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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

more than seven inches, five cents for every horse

drawing the same.

In force.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That this act shall

take effect from the date of its passage.

Approved April 11th, 1874.

CHAPTER 394.

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact with amendments,

section twenty-nine, of chapter, thirty-six, of the

acts of eighteen hundred and seventy-two, entitled,

" an act to add a new article to the Code of Pub-

lic General Laws, regulating the inspection of

tobacco.

WHEREAS, By section twenty-nine, chapter thirty-

six, of the acts of eighteen hundred and seventy-two,

entitled, " an act to add a new article to the Code of

Public General Laws, regulating the inspection of

tobacco, " it was enacted, that every hogshead of

tobacco of this State that shall remain in any ware-

house after being sold by the grower, for a longer

Preamble.

period than twelve months, and any hogshead of to-

bacco, of the growth of any other state, whether sold

or unsold, remaining in the warehouse a longer

period than twelve months, the inspector of such

warehouse shall charge the owner thereof, the sum.

of fifteen cents per hogshead storage, for each month

after the said twelve months ; and

WHEREAS, Said enactment, being detrimental to

the interest of the tobacco growers of this State, by

Preamble

not furnishing sufficient protection, especially to the

tobacco of Maryland growth, therefore —

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of

Repealed and,
re-enacted.

Maryland, That said section twenty-nine, of chapter
thirty-six, of the acts of eighteen hundred and sev-

enty-two, entitled, " an act to add a new section to