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BALTIMORE CITY.

of April next, and on or before the first day of April annually

thereafter, to appoint three arbitrators, two of whom shall be

tanners, and one of them a currier or 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 arbitrators, or a majority of

Proviso.

them shall be conclusive on the subject; Provided, that such

appeal shall be made within three days after the decision to be

complained of; And provided, that no person making such ap-

peal shall be considered as having incurred any of the penalties

of this act until the decision against him shall have been made

as aforesid by such arbitrators.

Arbitrators

SEC. 13. And be it enacted, That every such arbitrator when

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 arbitrator of

inspections of sole leather and rough harness, and rough skirt-

ing leather in the city of Baltimore; which oath or affirmation,

as the case may be, when taken and reduced to writing shall be

lodged in the office of the register of the said city, to be by him

recorded.

Their com-

SEC. 14. And be it enacted, That each of such arbitrators

pensation.

shall for every such arbitration as aforesaid in which he shall

act upon, receive the sum of one dollar, to be paid by the person

or persons making such appeal, in case the decision appealed

from shall be affirmed or in case of the reversal of such decision

by the inspector making the same.

A SUPPLEMENT to an ACT, entitled, an Act to regulate the Inspection of

Leather in the City of Baltimore.— 1835, ch. 27.

Two dis-

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

tricts es-
tablished.

That the mayor and city council of Baltimore are hereby di-

rected to authorize the city commissioners, of the city of Balti-

more, to divide said city into two districts, as nearly equal as

practicable, for the inspection of leather.

Rotation.

SEC. 2 And be it enacted, That the inspectors of leather

in the city of Baltimore shall attend in weekly rotation in said

districts, and inspect such leather as may be presented to them.

LIME .

AN ACT providing for the Appointment of Lime Inspectors for the City of

Baltimore, and prescribing their duties. — 1832, ch. 269.

Mayor and

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

city council
authorized

That the mayor and city council of Baltimore shall annually