ART. 97] WEIGHTS AND MEASURES. 901

1914, ch. 802.

9. If any inspector shall be informed or has reason to suspect that
any person, firm or corporation is using, or has in his, her, their or its
possession with fraudulent intention any false beams or scales, or
weights, or measures, he shall examine the same, and if he finds them,
or any of them to be false he shall seize the same as a forfeiture, and
adjust, and sell them at public auction; and shall annually return a
statement of the money received therefor under oath to the County
Commissioners of the County for which he is appointed, or the Comp-
troller of Baltimore City, if appointed for said city.

1914, ch. 802.

10. If any weight or measure which shall have been stamped or
branded as required by provisions of this Article, shall be broken, in-
jured, altered, or changed, or condemned by any inspector, and shall
be found thereafter in the use of any person, firm or corporation, or
agent, employe, or officer, of any person, firm, or corporation, within
this State, such person, firm, or corporation, or agent, employe, or officer
of such person, "firm or corporation, shall be fined twenty dollars for
each and every offense; provided that this Section shall not apply to
the standard quart berry box or basket, nor to the standard barrel for
the measurement in this State of green peas or beans in the hull.

1914, ch. 802.

11. Each inspector for the several Counties shall receive compensa-
tion for the discharge of his duties as the County Commissioners of
the County for which he is appointed shall think proper to allow, which
shall be levied on the assessable property of said County, and collected
as other County charges. And the inspectors appointed for Baltimore
City shall receive compensation for the discharge of their duties as is
now, or may hereafter be, provided by the Mayor and City Council of
said city.

1914, ch. 802.

12. Whenever any inspector shall be applied to adjust scales,
weights 'and measures by adding to or diminishing the same, or to
adjust scales and beams he shall be allowed an additional reasonable
compensation therefor to be paid by the party so applying for his serv-
ices.

1914, ch. 802.

13. The units or standards of measures of capacity for liquids des-
ignated in this Article shall be based on a liquid gallon, or two hun-
dred and thirty-one cubic inches; thirty-one and one-half gallons equal-
ing one barrel, and two barrels one hogshead, continual divisions of the
gallon by two, equalling-half-gallons, quarts, pints, half-pints and gills.