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inside to inside at the bottom, eighteen inches	Dimensions of measure
across from inside to inside at the top, and twenty-
one inches diagonal from the inside chime to the top,
and the same shall be even or struck measure ; all
oysters in the shell sold in the City of Baltimore shall
be measured by a licensed measurer. Any person
may obtain a license therefor from the Clerk of the
Court of Common Pleas by paying therefor ten dol-
lars, and taking an oath before said clerk for the	Licence for
faithful performance of his duty ; said license shall
hold good for one year. A measurer shall receive
for his services one-half cent per bushel, to be paid
equally by the buyer and seller. Any person or per-
sons violating the provisions of this act, shall be	Violating
deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction
shall be fined not less than twenty nor more than
fifty dollars for each offence, and imprisoned until
the fine and costs are paid.
SEC. 2. The measure provided for in section one
of this act shall be inspected and stamped by the
proper officer in the City of Baltimore, and it shall	Measure to be inspected
be unlawful to use any other measure. Any person
violating this section shall be deemed guilty of a
misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall be fined not
more than fifty dollars for each offence, and impris-
oned until fine and costs are paid; provided, how-
ever, that nothing in this act shall be construed to
apply to oysters shipped in the barrel on any steam-
boat, which are to be sold in the barrel.
SEC. 3. And be it enacted, That this act shall take	In force
effect from the date of its passage.
Approved, April 3d, 1874.