The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1894-05-05
CHAPTER 1O5.

An Act to repeal and re enact with amend
ments Section ATS of Article of the Code
of Public Local Laws of Maryland, title
Baltimore City, subtitle 'Hay and
Straw" and to add Section thereto to be
numbered Section 475 A.
SECTION !. Be it enacted by the General
assembly Of Maryland, That Section AS 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
repealed and re-enacted with amendments,
and that new Section, TO be numbered Sec.
ton AIS A, be added TO said Article 10 read
as to the two said Sections as follows:
475. If 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 every such offense the sum of five
dollarsi provided, however, any person bring
ing Hay or Straw to market, who shall sell
and deliver the same for consumption West
of Gwynn's 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 Scales, provided
he shall tender to the 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 aseer
tanned by the certificate of the person weigh
ing said Hay or Straw. And when said Ger
tifcate 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 the private weigher aud
issue to the person presenting the certificate
from the private weigher, certificate from
the book of the weighmaster at the Western
Hay Scales corresponding with the certificate
of the private weigher for which the weigh
master at the Western Hay Scales shall col
lect the fee prescribed by law; any seller of
Hay or Straw failing to comply with the pro-
visions 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 fine of five dollars for
each and every such offense.)
AIS A. And be ii enacted, That any private
weigher who shall render false certificate,
and any seller of Hay or Straw who shall
present 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
fine Of five dollars and costs for each and
every such offense.
SEC. 2. And be ii enacted, That this Act
shall take effect from the date of its passage
Approved March 81, 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 Il
correct copy of an Act of the General Assem-
bly, of Maryland, passed January Session,
1894. J. ROGER McSHERRY,
Secretary Of the Senate.
b. l.. SMITH,
Chief Clerk of the House of Delegates.