INSPECTIONS. -

1503

SEC. 15. And be it enacted, That the act passed at December

Repealing

session, eighteen hundred and thirty-seven, and all acts and

clause.

parts ,of acts that are inconsistent with the provisions of this

act, are hereby repealed.

There must be an error in referring to the 'act of 1837.'

SEC. 16. And be it enacted. That nothing contained in the

provisions of this act, shall be so construed as to prevent the

weighing and inspection of hay and straw in the manner now

provided by the ordinances of the mayor and city council of

Baltimore, or under the existing laws of the state, until the

scales are provided for that purpose according to the provisions

of this act.

HIDES, GREEN.

AN ACT regulating the Inspection of Green Hides and Skins, in the City

of Baltimore.— 1831, ch. 245.

SEC. 1. Be it enacted, by the General Assembly of Maryland,

Inspector to

That the governor of this state shall nominate, and with the

be ap-
pointed.

consent of the council, appoint, on or before the first day of

May next, and annually thereafter, a suitable and proper person

to be inspector of green hides and skins in the city of Balti-

more.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That the person to be appointed

Experience

shall be an experienced manufacturer of leather, and shall re-

residence.

side in the city of Baltimore. .

SEC. 3. And be it enacted, That before entering on the duties

Oath re-

of his office the inspector shall make oath or affirmation, before

quired.

a justice of the peace, that he will, in all things, well and truly

discharge his duty in the office of an inspector, according to

the best of his skill and judgment, and according to the direc-

tions of this act, without fear, favour, affection, malice or par-

tiality ; and the same shall forthwith be filed in the office of the

Filed

clerk of Baltimore county court.

SEC. 4. And be it enacted, That the inspector shall also,

Bond

before entering upon the duties of his office, with one sufficient

required.

security, to be approved by the mayor of said city council, exe-

cute a bond to the state, in the penalty of one thousand dollars,

conditioned to pay all such damages as may be sustained by

reason of any wilful omission, refusal or neglect, in discharging

the duties of said office ; which bond shall also be filed with

the said clerk, and may be prosecuted by any person injured

or damaged on account of any such omission, neglect, or

refusal.

SEC. 5. And be it enacted, That it shall be the duty of the

His duty to

said inspector to inspect, at as early an hour in each day of the

inspect.

week, (if necessary) except Sunday, as may be, at the yards or

buildings of the purchasers, all green hides and calf-skins, taken