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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

receipts for storage and no other source. Before entering

upon the discharge of his duties the said storage, or ware-

Bond

housekeeper, shall give a bond with satisfactory security to

be approved by the Governor, in the penalty of twenty

thousand dollars, for the faithful performance of the duties

imposed upon him by law, and for the full and punctual

returns to the Comptroller of the Treasury, at the end of

each quarter, of the receipts and disbursements of the ware-

house or warehouses under his charge ; and said bonds shall

be recorded in the office of the clerk of the Superior Court of

Baltimore City ; he shall with the assent of the Governor,

Duties of

make all contracts for the storage of goods, wares and mer-

Storage
Keeper.

chandise in the warehouse or warehouses under his charge,

and keep accurate accounts of the receipts and disbursements

of the same, of which he shall make quarterly returns in the

same manner as the Inspectors of Tobacco are required to

do ; should the Governor be of the opinion that it would be

more advantageous to the State to rent said tobacco ware-

house or warehouses or parts thereof, than to have the same

used as a storage warehouse or warehouses as hereinbefore

provided, he is hereby authorized to rent the same for a

period not exceeding four years, and upon such terms as he

may deem most beneficial to the State, the contract of rent-

ing to be submitted to and approved by the Attorney General;

provided, however, that the warehouse or warehouses so

rented shall not be used for the purpose of the inspection of

tobacco that would be in conflict with the tobacco inspection

warehouses.

Effective

SEC. 3. And be it enacted, That this act shall take effect

from the date of its passage.

Approved March 3rd, 1892.