778 OYSTERS. [ART. 72

he is assigned; upon the inspection of any such oysters, each special
inspector shall make a certificate of the number of bushels in triplicate,
one of which shall be given to the purchaser, one to seller, and the other
daily to the general measurer and inspector of the district where such
inspection occurred; in order to help defray the expenses occasioned
by the inspection of oysters caught within the limits of the State of
Maryland provided for by this section and by the other sections of this
article, including the expenses of the State Fishery Force growing out
of the inspection by it of oysters caught within the limits of the State-
of Maryland as required by the various provisions of this article, an
inspection charge of one cent per bushel is hereby levied upon all
oysters caught within the limits of the State of Maryland unloaded,
from vessels at the place in Maryland where said oysters are to be no--
further shipped in bulk in vessels, to be charged equally to the buyer
and seller, but to be paid weekly to the comptroller of the state treas-
ury, or by his agent, by the buyers; the certificate given the general
measurer and inspector shall be by him mailed weekly to the comp-
troller or his agent, and in case the amounts of money shown to be due
be not paid in one week thereafter to the comptroller or his agent,
which is hereby required to be done, the properties of the parties so
indebted may be levied on and sold by the said comptroller or his agent,
as in cases of taxes in default, without other process of law; the said
inspection charge of one cent per bushel hereby levied is also made a
charge on oysters caught within the limits of the State of Maryland and
sold by commission merchants and others selling by less than the
cargo, and also an inspection charge of three cents per barrel contain-
ing not more than three bushels of oysters caught within the limits of
the State of Maryland; on oysters caught within the limits of the-
State of Maryland contained in bags an inspection charge of two cents
per bag containing not more than two bushels; and all transportation
companies carrying oysters in the shell caught within the limits of the-
State of Maryland, consigned to Baltimore, shall furnish to the oyster
inspector or collector of oyster tax, a. copy of their manifest showing
the number of bushels on board on arrival of steamer and to whom con-
signed, and the special inspectors are charged with the duty of seeing
that the proper returns are made for the purpose of this section by such
commission merchants or retailer, and in performance of their duty
the said special inspectors are authorized and directed to visit the places
where oysters caught within the limits of the State of Maryland in less
than cargo lots, are sold, and get from such sellers a statement under
oath as to the number of bushels sold from time to time and return to
the general measurers and inspectors a certificate thereof to be for-
warded to the comptroller as required in the case of certificates for
cargoes, and the payments of the amounts so found to be due shall be
similarly enforced. All oysters found within the State of Maryland
shall be presumed to have been caught within the limits of the State of
Maryland and the burden of proof shall be upon any one claiming to.