572 FREDERICK COUNTY. [ART. 11.

himself personally; which said deputy or deputies shall take
and subscribe the same oath as is required of the inspector.

160. If any such inspector shall omit or delay to inspect any
parcel of leather herein required to be inspected, for a time
exceeding twenty-four hours after he shall have been requested
to inspect the same, he shall forfeit and pay to the owner of
such parcel of leather ten cents an hour upon each side of
leather therein contained, for so many hours as he shall omit or
delay to inspect the same, over and above the said term of
twenty-four hours; which penalty may be recovered, in an
action of debt, before a justice of the peace.

161. Every such inspector shall be entitled to receive, as
compensation for his services, two cents for each side inspected
by himself or deputy, originally payable by the party who shall
employ him, and the whole amount of said fees shall always be
a lawful charge on the purchaser of such leather.

162. All sole leather, rough harness, and rough skirting
leather, tanned in the city of Frederick or elsewhere, and
brought within the limits of said city for sale, manufacture,
use or exportation, shall be inspected as aforesaid; but it shall
not be necessary to inspect any leather which shall have been
inspected, under an inspection law of any other State, before it
is brought to the city of Frederick.

168. Any person who shall sflll, or buy, within the limits of
said city, or export therefrom any sole leather, rough harness,
or rough skirting leather, not inspected as aforesaid, shall forfeit
five dollars for each side of leather so sold, bought or exported;

recoverable, with costs, in the name of the State, in an action
of debt, before any justice of the peace, one-half for the use of
the informer, and the other half to the -use of the State; to be
paid to the clerk of the Circuit Court for Frederick county, to
be accounted for by him as other money of the State, and sub-
ject to the same commission.

164. Every person who shall counterfeit or fraudulently alter
any of the marks, stamps, brands or impressions of any auch
inspection, on any side or sides of leather, so required to be
inspected, or so as aforesaid inspected, shall be guilty of a mis-
demeanor, and be punishable by fine, not exceeding one hundred
dollars, or by confinement in the jail of Frederick county, not