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herinafter provided, of all tobacco which, after inspec-
tion, the owners or their agents may desire and direct
to be so offered, and that it shall be the duty of the
said superintendent of labor and agriculture to cause
the said auction room to be fitted up so as to provide
safe and suitable places for keeping the samples of all
tobacco, which the owners thereof or their agents may
desire to have in such depository.

Appropriation.

549. The treasurer of the state upon the warrant of
the comptroller, is hereby authorized and directed to
pay to the order of the superintendent of labor and
agriculture, out of the tobacco fund, or so much
thereof as may be necessary, the sum of five thousand
dollars, to carry into effect the provisions of the pre-
ceding section and for the necessary repairs of tobacco
warehouses numbers two and three.

Auctioneers.

The governor, as soon as the auction room provided
for in the foregoing section shall be fitted up and ready
for use, shall appoint two persons who shall act as auc-
tioneers, one at least of whom shall be from the tobacco
growing counties of the state, who shall continue in
office until the time next thereafter fixed for the
appointment of all civil officers of this state, and until
their successors are appointed and qualified, at which
time and every two years thereafter he shall appoint
two auctioneers, as all other civil officers are appointed,
who shall perform the duties prescribed in the succeed-
ing section.

Auctioneers'
bond.

550. The persons appointed as auctioneers, according
to the provisions of the preceding section, before they
enter upon the discharge of their duties, shall give
bond to the state in the penalty of ten thousand dol-
lars each, conditioned for the faithful discharge of their
duties, as prescribed by this act, to be approved by the
governor of the state and recorded in the office of the
clerk of the superior court of Baltimore city, and that
a certified copy of such bond shall be evidence in any
court of this state.

Duty of auc-
tioneers.

551. It shall be the duty of said auctioneers, or one
or both of them, to attend at the auction room afore-