The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-08-01
CHAPTER NO. 42o
A BILL ENTITLED

AN ACT to add a new section to Article
81 of the Annotated Code of Mary
land, title weights and Measures"
said new section to be known az
Section A and to follow Immediately
after Section 43 of said Article, au
thorizing the State Board of Agri
culture to inspect, regulate and ad
just scales, beams, weights and
measures used in vending and pur
chasing agricultural products and
farm supplies.
SECTION l. Be it enacted By the
General Assembly of Maryland, That
new section be and it is hereby
added to Article 81 of the Annotated
Code of Maryland, title weights and
Measures" said new section to be
known as Section "A, to follow i'm
mediately after Section 43 of said Ar.
ticle, and to read as follows:
A. In addition to the powers of in
spection, regulation and adjustment
of scales, beams, weights and meas
ures conferred by this Article upon
the inspectors appointed by the Coun-
ty Commissioners Of the several coun-
ties, and by the Comptroller of Balti-
more City, the State Board of Agricul-
ture shall, through its officers, agents
and employees, have the authority and
power to inspect, regulate and adjust
any or all scales, beams, weights and
measures used in the several counties
of the State and in the City of Balti-
more in the vending or purchasing OF
agricultural products and farm sup
plies which are directed by law or are
usually sold by weight or measure.
The said State Board of Agriculture
shall have and exercise, through it's
officers, agents and employees, all the
authority and power conferred by this
Article upon the inspectors appointed
by the County Commissioners Of the
several counties. and by the Comp,
troller OF Baltimore City, including the
power to condemn any scale, beam,
weight or measure which 1t is impos-
sible to repair, and to prohibit the use
of and to remove and destroy or other.
wise dispose of the same. The au-
thority and power hereby conferred
shall be exercised in such manner, by
such method or methods and at such
time or times as shall be determined
upon by the said State Board of Agri-
culture, and the said Board shall have
power to make or cause to be made an
inspection or inspections of such
scales, beams, weights and measures
as, in its discretion. the public inter-
est shall require
Any person. firm or corporation. or
any officer, agent or employee Of such
person, firm or corporation refusing to
have his, her, their or its scales,
beams, weights or measures inspected.
regulated or adjusted by the said
State Board of Agriculture. or its Of
ficers, agents or employees as author
lied by this Article, or refusing to
carry out the lawful orders of the said
Board, its officers, agents or en-
ployees, or interfering in any way with
the exercise of the authority conferred
by this Article. shall, upon conviction,
be subject to the penalties provided
therefor in this Article. The provisions
of this section shall be construed as
additional and supplemental to, and
not in substitution for or in conflict
with, any of the other sections of this
Article.
SEC. Q. And be 1t further enacted
That this Act shall take effect June 1
1924.
Approved April Q. 1924.