| 1801.
CHAP. 63.
Inspector's oath
of office. |
LAWS OF MARYLAND.
6. AND BE IT ENACTED, That every inspector,
before he acts
as such, shall, under the penalty of three hundred dollars, take the
following oath or affirmation of office, (as the case may be,) to wit:
" I A. B. appointed inspector at _____ warehouse, do swear, or solemnly,
" sincerely and truly declare and affirm, that I will diligently
" and carefully uncase, break, or cause the same to be done in
" my presence, and will examine, all tobacco which I shall be called
" upon to view and inspect at the said warehouse, or at any other
" public warehouse, and that I will not receive any tobacco that is
" not, in my judgment and conscience, sound, clean, in good order
" and condition, and merchantable, and that I will not receive, pass
" or mark, any hogshead of tobacco prohibited by this act, and
" that I will receive, pass and mark, all tobacco that is, in my judgment
" and conscience, sound, clean, in good order, condition, and
" merchantable, and that I will in all things well and faithfully discharge
" my duty in the office of an inspector, according to the best
" of my skill and judgment, and according to the directions of this
" act, without fear, favour, affection, malice or partiality; so help
" me God;" which oath or affirmation any justice of the peace may
administer. |
Inspector to enter
into bond. |
7. AND BE IT ENACTED, That every inspector,
before he executes
any part of his duty under this act, shall, under the penalty
of eight hundred dollars, enter into bond before one of the justices
of the peace for his county, with good and sufficient securities,
having property within the state assessed to two thousand five hundred
dollars, such as the said justice shall approve, in the penalty
of three thousand dollars, payable to the state, with condition, that
he will diligently and carefully uncase and break, or cause the
same to be done in his presence, view and examine, all tobacco
brought to the warehouse at which he is inspector, which he shall
be called upon to view and inspect at the said warehouse, or any
other public warehouse, and that he will not receive, pass or mark,
any tobacco, or hogshead of tobacco, prohibited by this act, and
that he will in all things well and faithfully execute and discharge
his duty in the office of an inspector, according to the best of his
skill and judgment, and according to the directions of this act; and
the said justice shall immediately cause the said bond to be proved
by the witnesses thereto, and shall forthwith endorse the probat on
the back thereof, and transmit the said bond to the clerk of the
county court within ten days, who shall record the same, with the
endorsement thereon, and transmit it to the clerk of the general (a)
court, who shall immediately record the same bond and endorsement
aforesaid, and immediately afterwards deliver the original
bond to the register of the chancery court, to be by him safely
kept in the chancery-office; and an attested copy of the said bond
and probat, from either of the said records, shall be as good evidence
in law to maintain an action of debt for any breach of the
condition of the said bond, as if the same was actually produced
and proved in court; and the same bond may be sued by any person
entitled as holder of any note of such inspector, for the non-payment
or not delivering the tobacco mentioned in such note, and
on nonsuit, or judgment for defendant, the person suing such bond
(a) Since the abolition of the
general court it has been the practice to transmit
the bonds to the clerk of the court of appeals of the shore. |
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