PHILLIPS LEE GOLDSBOROUGH, GOVERNOR. 201

and seller, but to be paid weekly to the Comptroller of the State
Treasury, or by his agent, by the buyers; the certificate given
the general measurer and 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 aw; the said inspec-
tion charge of one cent 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 three
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 Maryland con-
tained in bags an inspection charge of two cents per bag con-
taining not more than two bushels; and all transportation com-
panies carrying oysters in the shell caught within the limits
of the State of Maryland, consigned 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-
chants or retailer, and in performance of their duty the said
special inspectors are authorized and directed to visit the
places where oysters are 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 in-
spectors a certificate thereof to be forwarded to the Comptroller
as required in the case of certificates for cargoes, and the pay-
ments of the amounts so found to be due shall be similarly en-
forced. 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 satisfactory evidence. All such special inspectors may be
removed at any time by the commander for neglect or malfea-
sance in office, and said commander shall report to the Governor
any neglect of a general measurer or inspector. The Com-
mander of the State Fishery Force shall furnish to each of the
said special inspectors certificates in book form, supplied with