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penalty of five dollars for each barrel, in all cases where they pro-
nounce a barrel or half barrel to be unmerchantable and capable
of being made merchantable, to direct the same to be repaired
at the expense of the owner or his agent, and delivering at the
same time to the owner or his agent a certificate stating the
brand and cooper's mark, with the defect or defects of the same,
and whether the cause of such defect or defects are in his
Opinion owing to the neglect of the cooper, wagoner, miller, or
otherwise, as the case may appear to said inspector, with the
necessary costs of repairing the same.

348. If any barrel shall have been so damaged or otherwise
defective as not to admit of its being repaired, it shall be lawful
for the owner or his agent to substitute a good and sufficient
barrel and pay for the packing of the same, or to make such
deduction from the flour as may be agreed upon between the
vendor and purch.aser; and the inspector inspecting such
damaged or defective barrel shall, under the penalty of five
dollars, certify to what in his opinion such damage or defect is
owing.

349. The general inspector shall, within ten days after the
Standard of flour is fixed as directed by this article, send to the
inspectors of the city of Frederick and the town of Williamsport
a fair specimen of the standard and of the samples of flour re-
quired to be kept by him.

350. If the general inspector shall fail to fix the standard as
required by this article, or shall fail to send the same and the
samples mentioned in the last preceding section to the inspectors
Of flour at .the city of Frederick and town of Williamsport,
within the time therein prescribed, he shall forfeit and pay
the sum of fifty dollars, to be recovered by action of debt, one-
half to the use of the informer, the other half to the use of the
State.

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351. All fines and forfeitures incurred under this law shall be
recoverable in the name of the State before a justice of the peace
as small debts are recoverable, the one-half to the use of the in-
former, the other half to the use of the State.

352. Flour brought from other States into this State shall be
inspected, passed and branded by the said inspectors in like
manner as flour made in this State, notwithstanding the barrels