ART. 48] TOBACCO INSPECTORS. 1237

1904, art. 48, sec. 10. 1888, art. 48, sec. 10. 1876, ch. 36, sec. 2. 1890, ch. 262.
1898, ch, 314. 1908, ch. 9, sec. 10.

10. The inspector so appointed shall, before entering upon the dis-
charge of the duties of his office, give bond to the State of Maryland in
the sum of thirty thousand dollars, with a surety or sureties to be
approved by the treasurer of the State, conditioned for the faithful per-
formance of the duties imposed upon him by law, which bond shall be
recorded in the office of the clerk of the superior court of Baltimore
city; and he shall, as soon as he shall have bonded and qualified as
required by law, take charge of all the tobacco warehouses in Baltimore
city and all the tobacco, books, furniture, appurtenances and effects
belonging to the same, and shall receipt to his predecessor in office for
the same, and upon the appointment and qualification of his successor,
shall deliver the same to said successor, and take a similar receipt. Said
inspector shall personally or by a sampler or samplers, in this article
provided for, inspect all tobacco in said warehouses, but neither he nor
any other person appointed to, or employed in said tobacco warehouses
shall engage in the purchase or sale of tobacco (except that he may
sell tobacco of his own raising), nor shall any person appointed to or
employed in said warehouses receive any gift or emolument whatever,
either directly or indirectly, for any service in the line of his duty
other than his regular salary or wages; and any person violating the
provisions of this section, shall be immediately dismissed from office
or service. Each of the said samplers, before entering on the duties
of his office, shall give bond to the inspector with a surety or sureties
to be approved by said' inspector, in the sum of two thousand dollars,
conditioned for the faithful discharge of his duties, and the said
inspector in his discretion, may exact a bond from the person or persons
who receive and handle the moneys collected on account of the business
of said warehouses. Said inspector shall have authority to dismiss
any and all appointees and employes in said warehouses, whenever, in
his judgment, it shall be for the good of the service; and any neglect
of duty on the part of any employe shall be cause for his immediate
removal by the inspector.

Cited but not construed in Moore v. State, 47 Md. 484.

Ibid. sec. 11. 1890, ch. 262, sec. 11. 1894, ch. 251. 1898, ch. 314.
1900, ch. 231. 1904, ch. 336. 1908, ch. 9, sec. 11.

11. The inspector of tobacco shall have the power to appoint one
chief clerk at a salary of twelve hundred dollars per annum; three
assistant clerks each at a salary of nine hundred dollars per annum; two
samplers of tobacco, each at a salary of twelve hundred dollars per
annum; one receiving clerk, one shipping clerk, one weighing clerk
and one distributing clerk, each at a salary of eight hundred dollars
per annum; two sample tyers, each at a salary of seven hundred dol-
lars per annum; one janitor, one finder, one elevator and stay-floor
man, and ten screwmen, each at two dollars per day; and four laborers,
each at one dollar and a half per day. The inspector may also, in his