INSPECTIONS.

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of Maryland, with good and sufficient securities to be approved

by the governor and council, in the penal sum of ten thousand

dollars, conditioned for the true and faithful discharge of his

duties as inspector, arising out of this or any other law of this

state.

SEC. 3. And be it enacted. That the assistant inspectors
shall, at the end of every month, pay over, with an account
under oath, to the general inspector, all moneys received by
them for their sefvices as inspectors, of for charges of inspect-

Assistant
inspectors
to account
under oath
and pay
over

ing, under the act to which this is a supplement, or under any

monthly.

other act or ordinance whatsoever: and the said general in-

spector shall monthly divide in equal portions among the said

Division

inspectors and the said general inspector, the amounts so re-

directed.

ceived by him ; and in like manner the said genera! inspector

shall quarterly divide in equal portions among said assistant

inspectors and said general inspector, the proceeds of the draw-

And of

ings of flour herein after authorized to be sold by said general

drawings;

inspector.

SEC. 4. And be it enacted, That the general inspector of

Inspector's

flour, to be appointed by virtue of this act, shall keep a public

office.

office in some convenient place in the said city, and shall pro-

cure samples, which shall be quarterly renewed, of the most

Samples

approved brands of flour of the inspection of other places. He

shall also at the time of entering upon his official duties as

general inspector (and quarter- yearly thereafter) upon consulta-

tion with the other inspectors and two of the commissioners of

review, to be designated for that purpose by the mayor, fix a

standard for flour of each degree of fineness, for the regulation

Standard

of the inspection thereof in the said city, which standard shall

for flour.

not be inferior in quality to flour of the best brands of any other

inspection in the United States ) and shall, as well as the

samples aforesaid, be safely kept at the said public office, sub-

ject at all times, in the presence of the said general inspector, to

Subject to
exami-

the examination of the citizens of this state, or other persons

nation.

concerned in the purchase or sale of flour therein.

A board is created to fix the standaid of flour, by 1833, ch,246, sec. 2.

SEC. 5. And be it enacted, That in addition to the brand

Additional

now required to be made upon each cask of flour, the inspector

brands

shall, at the time of inspecting the same, brand thereon the

year and month of his so inspecting it.

SEC* 6. And be it enacted, That in all cases of appeal from

Appeal

the judgment of any inspector of flour, the three persons who

from judg-
ment of

shall review the same, shall first take an oath to decide the case

inspector/

to be reviewed, agreeably to the standard to be fixed as afore-

said by the general inspector, and kept in said public office,

and shall then proceed to view and carefully examine the flour

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