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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

Fines — how
divided.

by action for debt, in the name of the State, which
process is herein authorized, or secured by public
sale as provided in section ten of this act, shall be
divided as follows, viz: one-half to the informer, and
the other half to the school fund of Talbot county,
and all monies accruing from the sale of licenses
under this act, shall be paid over to the school fund
of Talbot county.

Pay in propro-
tion.

SEC. 14. And be it. enacted, That for the time inter-
vening between the time of the passage of this act,
and the first day of November next ensuing, each
person applying for a license for a sink-box, shall
pay a proportionate sum for said time, or for any
shorter time.

In force.

SEC. 15. And be it enacted. That this act shall take
effect and be in operation from the date of its pas-
sage, and all acts or parts of acts, inconsistent with
the provisions of this act, be and the same are hereby
repealed, so far as such inconsistency may interfere
with the spirit and operation of this act.

Approved March 9, 1876.

CHAPTER 46.

AN ACT to regulate the sale of Firewood in the
city of Baltimore, for the better protection of the
produce dealer and consumer.

Measuring fire
wood.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of
Maryland, That the Governor shall bi-ennially ap-
point by and with the consent of the Senate, one
competent person whose duty it shall be to measure
and stamp all carts or vehicles engaged in hauling
cord-wood from wharf and yard within the corporate
limits of the city of Baltimore; the said measurer to
have power to appoint deputies, if he should find it
necessary to facilitate the work, the said measurer
or his assistants, to give certificate to the. owner or