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WHARVES AND STATE WHARFINGER.

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ARTICLE XCVIII

WHARVES AND STATE WHARFINGER.

1. Appointment of wharfinger in city of Baltimore. 2. Bond. 3. To be filed with secretary of state ; certified copies. 4. To take charge of wharves belong- ing to state and collect rates. 5. Powers; penalty for disobedience or neglect of orders. 6. Monthly deposit of monies re- ceived; amount to be retained as compensation. 7. Account under oath to be rendered to treasurer. 8. To preserve from injury and have control of state's wharves. 9. Collection of wharfage before just- ice of the peace. 10. Rates of wharfage; wood laden ves- sels. 11. Reports by inspectors upon wood or lumber landed.

12. Annual salary. 13. Wharf on south side of Pratt street. Baltimore. 14. Renting of wharf between Dugan's and O'Donnell's wharves, Balti- more. 15. Vessels landing tobacco at state to- bacco warehouse. 16. Preference to boats having on board tobacco for inspection. 17. Wood and lumber not to be landed, where. 18. Penalty. 19. Recovery of fine. 20. Return of fines to be made by just- ice of the peace to the treasurer. 21. Who may build wharves. 22. Wharves on west side of Susque- hanna; where they may be built. 23. Penalty for allowing wharf where passengers are landed to remain out of repair.

1904. art. 98, sec. 1. 1888, art. 98, sec. 1. 1860. art. 97, sec, 1.
1827, ch. 162, sec. 1.

1. The governor, by and with the consent of the senate, shall
biennally appoint one or more persons of integrity as wharfingers in
the city of Baltimore.

An ordinance of the mayor and city council of Baltimore, authorized by a
statute of the State, requiring vessels containing the products of other States
to pay higher wharfage fees than those laden with Maryland products, held to
be In conflict with the federal constitution. Guy v. Baltimore, 100 U. S. 435.

By the act of 1906, ch. 748, the board of public works was directed to give a
notice to quit at the expiration of his tenancy to Henry Williams and his
assignee, lessee of the wharf belonging to the state located in Baltimore city
on Light street opposite the State tobacco warehouse No. 3 A. The act further
directed the chief tobacco inspector to assume control of the wharf a1 the expira-
tion of said tenancy, and to report to the board of public works as to whether
it would be advantageous for him to continue in control thereof, or for the board
of public works to rent the same. The board of public works was authorized to
Tent the wharf if they thought it wise.