirty A and thirty D, be and i4g
are hereby added to said Article.
Section II A. Whenever an, DISPUTE All
arise concerning the correctness Of any 9t
pie furnished by IN inspector Of tobacco, lu
der the seal of the Stale, said controgsn
shall be referred 10 committee vi arbitr,lta
consisting OF three persons TO ne scle ted
follows: one thereof shall be selected by til
inspector ct the warehouse, in which IL dr.
puted inspection shall have been made;I or
thereof shA | DC selc, ted by the calnaa 81 !
claimants or his or their agent, aud the'tm
thus selected shall select The remaining memW
OF ii rommlttec; PROVIDED, however, chat o.
person shall he 50 se,ecled or il seiectel \
shall be competent TO serve IS d me uber ofaa
committee OF arbitration who shall have ii a \
rect or indirect interest ia the tobac,h hi
~
SECTION IL, The said bommittce sH-T;
ton, when duly consS tuted and apsa Il.
shall FULLY extmnc and investigate I. X
facts conce ming the subject in controv. i
tore them, and to that end they arr II
power to send for persons and papers. eor
pei the attendance VI witnesses, to adm, en-
oaIhs and to examine witnesses on Oath 49,
shall determine ali questions which Fl vkl
submitted 10 them by Ia ,jority yofM ari
shall assess whatever damages if ans thr
may adjndge due by reason Of ann I'll a.
erroneous inspection, and from their f;s.Io,
or award there shall be no appeal. Ala I'M /
ages shall he assessed upon the basis n tp
market value OF the particular grade OF dr.
CO on the date of the reclamation; auj no
claims on to tobacco shipped 10 any pof1ta
United States shall De considered or alb vsd
after the expiration OF six months fronIh.
date OF ITS Inspection, nor after the exhiratiop
OF nine months from tue date OF lis inslpction
il shipped to any foreign country; nor shall
any claim be allowed upon tobacco which
shall have chtnged by fermentation
Section II @. The inspector of tho lara.
house in which the tobacco wos or,,,;,''I,, |
inspected, snail pay the amount any award |
MADE IN wrlllng and under seal by any com
mi'tee OF arbitration, duly constituted as here
IN before provided, to the party or parties
thereto entitled within thirty DAYS after the
Gale there OF, and shall take the recent nj the
claimant, or his agent for the same which |
said receipt together with said award s;ined
and sealed by said committee of .rhi,ra,;on
or majority OF them, shall be returned Nv
SAID Inspector 10 the Comptroller of ths Tr.ss- |
uiey III said inspectors next Thereafter cnsn.
ins report, and shall be voucher far ,,on.y
expended. ~ "iohe'
Section 30 A. The name Of the owDo- or
y" nsrS W every hogshead OF tobacco deliver
ed Tor inspection al any State w.re.'on..; u
the city OF baltimore, shall b. leriblv wassaa
or stenciIled thereon, aud it shall no the tn,v
OF Tue inspector TO retain for insprclion ersry |
hoSshead OF tobacco not so MAJ kad .. 80.
cl'led until the name Of the owner or nr ose
thereof shall have been ascertained ona o%iisis
thereon. "uu placeu
Section 80 B. 1t shall be the dr,v 90 ,.o
eNeral Inspectors Of tobacco 10 cs,:c,S ~ su'
turn all bundles of tobacco. other ,S"n &c
pies, which may be drawn in sampIing sa and
all bundles which may be disnh,rsa anu
iiSlng tobacco, to the hogshead from - ~ w
me same were drawn or displaced. ana a ~
Inspector OF tobacco who shall know;DrIuu an,
ate the provisions of this section ~ ~ VIZ
ieemed guilty of misconduct in oe3 Sa"'i III ~
man oe haoie to removal therefrem "AO
mai take elect from the date of its sss ~
The Wheat OutloOk.-Tbe sono
fop summary appeared in the Farms,,, D.
new last week OF The numerous retprns 80 -
y It's correspondents The returns frol n'. .ss
winter wheat helds are almost unltorm ho'n 'l,e
ney present an outlook dearly as fayd soIu,
IS thst Of 1853. The sdow has ent;ra,n ~ a:V