616 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 309

give bond to the inspector with a surety or sureties, to be ap-
proved by said inspector, in the sum of two thousand dollars,
conditioned for the faithful discharge of his duties, and the
said inspector in his discretion, may exact a bond from the
person or persons who receive and handle the moneys collected
on account of the business of said warehouses. Said inspector
shall have authority to dismiss any and all appointees and em-
ployees in said warehouse, whenever in his judgment, it shall
be for the good of the service; and any neglect of duty on the
part of any employee shall be cause for his immediate removal
by the inspector or said Board.

11. The inspector of tobacco, with the approval of the said
Board of Agriculture, shall have the power to appoint one
chief clerk at a salary of twelve hundred dollars per annum;
three assistant clerks each at a salary of nine hundred dollars
per annum; two samplers of tobacco, each at a salary of twelve
hundred dollars per annum; one receiving clerk, one ship-
ping clerk, one weighing clerk and one distributing clerk,
each at a salary of eight hundred dollars per annum; two
sample tyers, each at a salary of seven hundred dollars per
annum; one janitor, one finder, one elevator and stay-floor
man, and ten screwmen each at two dollars per day; and four
laborers, each at one dollar and half per day. The inspector
may also, in his discretion, employ such additional help (cleri-
cal and manual) as may be necessary for the efficient and econ-
omical management of the warehouses; to be paid during the
time employed at the same rates as above fixed for similar serv-
ices, and he shall keep in his office a current public record of
such additional help employed by him, the duties to be dis-
charged and the pay to be received by the same; and he may
assign any appointee or employee to any work deemed by him
necessary for the business of the tobacco warehouses; or for
the promotion of the tobacco growing industry of the State,
and he shall (as far as possible) equitably apportion the
patronage at his disposal among the inhabitants of the tobacco-
growing counties of the State.

12. The salaries and wages of the inspector and all em-
ployees in and for said warehouses, as also all operating ex-
penses of said warehouses, shall be paid from the receipts
thereof, and from no other source.

13. The inspector shall have full charge of all the receipts
and disbursements of said warehouses, including repairs; re-
pairs requiring the expenditure of an amount in excess of two