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dollars nor more than two thousand dollars, at the discretion of the court;
said fine to be paid into the treasury of the State.

An. Code, sec. 8. 1904, sec. 8. 1888, sec. 8. 1874, ch. 504, sec. 9.

8. The provisions of the seven preceding sections shall not apply to oils
or fluids manufactured from petroleum or its products, for the purpose of
exportation or for use in street lamps.

Tobacco.

An. Code, sec. 9. 1904, sec. 9. 1888, sec. 9. 1872, ch. 36, sec. 1. 1878, ch. 386. 1890, ch. 262.

1898, ch. 314. 1908, ch. 9, sec. 9. 1916, ch. 309, sec. 9.

1917, ch. 34, sec. 9. 1920, ch. 39, sec. 9.

9. The Governor shall appoint one inspector of tobacco, who shall be
a tobacco grower or duly qualified leaf tobacco dealer and resident of one
of the tobacco growing counties of this State. He shall receive such salary
as the Legislature shall provide in the general appropriation or budget bill
and he shall have charge of the State Tobacco Warehouses and other prop-
erty connected therewith in the City of Baltimore, and the Governor may
remove said inspector at his pleasure.

Object of laws for inspection of tobacco. In the organization .of federal govern-
ment the state retained its power to pass inspection laws. In exercising its right
of inspection, the state does not become bailee and is not responsible as warehouse-
man. Inspector is responsible for his conduct as any other official. Moore v. State,
47 Md. 483. As to object of inspection laws, see also Turner v. State, 55 Md. 263
(affirmed in 107 U. S. 38). And see Patapsco Guano Co. v. Board of Agriculture,
52 Fed. 697.

An. Code, sec. 10. 1904, sec. 10. 1888, sec. 10. 1876, ch. 36, sec. 2. 1890, ch. 262.
1898, ch. 314. 1908, ch. 9, sec. 10. 1916, ch. 309, sec. 10. 1920, ch. 39, sec. 10.

10. The inspector so appointed shall, before entering upon the dis-
charge of the duties of his office, give bond to the State of Maryland in the
sum of thirty thousand dollars, with a surety or sureties to be approved by
the Treasurer of the State, conditioned for the faithful performance of the
duties imposed upon him by law, which bond shall be recorded in the office
of the clerk of the Superior Court of Baltimore City; and he shall, as soon
as he shall have bonded and qualified as required by law, take charge of all
the tobacco warehouses in Baltimore City and all the tobacco, books, furni-
ture, appurtenances and effects belonging to the same, and shall receipt to
his predecessor in office for the same, and upon the appointment and quali-
fication of his successor, shall deliver the same to the said successor, and
take a similar receipt. Said inspector shall, personally or by a sampler or
samplers, in this Article provided for, inspect all tobacco in said ware-
house, but neither he nor any other person appointed to or employed in said
warehouses shall engage in the purchase or sale of tobacco (except that he
may sell tobacco of his own raising), nor shall any person appointed to or
employed in said warehouses receive any gift or emolument whatever,
either directly or indirectly, for any service in the line of his duty other
than his regular salary or wages; and any person violating the provisions
of this section shall be immediately dismissed from office or service. Each
of said samplers, before entering on the duty of his office, shall give bond