1831.

LAWS OP MARYLAND.

CHAP. 209.

Sec. 6. And fee it enacted, That in all cases of appeal
from the judgment of any inspector of floor, the three per-

Appoint from
judgment of in-
spectar.

sons who shall review the same, shall first -take an oath to
decide the case to be reviewed, agreeably to the standard
to be fixed as aforesaid by the general inspector, and kept
in said said public office, and shall then proceed to view
and carefully examine the flour in question, and to compare
the same with the said standard: and if they or any two of them,
upon such comparison, shall reverse the judgment so ap-
pealed from, the inspector whose judgment is so reversed,

Brand directed.

shall put on the cask or casks containing the aforesaid flour
such brand as the aforesaid three persons, or any two of
them, shall declare to be agreeable to the said standard.

Prompt atten-
dance enjoined.

Sec. 7. And, be it enacted, That it shall be the duty of
each assistant inspector of flour, promptly to obey any no-
tice he may receive of his presence being required in any
place or places in the inspection district of the said city to
which he shall belong for the time being; and should such
inspector refuse or neglect to obey such notice for a longer
time than two hours, after it has been given, he shall for-

Penalty.

feit and pay the sum of three dollars.

Duty of general
inspector.

Sec. 8. And be it enacted, That the general inspector
aforesaid, shall diligently superintend the assistant inspec-
tors, at the places where they shall be employed in the dis-
charge of their official duties, and by a frequent compari-
son of the flour which they shall inspect, with the standard
to be fixed as aforesaid, shall ascertain whether they, and
each of them regulate the inspection conformably to said
standard; and the said general inspector, shall annually, on

Report to execu-
tive.

the thirtieth day of November, report to the Governor and
Council the conduct of the different assistant inspectors',
both as to their observance of the established standard of
inspection, and their diligence in performing their official
duties, in their respective districts.

May suspend As-
sistant inspectors.

Sec. 9. And be it enacted, That if the general inspector
aforesaid, shall upon a careful and impartial examination
of the subject, be satisfied, that either of the said assistant
inspectors, shall at any time of service of said general in-
spector, wilfully or from ignorance, put upon any cask of
flour, a brand designating a higher or inferior degree of
fineness, than according to the true quality erf such flour
ought to be put thereon, then and in such case, the said ge-
neral inspector is hereby authorised and required to sus-
pend the said assistant inspector from his office, until the

Must report the
same.

next meeting of the Governor and Council, before whom,
and at such meeting the said general inspector shall lay a
statement in writing of the grounds of such suspension,