EMERSON C. HARRINGTON, GOVERNOR. 1G37

....................... schooner................ a cargo of

oysters caught within the limits of the State of Maryland, sold
to.......................... and found the same to contain

............ bushels of merchantable oysters and............

bushels of unmerchantable oysters.
(Signed)..........................

71. The special inspectors provided for in Section 70 of this
Article shall likewise inspect in the manner set forth in said
Section 70 all oysters caught beyond the limits of the State of
Maryland and brought within said State, and an inspection
'charge of one-third of a cent per bushel is hereby levied in order
to help defray the expenses of such inspection upon all such
oysters unloaded from vessels at the place in Maryland where
said oysters are to be no further shipped in bulk in vessels, to
be charged equally to the buyer and seller, but to be paid
weekly to the Comptroller of the State Treasury or his agent
by the buyers; the certificate given the general measurer and in-
spector 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 par-
ties so indebted may be levied on and sold by the said Comp-
troller, or his agent, as in cases of taxes in default, without
other process of law. The inspection charge of one-third of a

cent per bushel hereby levied is also made a charge on oysters

caught beyond the limits of the State of Maryland and brought
within said. State, and sold by commission merchants and others
. selling by less than, the cargo, and also an inspection charge of
one cent per barrel containing not more than three bushels of
oysters caught beyond the limits of the State of Maryland and
brought within said State; on oysters caught beyond the limits
of the State of Maryland and brought within said State in
bags, an inspection charge of two-thirds of a cent per bag con-
taining not more than two bushels; and all transportation com-
panies carrying oysters in the shell caught beyond 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
merchant or retailer, and in the performance of their duty said
special inspectors are authorized and directed to visit the places