438

CITY OF BALTIMORE. [ART. 4.

Ibid s. 35..
To allow no in-
terference in
inspecting, &c.,
tobacco.

529. It shall be the duty of the several inspectors
to prevent any owner or purchaser of tobacco, or the
agent of either, and any other person whatsoever,
except persons appointed for and employed in the
particular warehouse in which the inspection may
be made, from interfering with or assisting at the
inspection, weighing or sampling of tobacco, or tying
up or arranging, or sealing the bundles constituting
the samples, and any inspector who shall violate any

Penalty.

provision of this section, or knowingly permit it to
be violated, shall be dismissed from office and fined
one hundred dollars for each offence.

Ibid. s. 30.
Printed notices
to be set up

530. It shall be the duty of the several inspectors
to cause printed notices, containing the provisions of
the last preceding section, to be posted in one or
more conspicuous places in each tobacco warehouse
in the city of Baltimore; and if any person shall
attempt to violate any of said provisions, the in-
spector shall direct the attention of such person to
one of said notices ; and if he shall thereafter violate
said provisions, or either of them, the person so

Penalty.

offending, shall be liable to a fine of one hundred
dollars for each offence.

Ibid. s. 37.
Inspector
receiving
gratuity.

531. If any inspector shall accept or receive, di-
rectly or indirectly, any gratuity or reward other
than his salary, for anything done by him in pursu-
ance of this act, he shall be dismissed from office, and
be forever thereafter disqualified from holding any
office under this article, or any supplement to or

Penalty.

amendment thereof, and shall, moreover, be liable to
a fine of five hundred dollars for each offence.

Ibid. s. 38
Penalty against
employee.

532. If any person other than an inspector, em-
ployed or engaged in any tobacco warehouse, shall
accept or receive, directly or indirectly, any gratuity
or reward other than his regular pay or per diem,
for anything done in connection with his said em-
ployment, or the subject matter thereof, he shall, on
being thereof convicted, be liable to a fine of three
hundred dollars, or to six months imprisonment, in
the discretion of the court.