442 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 248

charged equally to the buyer and seller, but to be paid
weekly to the Comptroller of the State Treasury or his
agent, by the buyers; the certificate given the general
measurer or inspector shall be by him mailed weekly to the
Comptroller or his agent and in case the amounts of money
shown to be due be not paid in one week thereafter to the
Comptroller or his agent, which is hereby required to be
done, the properties of the parties so indebted may be
levied on and sold by the said Comptroller or his agent, as
in cases of taxes in default, without other process of
law; the said inspection charge of two cents per bushel
hereby levied is also made a charge on oysters caught
within the limits of the State of Maryland and sold by
commission merchants and others selling by less than
the cargo; and also an inspection charge of six cents
per barrel containing not more than three bushels of
oysters caught within the limits of the State of Maryland;
on oysters caught within the limits of the State of Mary-
land contained in bags an inspection charge of four
cents per bag containing not more than two bushels; and
all transportation companies carrying oysters in the shell
caught within the limits of the State of Maryland, con-
signed to Baltimore, shall furnish to the oyster inspector
or collector of oyster tax, a copy of their manifest showing
the number of bushels on board on arrival of steamer and
to whom consigned, and the special inspectors are charged
with the duty of seeing that the proper returns are made
for the purpose of this section by such commission mer-
chant or retailer, and in performance of their duty the said
special inspectors are authorized and directed to visit
places where oysters caught within the limits of the State
of Maryland in less than cargo lots are sold, and get from
such sellers, a statement under oath as to the number of
bushels sold from time to time and return to the general
measurers and inspectors a certificate thereof to be for-
warded to the Comptroller as required in the case of cer-
tificates for cargoes, and the payments of the amounts so
found to be due shall be similarly enforced. All oysters
found within the State of Maryland shall be presumed to
have been caught within the limits of the State of Maryland
and the burden of proof shall be upon any one claiming to
the contrary to establish his said claim by clear and satis-
factory evidence. All such general measurers and inspect-
ors or special inspectors may be removed at any time by
the Conservation Commissioner for neglect or malfeasance
in office. The said Commissioner shall furnish to each of
the said special inspectors certificates in book form, sup-