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misdemeanor, and punished by fine or imprisonment, or both,

at the discretion of the court before whom the conviction was

had.

SEC. 12. And be it enacted, That if any butcher or other

Penalty fot

person, shall sell or otherwise dispose of any hide or skiu, liable

selling
without

to inspection under this act, with intent to evade or prevent the

inspection,

inspection thereof, or if any person shall purchase in the city of

, &c.

Baltimore, any hide or skin, liable to inspection, and which

shall not have been inspected ; and shall not within forty-eight

hours after such purchase, cause the same to be inspected and

stamped according to this act, every person offending against

either of the provisions aforesaid, shall forfeit double the value

of each hide or skin so sold, disposed of, or purchased, to be

sued for and recovered, with costs of suit, in any court having

cognizance thereof, in the name and for the uso of the person

prosecuting therefor.

SEC. 13. And be it enacted, That it shall be the duty of the

Inspector to

inspector, created by this act, to make and subscribe a report to

report to
the legisla-

the legislature of this state, on the first Monday in January of

ture an-

each year, which report shall set forth the number of hides and

nually.

skins, inspected by him for the year preceding, the amount paid

to the deputies and assistants, and the amount of fees by him

received for inspection, which report shall be verified by the

oath or affirmation of such inspector.

SEC. 14. And be it enacted. That this act shall be in force

To com-

after the first day of March next.

mence.

SEC. 15. And be it enacted, That it shall be the duty of the

Three

mayor and city council of Baltimore, on or before the first

arbitrators
for appeals.

day of April next, and on or before the first day of April, an-

nually thereafter, to appoint three arbitrators, one of whom shall

be a butcher, one a tanner, and one a dealer in leather, who or

a majority of them shall have power, and whose duty it shall

be immediately to decide upon the justice or injustice of any

decision to be made by any inspector appointed by virtue of

this act, and the decision of such arbitrator^ or a majority of

them, shall be conclusive on the subject '/'Provided, that no

person making such appeal shall be considered as having in-

curred any of the penalties of this act, until the decision against

him shall have been made as aforesaid, by such arbitrators.

.

SEC. 16. And be it enacted,. That every such arbitrator, when

Oath of

appointed, shall before he enters upon the duties of his office,

arbitrator.

take and subscribe the following oath or affirmation, before

some person authorized to administer the same ; I do solemnly

swear or affirm, (as the case may be,) that I will faithfully,

truly, and impartially, according to the best of my judgment

and ability, execute and perform the duties of the office of an

arbitrator of inspection of green hides and skins in the city of

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