1636 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 702

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 law; the said inspection 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 com-
mission merchants and others selling by less than the cargo,
and also an inspection charge of three cents per barrel contain-
ing 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 contained in bags an inspection
charge of two cents per bag containing not more than two
bushels; and all transportation companies 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 merchants or retailer, and in
performance of their duty the said special inspectors are
authorized and directed to visit the places where oysters 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 inspectors a certificate thereof to
be forwarded to the comptroller as required in the case of
certificates for cargoes, and the payments of the amounts so
found to be due shall be similarly enforced. 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 general measurers and inspectors or special inspectors
may be removed at any time by the Conservation Commission
for neglect or malfeasance in office. The said Commission shall
furnish to each of the said special inspectors certificates in book
form, supplied with carbon paper, so that each of the said
triplicate certificates shall be exactly the same; the form of the
certificates shall be as follows:

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I hereby certify, that I have this day inspected for Captain