HENRY LLOYD, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.
CHAPTER 303.

AN ACT to fix the standard of the measure-
ment of shucked oysters in all oyster houses
in the State of Maryland.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General As-
sembly of Maryland, That all shucked oysters
opened at any oyster house in this State, or
sold or. delivered to any proprietors of any
such oyster house, to be shipped in any line

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of transportation to the customers of said pro-
prietors, shall be shucked by the gallon and
not by the can or vessel of any other name
and designation, and it shall not be lawful for
any such proprietor to contract with any per-
son to shuck or open oysters at any such
house, or for the proprietor thereof for the
purposes aforesaid, otherwise than by the
gallon.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That the said oyster
houses, or the proprietors thereof, may use the
regular standard wine gallon measure, or in con-
sideration of the quantity of water contained
in shucked oysters, the said houses or their
proprietors may use a cup, which is hereby
declared and determined to be an "Oyster Gal-
lon Cup," which shall contain nine pints, wine
measure, and no more; and no other than the

By gallon.

standard wine gallon measure or said "Oyster
Gallon Cup," shall be used in said houses, or
by the proprietors thereof, in measuring any
oysters to be shipped therefrom, or used in the
business of said houses, or the proprietors
thereof; and said "Oyster Gallon Cup," shall
be inspected and stamped by the same officer
in the city of Baltimore, or in any of the coun-
ties of the State, as is now required, by law to
inspect and stamp the wine gallon measure ,
and the persons neglecting so to have the same
stamped and inspected shall be subject to the
same fines and penalties as are now, or may
hereafter, be prescribed by law, for neglecting
to have inspected and stamped the wine gal-

Oyster gallon
cup.