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fish, to be inspectors for the city of Baltimore, and by whom all

salted fish, hereafter brought to the city of Baltimore for sale,

shall be inspected.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That any part of the acts of as-

Acts re-

sembly which compels the inspectors of salted fish in said city

pealed as
relates to

to pay a license of seventy-five dollars each, to the corporation
of Baltimore, be, and the same is hereby repealed.

payment for
license.

SEC. 3. And be it enacted, That if any person in the city of

Penalty on

Baltimore, other than the two inspectors appointed by the go-
vernor and council, shall inspect, mark or brand, any fish in

others than
inspectors
marking

said city, he shall forfeit and pay one hundred dollars for each

fish.

and every such offence, which said fine shall be recovered and

appropriated in the same manner as fines are recovered from

persons offending against an act passed at December session,

eighteen hundred and twenty-five, relating to the inspection of

salted fish brought to the city of Baltimore.

SEC. 4. And be it enacted, That all acts or parts of acts of

Repeal.

assembly inconsistent with, or contrary to, the provisions of

this act, be, and the same are hereby repealed.

AN ACT to reduce the rate of Inspection of Fish in the City of Baltimore.

1830, ch. 140.

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

Duty of

That from and after the first day of May next, it shall be the

inspectors.

duty of the inspectors of fish in the city of Baltimore, or either

of them, to brand each and every barrel, half barrel or tierce of

herrings, shad or mackerel fish, that he or they may hereafter

inspect, with the word 'Spring;' Provided, that he or they may

Proviso.

believe that the said mackerel fish was caught in the spring of

the year in which the same may be by him or them inspected.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That it shall not be lawful for

Allowance.

any inspector of fish in the city of Baltimore, to charge, or in

any wise receive for inspecting of each and every barrel, half

barrel or tierce of shad or mackerel fish, ten cents ; for each

and every barrel, half barrel or tierce of herrings, three cents,

and no more.

SEC. 3. And be it enacted, That if any one or more of the

Penalty for

inspectors of fish shall violate the provisions of this act, the
same shall be liable to indictment in Baltimore city court, and

violation of
act.

on conviction shall, for every such offence, forfeit and pay the

sum of fifty dollars, the one-half to be for the use of the in-

former, and the other half for the use of the state.

SEC. 4. And be it enacted, That any act, or the part of any

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act, inconsistent with, or repugnant to this act, be, and the

same is hereby repealed.