686 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 349
in the State of Maryland during the time that his certificate
of registration as a solid fuel dealer has been revoked, shall
be deemed guilty of a violation of the provisions of this sec-
tion and upon conviction therefor shall be punished by a fine
not more than $250 or by imprisonment for not more than
three months or by both such fine and imprisonment.
46DD. All deliveries of solid fuel to purchasers who are
consumers thereof, except solid fuel which is sold in bags in
lots of one hundred pounds or less, not exceeding a total of
one-quarter ton, shall be evidenced by a "delivery ticket".
Such delivery ticket shall bear upon its face the following
statement: "I hereby attest that I have delivered to the pur-
chaser named herein the quantity and kind of coal specified
in this ticket", and this statement shall be signed in ink or
indelible pencil upon the original and one of the duplicate
originals by the person actually making the delivery. Every
delivery ticket shall also contain upon its face, in ink or
indelible pencil, the following information: (a) date of issu-
ance; (b) name and address of the person, firm or corporation
selling the solid fuel; (c) the name and address of the pur-
chaser; (d) the quantity in pounds and the kind, grade and
size of the solid fuel delivered; (e) the signature of the
licensed Weighmaster issuing such ticket, together with his
license number; (f) the license number on the vehicle carrying
the solid fuel. Every delivery ticket shall be issued in tripli-
cate, shall be serially numbered in each yard or branch, and
shall be used only in consecutive order. One of the delivery
tickets issued shall be used as the delivery receipt and shall
be signed on its face by the recipient of the solid fuel or his
agent. Another one of such delivery tickets shall be given to
the purchaser at the time of making the delivery. Every
driver or person in charge of a vehicle in which solid fuel is
being transported for delivery to a purchaser within the State
of Maryland, shall at all times have in his possession delivery
tickets for the solid fuel so transported or delivered, shall
present them for inspection to any police officer upon request,
and shall present them to the purchaser before unloading or at-
tempting to unload the vehicle. The actual amount of the load
of solid fuel being transported or delivered shall not be less
than the weight represented in the delivery ticket or tickets,
provided that in all cases sixty (60) pounds to a ton may be
considered as an allowance for variation in scales and wastage,
and the kind and size of the solid fuel being transported and
delivered must be as specified on the delivery ticket. Any
person transporting or delivering solid fuel in the State of
Maryland except in the manner provided for in this section,
shall be deemed guilty of a violation of the provisions of this
section, and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a
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