434 CITY OF BALTIMORE. [ART. 4.

whatever weight, one cent per hundred weight; and for weighing
hemps, cable, anchors, dye-woods, barks, etc., two cents per hun-
dred pounds; and for inspecting and weighing corn in the ear
and corn husks, one cent per hundred pounds.

P. L. L., (1860,) art. 4, sec. 415.

474. The inspector shall give a certificate of every load of
hay or stray weighed, stating the gross and net weight of such
straw or hay, and wagon, cart or sled; and if any seller of such
hay and straw shall neglect or refuse to have the same weighed
on the day of the delivery thereof, he shall forfeit and pay for
every such neglect or refusal the sum of five dollars.

Ibid. sec. 416.

475. If any person bringing hay or straw to said city shall
neglect to have the same weighed by the said inspectors, or shall
be detected in having stones, rubbish, wood or anything else con-
cealed in his load, or shall in any manner change the condition of
his cart, wagon, carriage or sled, with a fradulent intention, he
shall forfeit and pay for each and every such offence the sum of -
five dollars.

Ibid. sec. 417.

476. If any person, after having his hay or straw weighed,
and having obtained the inspector's certificate, specifying the
quantity thereof, shall dispose of any part thereof, or in any
manner diminish the same in quantity, thereby to defraud or de-
ceive the purchaser thereof, he shall forfeit and pay for every
such offence the sum of twenty dollars.

Ibid sec 418.

477. The said inspectors may re-weigh carts, wagons, carriages
or sleds, as often as they may deem expedient; and if at any time
either of them shall be required to do so by a purchaser of hay
or straw, and it shall be found that his report of the weight of
the cart, wagon, carriage or sled is correct, the person requiring
the same shall pay twenty cents to said inspector; in other cases
the re-weighing shall be free of charge.