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CHAP. 199. |
LAWS OF MARYLAND.
measurement, or sell the same by other measurement, or if any
person or persons shall knowingly purchase and receive any fire-wood
brought by water to the city of Baltimore, which hath not
been corded, measured and passed, by one of the inspectors and
wood-corders aforesaid, shall forfeit and pay two dollars for every
cord, and so in proportion for any less quantity of wood so sold
and delivered by him or them, to be recovered by warrant, in the
name of the informer, one half for the use of the informer, and
the other half for the benefit of the city of Baltimore, before a
justice of the peace, in the same manner as other small debts are
recovered under the act*, entitled, An act for the speedy recovery
of small debts out of court, and to repeal the acts of assembly
therein mentioned; Provided always, that in case any person
may
think himself aggrieved by the measurement of an inspector and
wood-corder, he may appeal to the mayor of the city of Baltimore,
and they mayor shall, and he is hereby authorised, to appoint one or
more of the other inspectors and wood-corders to examine into the
cause of complaint, and it shall be the duty of said inspectors and
corders, so appointed by the mayor, to attend for that purpose, and
their decision shall be final. |
Length of wood,
&c. |
5. AND BE IT ENACTED, That all fire-wood brought
by water to
the city of Baltimore for sale, shall be at least four feet in length,
including one half of the kerf, and not less than two inches in diameter
at the small end, and shall be set up, packed and corded,
under the direction of one of the inspectors and wood-corders, and
shall be measured, and every cord of wood shall be eight feet in
length, four feet in breadth, and four feet in height, well stowed
and packed, and where the wood to be measured exceeds or falls
short of four feet in length, including half the kerf, the cord of
wood shall be proprtionably increased or diminished, so as to
make the quantity of each cord of wood as nearly equal as possible. |
Corporation to
have no power to
appoint inspectors,
&c. |
6. AND BE IT ENACTED, That the corporation
of the city of
Baltimore shall not have power to appoint inspectors and wood-corders
of the city of Baltimore; and all persons acting under any
authority given them by said corporation, shall cease to act from
and after the first day of March next; every person so offending,
shall forfeit any pay a sum of money not exceeding five hundred
dollars, one half to be paid to the informer, and the other half to
the state. |
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Passed Feb. 3, 1817. |
CHAP. CC.
An Act to authorise and empower the Levy Court of Anne-Arundel
County to assess and levy the sums of money for
the persons therein
mentioned. Lib. TH. No. 5, fol. 352. |
Levy authorised
for certain persons. |
1. BE IT ENACTED, by the General Assembly
of Maryland, That
the justices of the levy court of Anne-Arundel county, be and they
are hereby empowered and directed, at their annual meeting, so
long as they may see cause so to do, to assess and levy on the assessable
property of said county, for the use of Joseph Simmons,
Ann Mead for the use of the children if Vachel Johnson, Ann
Brigs, Hannah Hill, Mary Whitehead, Jane King, Sarah Mace,
William Green, of John, Priscilla McCauley, Ralph Bazill, Ruth
Sewel, Matilda Conaway, Thomas Cadlo for the support of Elizabeth |
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