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LAWS OF MARYLAND.— 1821.

Breaks.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That it shall be the duty of said
inspector as aforesaid to break each and every hogshead by him
inspected in not less than five different places.

To draw
samples for
owner.

SEC. 3. And be it enacted, That it shall be the duty of the
said inspectors as aforesaid, when required by the owner or
agent to draw samples of the tobacco which he or they shall
inspect, to draw the same; and such samples so to be drawn,
shall consist of not lest than three bundles to be of the average
quality of the tobacco in the hogshead from which the sample
shall be drawn, as far as can be ascertained by the breaks
hereafter directed to be made.

To confine
and seal
samples if
required.

SEC. 4. And be it enacted, That it shall be the duty of each
and every inspector, when required so to do by the owner of
any tobacco by him inspected, to confine the said samples by
him drawn, in one bundle, by tying them together with a strong
tape run through the head of said sample in such manner as
may appear to him most likely to prevent the said bundle from
separating; and it shall be the duty of the said inspectors to
confine on the said sample so united together, a slip of paste-
board, and to seal the said tape and paste-board with sealing-wax,
and to impress the said wax, with the stamp herein after directed
to be provided, so that the name of the inspection where the
said tobacco shall be inspected, may be legible on the said
wax; and it shall be the duty of the said inspector to write on
the said paste-board, the number of the hogshead from which
the sample shall have been drawn, the name of the owner
thereof and the name of the said inspector.

Stamps to
be prepared.

SEC. 5. And be it enacted, That it shall be the duty of the
governor and council for the time being, to cause to be prepared,
a stamp for each and every inspection of tobacco as aforesaid,
for which an inspector is or shall be appointed, and on which
stamp, the name of the inspection for which it shall or may be
prepared shall be engraven, and to cause the same to be
forwarded to the inspector or inspectors thereof, to be by him or
them used in stamping the wax by which the tape through the
said samples as aforesaid, shall be secured as aforesaid.

Cost of
stamps to
be levied.

SEC. 6. And be it enacted, That it shall be the duty of the
clerk of the council to transmit to the clerks of the several
counties to which such stamps shall be sent, the amount of the
expense incurred by the state in procuring the same ; and it
shall be the duty of the said clerk to lay the same before the
levy court of the said county, who are hereby instructed and
required to cause the said sums so as aforesaid expended by the
state for the use of such county, to be assessed on the assessable
property of the said county, to and for the use of the state, if the
warehouse for which they are furnished be public property;
and if they be private property, then the levy court are instructed