ART. 4.] CITY OF BALTIMORE.
ity ; and provided, also, that the live stock of any

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kind, actually belonging to the government of the
United States, or brought in to be weighed for de-
livery to the said government under any then sub-
sisting contract, shall always be entitled to be
weighed in preference and priority to all other
stock belonging to private parties, or which are
presented to be weighed for delivery under private
contract.

U S stock to
have priority
in weighing.

469. Whenever, in his judgment, it may be neces-
sary for the public accommodation to employ any
clerk or assistant weighmaster, in addition to the
clerk and assistant weighmaster, whom he is now
authorized to appoint, he may, with the approbation
of the comptroller, appoint an additional clerk or
additional weighmaster, or both, permanently or
temporarily, whose compensation shall be fixed by
the said weighmaster, subject to the approval of

May appoint
additional
clerk.

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 one thousand dol-
lars per annum, and the salary of the assistant weigh-
master, whom the said weighmaster, is now author-
ized to appoint, shall, from and after the said last
mentioned date, be at the rate of seven hundred and
fifty dollars per annum.

His salary.

470. He shall, from and after the first day of May
next, receive an annual salary of two thousand dol-
lars per annum ; and all the salaries shall be payable
monthly out of any moneys received by the weigh-
master for the use of the state.

Salary of weigh
muter, Sec.

474. 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 appurten-
ances, as if the said premises were really situated
within the boundaries of Baltimore city.

Police commis-
sioners to have
authority over
premises.

475. The weighmaster of live stock may enlarge
the grounds now provided for the weighing live

Grounds may
be enlarged