INSPECTIONS.

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owner, seller or butcher of the same, to the agent or collector.

and the amount of inspection of all hides and skins free from

damage, shall be paid by the tanner or purchaser, and that it be

the duty of the inspector to make his account out monthly to

the collector.

LEATHER.

AN ACT for the Inspection of Sole Leather, and Rough Harness, and

Rough Skirting Leather, in the City of Bahi more.— 1831, ch. 103.

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

Appoint-

That the governor, by and with the advice and consent of the

ment of
inspectors.

council, shall, after the passage of this act, and before the first

day of April next, and in every year thereafter, appoint two per-

sons of integrity, and of experience and skill, in regard to the

various qualities of sole leather, to be inspector of sole leather

and rough harness and skirting leather, 'or any other rough

leather, in the city of Baltimore, neither of whom shall be either

directly, or indirectly, for himself, or any other person con-

cerned in tanning or currying, or in any wise concerned in any

dealing or trafficking in leather of any kind.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That every such inspector, when

Their oath.

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

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 in-

spector of sole leather, and rough harness and rough skirting

leather, in the city of Baltimore ; which oath, when taken and

reduced to writing, shall be lodged in the office of the clerk of

Baltimore county court, to be by him recorded, at the expense

or charge of the inspector.

SEC. 3. And be it enacted, That it shall be the duty of every

Their

such inspector, to provide himself with such and so many pro-

duties.

per scales, weights and stamps as may be required in the per-

formance of the duties of his office, both by himself and any

deputy or deputies which he may, under the provisions herein

after contained, from time to time appoint : and that it shall be

his duty, when required thereto, to go himself, or to send some

deputy appointed in virtue of this act, to inspect any sole leather,

rough harness or rough skirting leather, within the city of Bal-

timore, and the manner of inspection shall be as follows, viz :

each side of leather shall be accurately weighed, and the

Manner of

weight thereof shall be stamped or branded thereon, in plain,

inspection.

strong and legible figures, expressing the number of pounds

and quarter pounds, (if any,) and the quality of each side, shall

also be stamped or branded thereon, in plain, strong, and legible