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been duly reported as ready to be weighed; provided, however,
that the designation of the pen or yard into which stock shall
be put, shall not be considered as giving any preference or
priority; and provided, also, that the live stock of any kind,
actually belonging to the government of the "United States, or
brought in to be weighed for delivery to the said government
under any then subsisting contract, shall always be entitled to
be weighed in preference and priority to all other stock belong-
ing to private parties, or which are presented to be weighed for
delivery under private contract.

28. Whenever, in his judgment, it may be necessary for the
public accommodation to employ any clerk or assistant weigh-
master, in addition to the clerk and assistant weighmaster,
whom he is now authorized to appoint, he may, with the appro-
bation of the Comptroller, appoint an additional clerk or ad-
ditional weighmaster, or both, permanently or temporarily,
whose compensation shall be fixed by the said weighmaster,
subject to the approval of the Comptroller of the State; and the
annual salary of the clerk, whom the said weighmaster is now
authorized to appoint, shall, from and after the first day of May
next, be at the rate of oue thousand dollars per annum, and the
salary of the assistant weighmaster, whom the said weighmaster,
is now authorized to appoint, shall, from and after the said last
mentioned date, be at the rate of seven hundred and fifty dollars
per annum.

29. He shall, from and after the first day of May next, receive
an annual salary of two thousand dollars per annum; and all
the salaries shall be payable monthly out of any moneys re-
ceived by the weighmaster for the use of the State.

30. The Police Commissioners of Baltimore city shall have
and exercise the like powers and authority over and within the
premises composing State cattle scales, the pens, yards, alleys,
scales and appurtenances, as if the said premises were really
situated within the boundaries of Baltimore city.

31. The weighmaster of live stock may enlarge the grounds
now provided for the weighing live stock, and may for that