2712 ARTICLE 72

An. Code, 1924, sec. 81. 1912, sec. 70. 1904, sec. 69. 1894, ch. 380, sec. 58. 1900, ch. 380.

1906, ch. 188, sec. 69. 1908, ch. 488. 1910, ch. 413, sec. 69 (p. 205). 1916, ch. 702,

sec. 70. 1922, ch. 279, sec. 70. '1927, ch. 127, sec. 81. 1933, ch. 248.

75. The Conservation Commission, at the commencement of or during
the oyster season in each year, as needed, shall appoint from the counties
producing oysters for packing purposes in the State, not exceeding twenty
special inspectors at a salary . of seventy-five dollars per month, while
actually employed during the oyster season, and they shall be stationed at
such places as in the judgment of said Commission their services may be
needed. There shall also be appointed by the Commission not over five
special inspectors for Baltimore City, at a salary of ninety dollars per
month, while actually employed during the oyster season. Before assum-
ing the duties of their offices the said special inspectors shall take an oath,
to be administered by the Commission, to diligently and faithfully dis-
charge the duties of their said offices; each said special inspector shall
inspect all oysters in the district to which he is assigned; upon the inspec-
tion of any such oysters, each special inspector shall make a certificate of
the number of bushels in triplicate, one of which shall be given to the
purchaser, one to the seller and the other daily to the general measurer
and inspector of the district where such inspection occurred; in order to
help defray the expenses occasioned by the inspection of oysters caught
within the limits of the State of Maryland as provided for by this section
and by the other sections of this Article, including the expense of the
State Fishery Force growing out of the inspection by it of oysters caught
within the limits of the State of Maryland as required by the various
provisions of this Article, an inspection charge of two cents per bushel
is hereby levied upon all oysters caught within the limits of the State
of Maryland, unloaded from vessels at the place in Maryland where said
oysters are to be no further shipped in bulk in vessels, to be charged
equally to the buyer and seller, but to be paid weekly to the Comptroller
of the State Treasury or his agent, by the buyers; the certificate given
the general measurer or 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 properties of the parties so in-
debted 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 inspec-
tion charge of two cents 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 selling by less than the cargo; and also
an, inspection charge of six 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 four 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 Balti-
more, shall furnish to the oyster inspector or collector of oyster tax, a
copy of their manifest showing the number of bushels on board on ar-
rival 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 merchant or retailer, and in
performance of their duty the said special inspectors are authorized and
directed to visit places where oysters caught within the limits of the State