INSPECTIONS.

measurement, or if any person or persons shall knowingly pur-
chase and receive any fire-wood brought by water to the city of
Baltimore, which hath not been corded, measured and passed,
by one of the inspectors and wood-corders aforesaid, shall for-
feit and pay two dollars for every cord, and so in proportion for
any less quantity of wood so sold and delivered by him
or them, to be recovered by warrant, in the name of the in-
former, one-half for the use of the informer, and the other half
for the benefit of the city of Baltimore, before a justice of the
peace, in the same manner as other small debts are recovered

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under the act,* entitled, an act for the speedy recovery of small
debts out of court, and to repeal the acts of assembly therein

* 1791, ch.
68.

mentioned; Provided always, that in case any person may
think himself aggrieved by the measurement of an inspector
and wood-corder, he may appeal to the mayor of the city of Bal-
timore, and the mayor shall, and he is hereby authorized, to
appoint one or more of the other inspectors an.d wood-corders
lo examine into the cause of complaint, and it shall be the duty
of said inspectors and corders, so appointed by the mayor, to
attend for that purpose, and their decision shall be final.
Modified, as regards appeals, by 1829, ch. 85, and 1832, ch. 300.
SEC. 5. And be it enacted, That all fire-wood brought by
water to the city of Baltimore for sale, shall be at least four feet
in length, including one-half of the kerf, and not less than two
inches in diameter at the small end, and shall be set up, packed
and corded, 'under the direction of one of the inspectors and
wood-corders, and shall be measured, and every cord of wood
shall be eight feet in length, four feet in breadth, and four feet
in height, well stowed and packed, and where the wood to be
measured exceeds or falls short of four feet in length, including
half the kerf, the cord of wood shall be proportionably increased
or diminished, so as to make the quantity of each cord of wood
as nearly equal as possible.
Modified by 1838, ch. 93, as to the size.

Proviso.

Length of
wood, &c.

SEC. 6. And be U enacted, That the corporation of the city
of Baltimore shall not have power to appoint inspectors and
wood-corders of the city of Baltimore; and all persons acting
under any authority given them by said corporation, shall cease
to act from and after the first day of March next ; every person
so offending, shall forfeit and pay a sum of money not exceed-
ing five hundred dollars, one-half to be paid tp the informer!
and the other half to the state.

Corpora-
tion to hare
no power to
appoint
inspectors,

&C.