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tion, to a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars nor less than
five hundred dollars; one-half of said fine to be paid to the
informer, and the other half to the State.

1888, art. 48, sec. 6. 1874, ch. 504, sec. 7.

6. Li case of seizure or confiscation of oils or fluids manu-
factured from petroleum or its products, as provided in section
1, the vendor or vendors of such oils or fluids shall have the
privilege of referring the same to some commissioned inspector,
recognized by the oil trade of Baltimore, whose decisions shall
be prima facie evidence of the quality of said oil or fluid.

Ibid. sec. 7. 1874, ch. 504, sec 8.

7. If any inspector of oils shall be convicted in a court of
competent jurisdiction of furnishing a false report of the fire-
test of any oil submitted to his inspection, he shall be liable
to a fine of not less than five hundred dollars nor more than
two thousand dollars, at the discretion of the court; said fine
to be paid into the treasury of the State.

Ibid. sec. 8. 1874, ch. 504, sec. 9.

8. The provisions of the seven preceding sections shall not
apply to oils or fluids manufactured from petroleum or its pro-
ducts, for the purpose of exportation or for use in street lamps.

Tobacco.

Ibid. sec. 9. 1872, ch. 36, sec 1. 1878, ch 386 1890, ch. 262
1898, ch 314

9. The governor shall nominate and, by and with the advice
and consent of the senate, biennially appoint one chief inspector
of tobacco, at a salary of two thousand dollars per annum, who
shall have charge of all the State tobacco warehouses now used
in the city of Baltimore, whose term of office shall begin on
the first day of March following; the governor shall also bien-
nially appoint three deputy inspectors, whose term shall begin
and end at the same time as the chief inspector, and who shall
receive a salary of eighteen hundred dollars each per annum.
Moore v. State 47 Md. 483.

Ibid. sec. 10. 1876, ch. 36, sec. 2. 1890, ch 262. 1898, ch. 314.

10. The chief inspector so appointed shall, before entering
upon the discharge of the duties of his office, give bond to the
State of Maryland in the sum of fifty thousand dollars, with a