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512 OYSTERS. [ART. LXXII
comptroller of the state treasury, or by his agent, by the buyers; the
certificate given the general measurer and inspector shall be by him
mailed weekly to the comptroller 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 prop-
erties 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 sell-
ing by less than the cargo, and also an inspection charge of three cents
per barrel containing 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 fur-
nish 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 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 forwarded 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
the contrary to establish his said claim by clear and satisfactory evi-
dence. All such general measurers and inspectors or special inspectors
may be removed at any time by the Conservation Commission for neg-
lect or malfeasance in office. The said Commission shall furnish to each
of the said special inspectors certificates in book form, supplied with
carbon paper, so that each of the 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 ......
................ schooner.......................... a cargo of
oysters caught within the limits of the State of Maryland, sold to
...................... and found the same to contain...........
bushels of merchantable oysters and................bushels of unmer-
chantable oysters,
(Signed).......................
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