Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1894-05-04
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CHAPTER los.
AN ACT TO REPEAL AND RE-ENACT WITH
AMENDMENTS SECTION i75 ARTICLE
OF PUBLIC LOCAL LAWS OF MARY
LAND, TITLE baltimore CITY" SUB
TITLE ebay AND sTRAW,m AND TO
ADD SECTION THERETO TO BE
NUMBERED SECTION AIS A.
SECTION, 1. Beiteaacted by The General
Assembly Of Maryldnd, That Section 475 of
Article 4 OF the Code OF Public Local Laws Of
Maryland title Baltimore City," subtitle
Hay and Straw" be and the same Is hereby
pepealed and re-enacted with amendments,
and that new section to be numbered sec
ton ATS A, be added to said article to read
as to the two said sections as follows:
475. II any person bringing Hay or Straw
to said City shall neglect TO have the same
weighed by the said inspectors or shall be de-
tected In having stones, rubbish, wood or
ANYTHING else concealed In his load or shall
in any manner change the condition OF his
cart, wagon. carriage or sled, with fraudu-
lent intention, he shall forfeit and pay for
each and over such offense the sum OF i've
dollars; provided however any person bring
ing Hay or Straw to market, who shall sell
and deliver the same for consumption West
of Gwynns Falls shall not be subject to the
penalty herein recited as to not having said
load OF Hay or Straw weighed by the weigh
master at the Western Hay Scale. provided
he shall tender to tho weigher OF Hay and
Straw at the Western Hay Scales, on the day
OF delivery OF said Hay and Straw, such fee
as is prescribed by law, said fee to be ascer-
tanned by the certificate OF the person weigh
ing said Hay or Straw. And when said GER
tiflcate of private weigher is presented to the
weighmaster of Hay and Straw at the Western
Hay Scales, the said weighmaster shall re-
tain the certificate OF tho private weigher
and issue to the person presenting the certin-
cate from the private weigher, a certificate
from the book of the weighmaster at the
Western Hay Scales corresponding with the
certificate OF the private welgher, Tor which
the weighmaster at the Western Hay Scales
shall collect the fee prescribed by law, any
seller of Hay or Straw falling to comply with
the provisions of this section or failing to
present the certificate of the private weigher
to the weighmaster at the Western Hay
Scales, shall be subject to flne of Five dol
lars for each and every such offense.)
ASA. Aud b IL enacted. That any private
weigher who shall render q false certificate,
and any seller of Hay or Straw who shall present
a false certificate TO the weigher of Hay and
Straw at the Western Hay Scales, shall be
deemed guilty of misdemeanor and upon
conviction thereof, shall be subject TO a fine OF
ivedollars and costs for each and every
such offense.
SEC And be il enacted That this Act
shall take effect from the date OF its passage.
Approved March II, 1894
FRANK BROWN, Governor.
JOHN WALTER SMITH,
President Of the Senate.
JAMES II. PRESTON,
Speaker OF the House Of Delegates.
We hereby certify that the Aforegoing is q
correct copy Of an Act of the General Assem-
bly, Of Maryland, passed january Session,
1894
j. ROGER McSHERRY,
Secretary Of tho Senate.
b. l.. SMITH
Chief Clerk Of the House OF Delegates