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bushels as ascertained by weight, and not by running measurement.
Any person, firm or corporation, or agent, employe, or officer of any
person, firm or corporation, violating any of the provisions of this Sec-
tion, shall be fined not less than five dollars nor more than fifty dollars
for each offense.

1914. ch. 802.

26. No person shall sell any package or parcel of cotten, woolen, or

other dry goods having any mark thereon or attached thereto indicating
or stating a greater number or a larger quantity than is actually con-
tained in such package or parcel; and any auctioneer, commission mer-
chant or dealer so selling, shall in each case forfeit and pay to the pur-
chaser or purchasers of each package or parcel double the value of the
quantity of goods, which on. actual measurement shall be found there
is wanting in any such package or parcel to make up the number of
yards or quantity marked thereon. All sums not exceeding one hun-
dred dollars forfeited and payable under this Section shall be recover-
able by the purchaser or purchasers before a Justice of the Peace as

other debts; and all sums exceeding one hundred dollars by appropriate
action in any Court having jurisdiction thereof in the City of Balti-
more or the County where such sales were made.

1914, ch. 802.

27. The standard of weights of tomatoes in the State of Maryland
shall be sixty pounds to the bushel; and for the purpose of ascertaining
the true weight thereof, there shall be appointed by the Governor a
weigher, who shall be chargeable with the duty of weighing all tomatoes
and other vegetables sold by weight brought to Center Market of Balti-
more City for sale by the wagon-load on the scales now located at said
market when applied to, to have said tomatoes or other vegetables
weighed; and who shall receive therefor the sum of ten cents per wagon-
load for performing such services, two cents of which shall be paid by
him quarterly to the Comptroller to whom he shall give bond in the
penalty of one thousand dollars, and the balance he shall retain as his
own compensation for the services hereby imposed and performed;
provided that besides the two cents he shall pay all excess over one
thousand dollars to the Comptroller, it being the intent of this Section
that he shall only receive one thousand dollars per annum as his salary
to be paid entirely from his fees, at eight cents net per load. The said
tomatoes and other vegetables shall be weighed in the wagons, and
after delivery to the purchasers the wagons and empty boxes shall be
returned to the said scales and the weight thereof shall be deducted from
the gross weight as shown by the first weighing, and the said packers

or purchasers shall be required to pay for said vegetables at the weight

certified by said weigher. In case the boxes, in which the tomatoes

or other vegetables are contained, shall not be returned, said weigher

ball weigh ten empty boxes, and the average weight shall be estab-