1330 INSPECTIONS. [ART. 48

1888, art. 48, sec. 21. 1864, ch. 346.

21. It shall be the duty of each inspector to cause to be
marked with a marking-iron on the side of each hogshead of
tobacco under his charge, the warehouse, number and weight
of said hogshead, and the net weight of tobacco contained
therein, and to cause the warehouse number of such hogshead
to be marked with blacking on each head thereof.

Ibid. sec. 22. 1872, ch. 36, sec. 11. 1886, ch. 101.

22. Every inspector shall have uncased and break every
hogshead of tobacco that may be delivered for inspection in
not less than five different places for Maryland and Ohio and
not less than three different places for Kentucky and Virginia
tobacco and in as many more places as may be necessary to
fully determine the contents of said hogshead, and if the
inspector shall be of the opinion that such tobacco is sound,
clean and in good order, then he shall select from each break
as many bundles as will correctly represent the different quali-
ties of tobacco contained in the break, and the bundles so
selected shall be considered the sample of the hogshead; he shall
also have the hogshead properly marked with its number, the
year of inspection and the names legibly written of the owner
on each bead and bilge and shall have the tare and net weight
marked with iron on the bilge as directed in the preceding
section.

Gunther v. Atwell, 19 Md. 170.

Ibid, sec 23 1886, ch. 101, sec. HA. 1898, ch. 314.

23. Whenever any dispute shall arise concerning the cor-
rectness of any sample furnished by the inspector of tobacco
under the seal of the State said controversy shall be referred
to a committee of arbitration consisting of three persons to be
selected as follows: one thereof shall be selected by the
inspector, one thereof shall be selected by the claimant or
claimants or his or their agents, and the two thus selected shall
select the remaining member of said committee; provided,
however,'that no person shall be so selected, or if selected
shall be competent to serve as a member of any committee of
arbitration who shall have a direct or indirect interest in the
tobacco in controversy.

Ibid. sec. 24. 1886, ch. 101, sec. 11 B.

24. The said committee of arbitration when duly consti-
tuted and appointed shall fully examine and investigate all the