856 INSPECTIONS—TOBACCO. [ART. 48.
1874, ch 394, sec 29.
43. For every hogshead of tobacco of the growth of this State,
that shall remain in any warehouse, after being sold by the grower,
or his agent, for a longer period than six months, and for every
hogshead of tobacco of the growth of any other State, whether
sold or unsold, that shall remain in any warehouse for a longer
period than four months, the inspector of such warehouse shall
charge the owner thereof the sum of fifteen cents for each month
after the said six and four months, respectively.
1872, ch. 36, sec. 30.
44. In the absence of the State wharfinger, the inspector of
each warehouse shall have charge and control of the wharf in
front of his warehouse, so far as relates to the landing or cording
of wood or other material, to the exclusion of tobacco; and all
vessels or other conveyance having tobacco to deliver to such
warehouse, shall have preference over all others in the use of such
wharves; no charge of wharfage shall be laid on any tobacco re-
ceived at or delivered from any of the State warehouse wharves.
188C, ch. 101, sec. 30 A.
45. The name of the owner of every hogshead of tobacco
delivered for inspection at any State warehouse in the city
of Baltimore shall be legibly marked or stenciled thereon; and
it shall be the duty of the inspector to retain for inspection
every hogshead of tobacco not so marked or stenciled until the
name of the owner thereof shall have been ascertained and
placed thereon.
Ibid. sec. 30 B.
46. It shall be the duty of the several inspectors of tobacco, to
carefully return all bundles of tobacco, other than samples which
may be drawn in sampling, and all bundles which may be dis-
placed in uncasing tobacco to the hogshead from which the same
were drawn or displaced; and any inspector of tobacco who shall
knowingly violate the provisions of this section shall be deemed
guilty of misconduct in office, and shall be liable to removal
therefrom.
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