JOHN LEE CARROLL, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR. 619.

71a. The County Commissioners of Allegany
county shall, on or before the second Monday of
May next, and in every year thereafter, appoint an	Appoint flour
inspector of flour for said county, who shall live in	inspector.
the city of Cumberland, and shall inspect all flour
which he may be called upon to inspect by any man-
ufacturer 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, ex-
cept at his option, to go beyond the limits of the
city of Cumberland to make such inspections ; and
said inspector shall, before he enters upon the dis-
charge of his duties, make oath before the Clerk of
the Circuit Court for Allegany county that he will
perform the duties of said office fairly and impar-
tially, and shall also file bond with said clerk to the	File bond
State of Maryland, with surety or sureties to be ap-	with clerk.
proved by said clerk, conditioned to perform such
duties properly, fairly and impartially, in the pen-
alty of five hundred dollars.
71b. Whenever said inspector shall inspect any
flour, he shall brand or mark on the barrel the qual-	Brand or
ity or grade thereof, and if the same is of inferior	mark.
grade to that which it purports to be, then he shall
so mark thereon.
71c. 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	Mark weight.
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 proceeds thereof shall go to the school fund of
said county.
71 d. 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 bar-	Inspector prohibited from purchas- ing.
rel so purchased by him.
71e. The general inspector of flour in the city of
Baltimore, within ten days after the standard of flour
is fixed for said city, shall send to the inspector here-	Send speci- men of stan-
in named a fair specimen of the standard and sam-	dard.