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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

	CHAP. 188	72. No person after the passage of this Act shall act as a measurer of oysters in Baltimore city, except the general
	Who shall act as a meas- urer of oysters in Baltimore city.	measurer and inspector of oysters, and such person who shall be duly licensed measurers for said city; any person, after the passage of this Act, who shall desire to engage in the business of oyster measurer in Baltimore city shall, before he undertakes to act as such, first apply to the clerk of the Superior Court of Baltimore City for a license so to do, which license shall be issued upon application, and the payment to said clerk of a license fee of five dollars and fifty cents; five dollars of said fee shall be by said clerk accounted for and paid over to the State, to be placed to credit of the oyster fund, and the remaining fifty cents shall be applied by said clerk to his own use and fee for issuing said license; said oyster measurers shall also take the usual oath of office, and give bond to the State of Maryland in
	Bond to be given.	the penalty of one hundred dollars each for the faithful performance of their duties. The general measurers and inspectors of oysters of Baltimore city, or a majority of them, are empowered and authorized to suspend the right or privilege of any person licensed to measure or inspect oysters in said city, to measure or inspect oysters under said license; provided, however, that no such right to sus- pend shall exist, unless a charge is pending against such licensed measurer or inspector for a violation of the pro- visions of this Article, in reference to the measurement and inspection of oysters, and if such charge shall be dismissed by a court of competent jurisdiction, such suspension shall end; and upon notice from the buyer or seller of oysters, the general measurer and inspector of oysters shall desig- nate the special inspectors and the licensed measurer and inspector to inspect the oysters out of said vessel. 73. The general measurers and inspectors for Baltimore
	Salary.	city shall receive a salary of one hundred dollars per month each, and all general measurers and inspectors provided for by Section 68 shall receive the salary of fifty dollars per month each, the said salaries to be paid only for those months in which said measurers and inspectors are actually engaged in the performance of their duties of their respective offices, by the treasurer, on a warrant of the Comptroller. Any person who shall violate any of the provisions of this Article from Sections 68 to 73, both inclusive, or who shall