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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

Effective.

SEC. 3. And be if enacted, That this act shall
take effect from the date of its passage.

Approved April 7, 1886.

CHAPTER 315.

AN ACT to provide for the measurement of
cord-wood in .the city of Baltimore, and also
to repeal all provisions of the Code incon-
sistent therewith.

SECTION 1 . Be it enacted by the General As-
sembly of Maryland, That all stick-wood sold
by retail in the city of Baltimore, shall be
measured in a solid frame made of wood or
iron; that a frame to measure one-eighth of a
cord shall not be larger than ten feet two
inches around on the inside; that a frame to
measure one-fourth of a cord shall not be
larger than twelve feet four inches around on

Wood measure.

the inside; that a frame to measure three-
eighths of a cord shall not be larger than
fourteen feet six inches around on the inside ;
that a frame to measure one-half a cord shall
not be larger than sixteen feet eight inches
around on the inside; that all frames shall be
measured and stamped every year by the In-
spector, just as carts are measured and stamped.

Penalty.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted. That if any wood-
dealer shall sell stick-wood by retail in the
city of Baltimore, measured otherwise than
in a frame, he or they shall be subject to the
penalty of five dollars for each offence; one-
half of the penalty to go to the informer; said
penalty to be recovered before some Justice of
the Peace.

Sawed wood.

SEC. 3. And be it enacted, That this act shall
not apply to the measurement of sawed and
split wood.