INSPECTIONS.

the sum of one hundred dollars, to be recovered by indictment
in the Baltimore city court, if the offence should be committed
in the city of Baltimore, or in the county courts where the
offence may be committed in any of the counties of this state,
and not within said city, one-half of said penalty for the use of
the informer, the other for the use of the state.

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SEC. 6. And be it enacted, That nothing shall be construed
in the act to which this is a supplement to authorize the ap-
pointment of more than eight inspectors of lumber for the city
and county of Baltimore, any thing in the law to which this is
a supplement to the contrary notwithstanding.
SEC. 6. Repealed by 1822, ch. 35.

AN additional SUPPLEMENT to the ACT to regulate the Inspection of
Lumber in the City and County of Baltimore. — 1821, ch. 100.

Not more
than eight
inspectors
to be ap-
pointed for
Baltimore.

SEC. 1. Be it enacted, by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That hereafter it shall be the duty of each and every inspector,
measurer and marker of lumber, to turn, or cause to be turned
up, each and every piece of lumber or timber, which he may
inspect, measure and mark, in such a manner that he or they
may distinctly see and carefully inspect each and every side
thereof.

Carefully
to inspect.

SEC.2. And be it further enacted, That when any buyer or
seller shall believe himself to be aggrieved by an inspector
of lumber, either as regard the quality or quantity, that it shall
be lawful for him to appeal in the following* manner: For all
lumber used in the building of houses, to two disinterested per-
sons, the one to be a house carpenter, the other to be an inspec-
tor of lumber, each party to choose one; and when they meet
on such appeal, not agreeing, shall choose a third person, whose
decision shall be final and conclusive : For all lumber for the
construction of ships or vessels, to two disinterested persons,
one to be a ship carpenter, and the other to be a lumber mea-
surer, one to be chosen by each party, and in case of their not
agreeing, they are authorized to choose a third person, whose
determination shall be final and conclusive : For all lumber
used by cabinet makers, to two disinterested persons, one to be
a cabinet maker, the other to be a lumber measurer, one of
whom to be chosen by each party, and in case they should not
agree, they are authorized to choose a third person, whose deci-
sion shall be final and conclusive : For all lumber used by
chair-makers and for any other purpose whatsoever not above
named, the same course of appeal .shall be had, as is above
pointed out, which shall be binding on the parties as if it was
here described at full length ; and in no case shall the mea-
surer complained of be one composing the board of appeal.

Persons
aggrieved;
appeal;
determina-
tions to be
final.

SEC. 3. And be it enacted, That the, governor and council
shall hereafter, in each and every year, appoint two additional

Additional
inspectors.