ART. 4.] CITY OF BALTIMORE.

God, made oath as follows, viz : I, C. D., chief clerk
of A. B., tobacco inspector, have carefully read the
above oath made by him, and swear on the Holy
Evangely of Almighty God, that I believe the same
to be true in letter and spirit."
Signed :— J. P.,
A. B.,
C. D.

441

538. The said inspector at the time of presenting
the said account, shall pay to the comptroller, the
excess of all receipts of his office over the disburse-
ments thereof, and all payments so made, shall im-
mediately be by the comptroller paid to the treas-
urer, and by the latter credited to the tobacco fund.

Ibid. s. 44.
Surplus
receipts.

539. After the comptroller shall have examined
and approved said account, the treasurer shall, on
the warrant of the comptroller, pay to the said
inspector out of the tobacco fund, his quarterly
salary, at the rate of twenty-five hundred dollars
per annum.

Ibid. 3 45.
Inspection's
salaries.

540. The books of each warehouse shall be open
to the inspection of any party who may have at the
time, or shall have had previously any tobacco in
said warehouse, and extracts from said books cer-
tified to by the chief clerk of any such warehouse,
may be taken by said party if he so desire.

Ibid. s. 46
Books open to
inspection

641. Any of the fines, penalties, and forfeitures
imposed upon tobacco inspectors, or their employees
or upon any other person for violating the law for
inspection of tobacco may be recovered by action of
debt, to be instituted within one year after the com-
mission of the offence charged in the name of the
state, in any of the courts of the city of Baltimore,
having jurisdiction of the amount without reference
to the residence of the defendant, or at the option of
the plaintiff, in any county where the defendant
shall reside, and the clerk of any of the said courts
shall direct such process to the sheriff of said city or
county, and the return of said process by said sheriff

Ibid s 47.
Proceedings to
recover fines
and forfeitures.