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hours, which penalty shall or may be recoverable in an action

of debt, with costs, before a justice of the peace.

SEC. 7. And be it enacted, That every such inspector shall be

Compensa-

entitled to receive as compensation or fees for his services, two

tion for
inspecting.

cents for each and every side inspected by himself or his deputy,

originally payable by the party who shall employ him, and the

whole amount of said fees shall always thereafter be a lawful

charge on the purchaser of such leather.

SEC. 8 And be it enacted, That all sole leather, rough harness

Inspection

and rough skirting leather tanned in the city of Baltimore or

directed.

elsewhere, and brought within the limits of said city for sale,

manufacture, use or exportation, shall be inspected as aforesaid ;

Provided nevertheless, that it shall not be necessary or requisite,

by virtue of this act, to inspect any leather which shall have

been inspected under an inspection law of any other state before

it is brought to said city of Baltimore.

SEC. 9. And be it enacted, That any person who shall sell or

Penalty for

buy within the limits of said city, or export or cause to be ex-

selling,

ported therefrom, any sole leather, rough harness or rough skirt-

buying or
exporting

ing leather, not lawfully inspected as aforesaid, after inspectors

without
inspection.

appointed under this act shall have entered on the duties of their

office, shall forfeit five dollars for each and every side of leather

so sold, bought 01 exported, recoverable with costs in the name

of the state, in an action of debt before any justice of the peace,

one-half of the money recovered, to be for the use of the informer,

and the other half to the use of the state, to be paid to the clerk

of Baltimore city court, to be accounted for by him every six

months to the treasurer of the western shore, with an allow-

ance to such clerk of five per cent, for his services in receiving

and paying over tho same.

SFC. 10 And be it enacted, That every person who shall

Penalty for

counterfeit or fraudulently alter any of the marks, stamps,

counterfeit-
ing marks,

brands or impressions of any such inspection on any side or

&c.

sides of leather so required to be inspected : or so as aforesaid

inspected, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and be

punishable by fine not exceeding one hundred dollars, or by

confinement in the jail of Baltimore county, not less than three

nor more than six calendar months, at the discietion of the

court.

SEC. 11. And be it enacted, That every such inspector shall

Inspectors

report annually to the register of the city of Baltimore, the num-

to report.

ber of sides and the quantities of the leather which he shall

have inspected dining the year immediately preceding such

report, with the amount of fees received by him for the same

period.

SEC. 12. And be it enacted, That it shall be the duty of the

Arbitrators,

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

appeals.