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by suit in the name of the State of Maryland; one half for the
use of the informer, the other half to the State of Maryland.

25. All fire-wood brought by water or railroad to the city of
Baltimore for sale, shall be set up, packed and corded under the
direction of one of the inspectors or wood corders appointed
under this act, and if either the purchaser or seller shall refuse
to have said wood so inspected and corded, or after the same
has been inspected and corded, shall alter the measurement there-
of, or sell the same by any other measurement, or if any person
or persons shall knowingly purchase or receive any fire-wood
brought by water or railroad to the city of Baltimore, which has
not been corded, inspected and passed by one of the corders or
inspectors aforesaid, shall forfeit and pay two dollars per cord,
and so in proportion for any less quantity of wood so sold and
delivered, or purchased by him or them, to be recovered in the
name of the State, one half for the use of the informer, the other
half for the benefit of the State, before a justice of the peace in
the same manner as small debts are now recoverable by law.

26. No person engaged in vending or trading in wood, or as a
partner, as clerk or agent for a trader or vender of wood, shall
be appointed inspector or corder, nor shall any inspector or
corder while holding his office be so engaged, directly or indi-
rectly, and the Governor may summarily dismiss or remove from
office such inspector or corder on receiving satisfactory proof of
a violation on his part of the provisions of this act.

27. Any person not duly appointed according to the provi-
sions of this act, who shall act as such inspector or corder of
wood in the city of Baltimore, shall forfeit and pay the sum of
two hundred dollars, the said penalty to be imposed on convic-
tion of the offender on indictment in the Criminal Court of Bal-
timore city, one half to the informer, the other half to the State
of Maryland.

28. Each inspector appointed under the provisions of this act,
shall on the receipt of his commission pay to the Treasurer of
the State, for the use of the State, the sum of fifty dollars, and