780 OYSTERS. [ART. 72

after 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 inspection charge of one-third of
a cent per bushel hereby levied is also made a charge on oysters caught
beyond the limits of the State of Maryland and brought within said
State, and sold by commission merchants and others selling by less than
the cargo, and also an inspection charge of one cent per barrel contain-
ing not more than three bushels of oysters caught beyond the limits of
the State of Maryland and brought within said State; on oysters caught
beyond the limits of the State of Maryland and brought within said
State in bags, an inspection charge of two-thirds of a cent per bag con-
taining not more than two bushels; and all transportation companies

carrying oysters in the shell caught beyond 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 consigned, 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 com-
mission merchant or retailer, and in the performance of their duty

said special inspectors are authorized and directed to visit the places
Avhere oysters caught beyond the limits of the State of Maryland and
brought within said State 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 forwarded to the Comptroller, as required in
the case of certificates for cargoes, and payment of the amounts so
found to be due shall be similarly enforced. Wherever it is claimed
that oysters found within the State of Maryland were caught beyond
the limits of aaid State, the burden shall be upon the person making

-such claim to establish the truth thereof by clear and satisfactory evi-
dence. All such special inspectors may be removed at any time by the
Commander for neglect or malfeasance in office, and said Commander
shall report to the Governor any neglect of a general measurer or in-
spector. The Commander of the State Fishery Force shall furnish to
each of said special inspectors certificates in book form, supplied with
carbon paper, so that each of said triplicate certificates shall be exactly
the same; the form of the certificates shall be as follows:

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I hereby certify that I have this day inspected for Captain.........

of the Schooner................... a cargo of oysters caught beyond

the limits of the State of Maryland, and sold to..................

and. found the same to contain.............bushels of merchantable

oysters and............ bushels of unmerchantable oysters.........

(Signed)..............................