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BALTIMORE CITY.

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the city or precincts of Baltimore, under the penalty of the for-

feiture of his office, and of the bonds which he shall have

given in conformity to the third Section of the act to which this

is a supplement.

Acts ex-

SEC. 8. And be it enacted, That this act, and the act to

tended to
precincts of
Baltimore.

which this is a supplement, be and the same is hereby extended
to the precincts of the city of. Baltimore.

WOOD.

AN ACT authorizing the appointing Inspectors and Wood-corders, and to

regulate the Cording of Fire-wood brought by water to the City of Bal-

timore, for sale. — 1816r ch. 199.

Inspectors

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

ana wood-
carders to
be appoint-

That the governor, by and with the advice and consent of the
council, shall immediately after the passage of this act, and in

ed.

every year thereafter, appoint six inspectors and corders qf the

fire-wood brought by water to the city of Baltimore for sale.

Modified by 1821, ch. 101.

Oath to be
taken.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That the said inspectors and
wood-corders hereafter to be appointed, before they enter upon

the execution of their offices, shall make the following oath or

affirmation, (as the case may be) before some person authorized

to administer the same: 'I do solemnly swear, (or affirm) that I

will faithfully, truly and impartially, according to the best of

my judgment, skill, and understanding, execute, do and per-

form, the office and duty of inspector and wood-corder, accord-

ing to the true intent and meaning of the laws of this state

relative to the same; so help me God.'

Their
allowance.

SEC. 3. And be it enacted, That every inspector and wood-
corder for examining and measuring fire-wood in the city and

county of Baltimore, shall receive one-sixteenth of a dollar for

each and every cord so measured by them, to be paid by the

seller thereof; and no inspector and wood-corder, either by him-

self or by any other person or persons whomsoever, for or in

trust for him, shall buy, trade or barter, for any fire-wood on

the way to, or brought to the city aforesaid, other than for his

own family's use, nor shall any inspector and wood-corder be

concerned in bringing any wood to the said city of Baltimore

by water for sale, or own any vessel in which the same rnay be

brought.

Penalty for
selling
wood before
it has been
corded.

SEC. 4. And be it enacted, That if any person or persons
bringing any fire-wood by water to the city of Baltimore for
sale, shall sell and deliver the same before it has been corded
and measured by some one of the inspectors and wood-corders

appointed in virtue of this act, or shall neglect or refuse to have

the same corded and measured, or after the same has been mea-

sured, shall alter the measurement} or sell the same by other