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of office shall be for two years, unless sooner removed
for incompetency or neglect of duty; and if said
officer shall fail to discharge his duty by reason of
collusion with those interested in evading the law,
he shall, upon presentment, indictment, and convic-
tion in a court of law, be deemed guilty of a misde-
meanor, and fined or imprisoned, or both, at the
discretion of the court.
SEC. 2. And be it enacted. That this Act shall take
effect from the date of its passage.
Approved April 1, 1872.
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In force.
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CHAPTER 244.
AN ACT to authorize the appointment of Weighers
of Grain by the Governor.
SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly
of Maryland, That the Governor, by and with the
advice and consent of the Senate, shall, before the
adjournment of the present General Assembly, bien-
nially appoint one Weigher General and five Assist-
ant Weighers of Grain in and for the City of Balti-
more, who shall hold their office for the period of two
years from the first Monday in May next ensuing
their appointment and qualification, and until their
successors be duly qualified.
SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That every Weigher of
Grain appointed under the provisions of the prece-
ding section, before lie proceeds to act as such, shall,
under the penalty of five hundred dollars, take and
subscribe the following oath, in addition to their
oaths required by the constitution and laws, to wit:
I, A. B., appointed Weigher of Grain in the City of'
Baltimore, do swear that I will diligently and care-
fully weigh all grain that I shall be called upon to
weigh, and that I will not receive, during the time I
hold the office of Weigher General, or Weigher of
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Governor to
appoint
Weighers of
Grain.
To qualify
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