LAWS OF MARYLAND.— 1881.

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to cause the inspector to retain a sum equal to the expense so
incurred.

SEC. 7. And be it enacted, That the inspectors aforesaid,
for the performance of the duties imposed by this act, are hereby
permitted to demand and retain for themselves, five cents for
each sample by them stamped according to the provisions of this
act, to be received by them on the delivery of the tobacco from
which the same shall have been drawn.

Inspectors'
fees.

SEC. 8. And be it enacted, That it shall be the duty of the
inspectors aforesaid, when required by the owner or his agent
to draw duplicate samples, so to do, and to stamp the samples
so drawn according to the provisions of this act, the owner or
his agent first agreeing to pay him the sum aforesaid, for every
duplicate sample thus furnished.

Duplicate
samples.

SEC. 9. And be it enacted, That it shall be the duty of the
levy court of the county where an inspection warehouse shall
be located, to cause a part of the warehouse to be provided for
the safe keeping of samples ; and it shall be the duty of the said
inspector or inspectors, to take care that the boxes (to be pro-
vided by the owners) in which the samples shall be deposited,
shall not be injured nor the same opened, unless by the permis-
sion of the owners thereof, or their agents.
The residue of this section was repealed by 1822, ch. 172.

Boxes to
preserve
samples.

SEC. 10. And be it enacted, That it shall be the duty of each
and every inspector of this state to make an entry of the tobacco
by them inspected, which may have been inspected at some
other warehouse, and to incorporate a statement of the quality
thereof so re-inspected in the quarterly reports to be by them
made as herein after directed.
SEC. 11. Repealed by 1826, ch. 173.
By 1837, ch. 43, the inspectors are to report annually to the general
assembly, the tobacco inspected by them, coming from the several counties.

CHAPTER 199.

AN ACT entitled, an Act relating to the payment of Pensions granted by
this State.

Entry to be
made of
tobacco
inspected
elsewhere.

SEC. 1. Be it enacted, by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That the treasurer of the western shore shall not, after the pas-
sage of this act, pay any order drawn by any person who now
is or may hereafter be placed on the pension list, unless the
same be accompanied with an oath (or affirmation) of such pen-
sioner, as the case may be, taken before some mayor, notary
public, alderman or justice of the peace, of th6 town, county or
state where such person shall reside, that the person or persons
so signing the said order, is the person to whom the said pension
was granted.

Pensioners
to take an
oath.