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BALTIMORE CITY.

duties assigned to him by this act; and that he shall not

directly or indirectly be concerned in buying, selling or ship-

ping ground bark.

Quality.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That no ground black oak bark,

the produce of the United States, shall be shipped from the port

of Baltimore, except such as in the opinion of the inspector

shall be shaved clean from the ross or outside bark, ground suf-

ficiently fine, and be free from damage, by wet, mould or other-

wise, well packed in good and sufficient casks, having at least

twelve hoops thereon, together with lining hoops on each, and

well secured.

How to be

SEC. 3. And be it enacted. That the bark intended for expor-

packed.

tation, shall be put up and packed in casks, marked in plain

and legible characters, 'first' and 'second' quality, as its quality

and manufacture may merit, together with the word 'Baltimore,'

and the name of the inspector ; and no casks shall be so marked

except the same shall be found free from all mixture with other

bark, tan or extraneous matter, from damage by wet, mould or

otherwise.

Condem-

SEC. 4. And be it enacted, That if there shall be found in

nation.

any cask containing ground black oak bark, any mixture of dif

ferent barks, or of tan or other extraneous substance, or if it

shall not be clean shaved from the outside bark or ross, and free

from damage, the inspector shall condemn the same as unfit for

exportation ; and as a mark of such condemnation, shall mark

on each head, distinctly with a marking iron, the letter 'C ;' and

every person altering or defacing such mark with a view of

evading this act, shall forfeit and pay for every such offence

the sum of twenty dollars, to be recovered by action of debt

brought in the name of the state, before any justice of the peace

for the county in which the offence may be committed ; and

one half of said penalty when recovered, shall be for the use

of the informer, and the other half for the use of the state, to

be paid to the register of the city, when recovered in the county

of Baltimore, and to the clerk of the county wherein it may be

recovered, when recovered in any other county.

Brand;

SEC.6. And be it further enacted. That every manufacturer

deposite;
delivery.

of black oak bark for exportation, shall brand in a legible

manner upon the head of each cask, his name at length, under

the penalty of one dollar for each cask which shall not be so

branded; and all ground bark intended for exportation, shall

be taken at the expense of the owner, to such convenient place

within the city of Baltimore, as the inspector shall direct, there

to be inspected, by starting, unpacking or otherwise, as in the

opinion of the inspector, may be necessary ; and it shall be the

duty of the inspector to grant to the person depositing such

bark, or the owner thereof, a receipt or acknowledgment of the