INSPECTIONS 2043

approved by said inspector, in the sum of two thousand dollars, conditioned
for the faithful discharge of his duties, and the said inspector in his
discretion, may exact a bond from the person or persons who receive and
handle the moneys collected on account of the business of said ware-
houses. Said inspector shall have authority to dismiss any and all ap-
pointees and employees in said warehouse, when in his judgment, it shall
be for the good of the service; and neglect of duty on the part of any
employee shall be cause for his immediate'removal by the inspector or the
Governor.
Cited but not construed in Moore v. State, 47 Md. 484.

An. Code, 1924, sec. 11. 1912, sec. 11. 1904, sec. 11. 1890, ch. 262, sec. 11. 1894, ch. 251.

1898, ch. 314. 1900, ch. 231. 1904, ch. 336. 1908, ch. 9, sec. 11. 1916, chs. 309, 381.

1917, ch. 34. 1920, ch. 39, sec. 11. 1920, ch. 166. 1933, ch. 325, sec. 11.

1935, ch. 594, sec. 11.

11. The Inspector of Tobacco, with the approval of the Governor, shall
have power to appoint one chief clerk and such other clerks, samplers,
tiers, janitors, screw-men, laborers and other help as may be necessary
for the efficient and economical management of the warehouse. Such
employees shall be paid the salaries or wages provided by the General
Assembly through the annual budget or appropriation act. The inspector
may assign any appointee or employee to any work deemed by him neces-
sary for the business of the tobacco warehouse or for the promotion of the
tobacco growing industry of the State, and he shall, as far as possible,
equitably apportion the appointments to be made by him between the
tobacco growing counties of the State.

The Inspector, with the approval of the Governor, shall appoint as
many full-time of part-time employees who are competent and qualified
to grade tobacco, to be known as tobacco graders, as he may deem neces-
sary but the total compensation of said graders shall not exceed' four
thousand five hundred dollars ($4,500.00) per year, nor shall the annual
salary of any grader exceed two thousand two hundred and fifty dollars
($2,250.00). The Inspector in making said appointments shall only
appoint persons who have been trained by the United States Department
of Agriculture in co-operation with the State Board of Agriculture and
each of said persons so appointed or to be appointed must have a certificate
of competency from said United States Department of Agriculture and
the State Board of Agriculture, showing that he is competent and qualified.

The said graders shall have the power and authority, and it is hereby
declared to be their duty, to fix and establish proper grades for Maryland
grown tobacco, and in so far as it is practicable to do so, they shall follow
as closely as possible the grades established by the United States Depart-
ment of Agriculture. It shall be the duty of the graders to grade all
Maryland grown tobacco sold or offered for sale on or through the Balti-
more market, whether said tobacco is stored in the State Tobacco Ware-
houses or in other warehouses, and for this purpose said graders shall
have the authority to go into other warehouses where tobacco is stored at
the time samples are being taken.

Provided, however, that the tobacco of a grower or shipper shall not be
graded if, at the time said tobacco is placed in the warehouse or shipped
to the selling agency, there is a written statement from said grower, his
agent, or shipper, that he does not wish his tobacco to be graded.