ART. 1. ] FLOUR. 51

upon to inspect by any manufacturer or dealer therein, or by any
purchaser thereof; but such inspection shall not be compulsory
unless required by either the vendor or purchaser of such flour;
nor shall such inspector be obliged, except at his option, to go
beyond the limits of the city of Cumberland to make such inspec-
tions; and said inspector, before he enters upon the discharge of
his duties shall make oath before the clerk of the circuit court
for Allegany county that he will perform the duties of said office
fairly and impartially, and shall also file bond with said clerk, to
the State of Maryland, in the penalty of five hundred dollars,

with surety or sureties to be approved by said clerk, conditioned
to perform such duties properly, fairly and impartially.

1878, ch. 398.

126. Whenever said inspector shall inspect any flour, he shall
brand or mark on the barrel the quality or grade thereof, and if
the same is of grade inferior to that which it purports to be,
then he shall so mark thereon.

Ibid.

127. If desired by either the vendor or purchaser of said flour,
said inspector shall weigh the same and mark thereon the true
weight thereof, and if he shall find that the same is of less

weight than one hundred and ninety-six pounds, then said barrel
of flour shall be forfeited and sold by the inspector, and the pro-

ceeds thereof shall go to the school fund of said county.

Ibid.

128. Said inspector shall not purchase directly or indirectly,
or be interested in the purchase or sale of any flour whatsoever,
other than for his own family use, under the penalty of five

dollars for every barrel so purchased by him.

Ibid.

129. In all cases where such inspector may pronounce a flour
barrel insufficient, the owner of such barrel, or his agent, may
either cause the same to be repaired, or substitute a new one, as
the case may require, or he may make such deduction from the
price of the flour as may be mutually agreed upon between,
himself and the purchaser thereof.