INSPECTIONS.

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spector, in such manner, and at such times as he shall think

most advantageous.

SEC. 11. And be it enacted, That the mayor of the said city,

Appoint-

shall appoint a deputy to perform the duties of any suspended

ment of
deputy in

assistant inspector, if necessary, during such suspension, for

case of

which said services, said deputy shall be entitled to compensa-

suspension.

tion from the moneys provided to be divided by the general in-

spector as aforesaid, among the assistant inspectors and said

general inspectors, for their compensation, and to such portion

of such moneys as such assistant inspector would have been

entitled to, for the time of his.suspension, if fie had not been so

suspended.

SEC. 12. And be it enacted, That all fines and forfeitures in-

Pines re-

curred under this act, shall be recoverable in the name of the

coverable.

state, before a justice of the peace, as small debts are now re-

coverable by law, and shall be appropriated, the one-half to the

Disposed of

use of the informer, and the other half to the use of the state.

SEC. 13. And be it enacted, That it shall not hereafter be

Future ap-

lawful for the governor and council to appoint any other in-

pointmonts.

spector or inspectors of flour, for the city of Baltimore, other

than those provided for by this act, and that the three inspectors

already appointed, shall in all respects act and be deemed to be

appointed as inspectors of flour, in the said city, under this act,

from the time of the appointment of a fourth inspector, until the

Present

next annual appointment, on the said inspectors giving security

inspectors.

as required by this act in respect of the inspectors of flour.

A further SUPPLEMENT to an ACT passed at December session, eighteen

hundred and twenty-five, chapter one hundred and seventy-four.

1833, ch. 246.

WHEREAS, by an act of assembly, passed at December ses-

Preamble.

sion, eighteen hundred and thirty-one, chapter two hundred and

nine, section fourth, the general inspector created by virtue of

that act was required to procure samples of flour of the most

approved brands of the inspection of other places, to be re-

newed quarterly, and upon consultation with the other inspec-

tors, and two commissioners of review, fix a standard for flour

of each degree of fineness for the regulation of the inspection

thereof in the city of Baltimore, which standard to be renewed

quarter-yearly, was not to be inferior in quality to flour of the

best brand of any inspection in the United States; And whereas,

doubts are entertained with regard to the propriety of the dis-

cretion thus reposed of renewing the standard thus quarter-

yearly ; for remedy whereof,

SEC. I. Be it enacted, by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That the general inspector of flour, upon consultation with the

Standard of
flour.

other inspectors and two commissioners of review, shall fix a