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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

Repealed.

Sec. 6. And be it enacted, That so much of sec-
tion twenty-six of the original act as requires said
road to be finished within ten years, be and the
same is hereby repealed.

In force.

Sec. 7. And be it enacted, That this act shall
take effect from the date of its passage.

CHAPTER 32.

Passed Feb.
. 5, 1864.

AN ACT to regulate the inspection and cording of
Fire Wood in Baltimore county.

Inspector of
Fire Wood to
be appointed.

SECTION 1 . Be it enacted by the General Assembly
of Maryland, That the Governor, by and with the
consent of the Senate, shall, on or before the first
Monday of March next ensuing, appoint one in-
spector of fire wood, whose duty it shall be to in-
spect and cord all fire wood landed and sold on the
East bank of the Patapsco river, on what is known
as shores of the Canton Company between the city
limits of direct taxation and the lower Canton
house in Baltimore county.

Oath to be
administered.

Sec. 2. Be it enacted. That the said Inspector,
before entering upon the duties of the office, shall
take and subscribe the following oath or affirma-
tion, as the case may be, before some person quali-
fied to administer the same: I do solemnly swear
or affirm that I will faithfully, truly and impar-
tially, according to the best of my skill, judgment
and understanding, execute, do and perform the
office and duty of inspector and corder of wood ac-
cording to the true intent and meaning of the law
of the State relative to the same, so help me God.

Fire wood to
be inspected.

Sec. 3. Be it enacted, That all fire wood (where-
soever purchased) landed within the limits de-
scribed in the first section of this act, shall be
inspected and corded by the inspector appointed
under the provisions of this act, and the said in-
spector shall be entitled and demand and receive