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owners of said carts or vehicles, which shall hold
good for one year from date, unless some repairs or
alterations be necessary to change the same, for
which services he shall receive the sum of one dollar
for each cart or vehicle so inspected and marked by
him, to be paid by the party at whose request the
services were performed; the said measurer, or his
deputies, to be in no way interested as clerk, or
otherwise engaged in the purchase or sale of fire-
wood, other than for his own use.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That the said measurers or their deputies, before entering upon their duties of office, shall take the following oath or affirmation as the case may be, before some justice of the peace: "I do solemnly swear or affirm that I will faithfully, truly and impartially, according to the best of my skill and judgment, execute and perform the office and duty of measurer of carts according to the time, intent and meaning of this act, so help me God. "	Oath or affir- mation.
SEC. 3. And be it enacted, That said measurer shall locate himself in some suitable section of the city, where he can be found, where the greatest quantity of wood is for sale; the said measures to plainly mark by a brand on the standards of each side of said carts or vehicles, in such a manner as that the purchaser or consumer of fire-wood, may see the quantity contained in each quarter, half or cord of wood, so purchased by them; the standard of mea- surement to be one hundred and twenty-eight cubic feet to the cord of well stowed and packed wood.	Location of measurer.
SEC. 4. And be it enacted, That if any owner of a cart or vehicle, to be used in hauling fire-wood in the city of Baltimore, shall refuse to have such cart or vehicle so inspected, and that if any carter or person shall alter the marks of said carts or vehicles after the same has been so inspected, or shall alter the measurement of said fire-wood by increasing or taking from the same, he or they shall be subject to the penalty of five dollars for each offence, to be re- covered as small debts are now recovered, before some justice of the peace for the use of the city of Baltimore.	Penalty.