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BALTIMORE CITY.

letters, according to the following criteria or distinctions, that is

to say, if the side is of good quality of hide and of the best

manufacture, there shall be stamped or branded upon it the

Good

word best : if the side be of good quality of hide, and of good

quality.

manufacture, the word good : if the side is of good quality of

Bad.

hide, but of bad manufacture, the word bad : and if the side is

Damaged.

damaged, the word damaged. There shall also bo stamped or

branded on each side inspected, the sirname of the inspector,

and the word Baltimore.

Unmer-

SEC. 4. And be it enacted, That any such inspector shall

chantable.

refuse to inspect any leather which is unmerchantably damp,

but, in all cases in which any side or sides of leather so in-

spected, shall fall short of the inspection weight marked thereon,

Penalty for

equal to five per cent, such inspector shall be liable to the owner

wrong
marking.

of the same, in an action of debt, with costs, before any justice

of the peace, for all such deficiency, and in all cases in which

any side or sides of leather, being merchantably dry, shall ex-

ceed the inspection weight marked thereon, equal to five per

For wrong

cent, such inspector shall be liable to the tanner of the same,

weighing.

in a like action, recoverable in like manner, for all such over-

plus or excess.

Appoint-

SEC. 5. And be it enacted, That in case any such inspector

ment of

shall, at any time, by reason of sickness, or other cause, be un-

deputy
inspectors;

able, personally, to attend to the duties of his office, or in case

duties; re-
sponsibili-

the quantity of leather required to be inspected by him, shall,

ties; oath

at any time, be greater than he can inspect without aid, then, in

either case, he may and shall appoint one or more deputy in-

spectors, to act in his stead, or in his aid, in the performance of

the duties of his office, which deputies shall be paid by the

inspector appointing them, and shall be accountable to him for

the faithful discharge of the duties of said office, and the inspec-

tor appointing them, shall be responsible for their acts in the

same manner as he would be, if done or committed by himself

personally, which said deputy or deputies shall take and sub-

scribe, the same oath or affirmation, as is required of the inspec-

tor, which oath or affirmation, when reduced to writing, shall

also be lodged in the office of the clerk of Baltimore county,

and recorded at the expense of the inspector.

Penally for

SEC. 6. And be it enacted, That if any such inspector shall

delay in
inspecting.

omit or delay to inspect or cause to be inspected any parcel of

leather required by this act to be inspected, for a time exceeding

twenty-four hours after he shall have been requested to inspect

the same, he shall forfeit and pay to the owner of such parcel

of leather ten cents an hour upon each and every side of leather

therein contained, for so many hours as he shall omit or delay to

inspect the same, over and above the said term of twenty-four