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the greatest usefulness may result to the State and national
service. The said officers are authorized to print weekly and
monthly reports of the results and operations of said service
and to distribute the same in such a manner as they shall
deem most serviceable to the people of the State.

1892, ch. 329, sec. 3.

3. The sum of two thousand dollars annually, or so much
thereof as shall be necessary, is appropriated out of any funds
of the treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the purpose of
carrying out the provisions of this article, to be paid to said
officers, or to their order, by the treasurer upon the warrant
of the comptroller, and upon the vouchers of said officers; pro-
vided, however, that no part of said sum shall be paid for
salaries for any officer or officers, but a reasonable compen-
sation may be paid for printing and other necessary and proper
expenses of said officers.

Ibid. sec. 4.

4. Said officers shall report to the legislature at its regular
sessions their expenditures under the provisions of this article
and such other information as said officers may deem desir-
able, or as the legislature may require.

ARTICLE XCVII

WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.

1, Standards. 2 Keeper of the standards 3. Bond. 4. Inspection; stamp. 5 Only stamped weights and meas- ures to be used. 6. Scale beams 7. Attendance at places f or inspect- ing; advertisement of time and place. 8. Book to be kept. 9. Refusal to allow inspection; penalty 10. False beams, scales or measures.

11. Use of weights or measures altered since inspection or condemned, penalty. 12. Compensation to standard keeper. 13. Fee for adjustment of scales or measures. 14. Fines, one-half to informer, other half to county. 15 Sections 1-15 not applicable to Baltimore city nor to private individual not in business Dried Fruit. 16. Measures of.