Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1892-05-12
PUBLIO GENERAL Ii VS..
CHATTER Al.

spections." subtitle Tobacco
As the same was repealed and re-
enacted by the Acts of Eighteen
hundred and ninety, Chapter two
hundred and sixty-two, and to
add an additional Section to said
Article, under said subtitle, to
be known as Section II "a, pro-
viding for the storage Of Goods,
Wares and Merchandise in the
unused tobacco warehouses.
SECTION /. Be it enacted by the
General Assembly Of Maryland,
That section twelve of Article forty
eight of the Code of Public General
Laws, title ''Inspection," subtitle
eTobaceo' as the same was repealed
andre-enacted by the Acts Of Eigh-
teen hundred and ninety, Chapter
two hundred and sixty-two, be and
the same is hereby repealed and re-
enacted SO as to read as follows:
~. Warehouses numbers one and
two shall be consolidated under one
management, to be known as "Num-
Der One" and warehouses numbers
three and four consolidated in like
manner to be known as Number
Three" Except in the case herein-
after provided for, and number five
shall remain as at present, and the
inspectors Of such warehouses shall
cause the tobacco therein to be in.
spected under their personal super
vision as before required; when,
however, warehouses numbers one,
three and five shall become so filled
with tobacco as to render the opera
ton thereof difficult, or there is a
prospect of such crops Of tobacco
as will oyercrowd the same, the
inspectors shall report the facts to
the Governor Of the State, and if it
shall appear to the Governor that
the necessities Of the caserequire it,
he shall appoint additional inspec-
tors for warehouses numbers two
and four, or for only one of them,
as his judgement may dictate, and
such inspectors shall appoint the
necessary clerks, screwmen and
laborers to conduct the business
thereof, and such clerks, screwmen
and laborers shall be under the SUI
pervision and direction OF the in
spector so appointed, in all respects
as in warehouses numbers one, three
and five; provided however, that the
Governor be, and he is hereby
authorized tore-arrange the CONSOLE
dation of said warehouses in such
manner as will, in his judgment,
best secure the efficient conduct Of
the business thereof; and provided,
further, that if the Governor, efter
careful investigation, shall deter-
mine that the amount Of tobacco on
hand and in prospect does not
demand the retention Of all the
storage room ayailablein the several
warehouses, he may designate one
or more Of them to be used for gen
eral storage purposes, as provided
for IN Section II A.
SEQ. 2. And be it enacted, That
the following Section, to be known
as Section IL A. be, and the same il
hereby added to said Article forty
eight, title "1uspections, = subtitle
'eTobacco.
SEC. IL A. Wheneverthe Govern
or may have designated one or more
Of the tobacco warehouses to be used
for general storage purposes, he
shall have power to appoint a person
to take charge Of the same, and such
person shall receive such salary, not
exceeding eighteen hundred dollars
a year, as the Governor may name.
And such storage or warehouse
keeper, by and with the approval
Of the Governor, shall have power to
appoint such clerical force and
labofcxs at such compensation as the
Governor RAY direct, not exceeding
one thousand dollars per annum
for clerks, and not exceeding two
dollars per diem for laberers, as may
be necessary for the economical
management Of the business Of the
said warehouse or warehouses. ALI
such salaries to be paid out OF the
receipts for storage and no other
source. Before entering upon the
discharge of his duties, the said
storage or warehouse keeper shall
give bond with satisfactory secur-
ity to be approved by the Governor,
in the penalty Of twenty thousand
dollars for the faithful performance
Of the duties imposed upon him by
law, and for the full and punctual
returns to the Comptroller Of the
Treasury, at the end Of each quarter,
Of the receipts and disbursements
Of the warehouse or warehouses
under his charge, and said bond
shall be recorded in the Office Of the
clerk of the Supreme Court of Bal
timore City, he shall, with the
assent of the Governor, make all
contracts for the storage Of goods,
wares and merchandise in the ware
house or warehouses under his
charge, and keep accurate accounts
of the receipts and disbursement Of
the same, Of which he shall make
quarterly returns in the same man
ner as the inspectors of tobacco are
required TODD. Should The Govern
or be Of the oninion that IL WOuld