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work deemed by him necessary for the business of the tobacco
warehouse or for the promotion of the tobacco growing indus-
try of the State, and he shall, as far as possible, equitably
apportion the appointments to be made by him between the
tobacco growing counties of the State.

SECTION 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act is
hereby declared to be an,emergency law and necessary for the
immediate preservation of the public health and safety, and
being passed upon a yea and nay vote supported by three-
fifths of all the members elected to each of the two Houses
of the General Assembly, the same shall take effect from the
date of its passage.

Approved March 26, 1920.

CHAPTER 167.

AN ACT to add a new section to Article 48 of the Annotated
Code of Maryland, title "Inspections." sub-title
"Tobacco," to be known as Section 25-A, and to follow
immediately after Section 25 of said Article, fixing the
price to be paid for the hogshead or cask in which tobacco
is packed where the price is not fixed by contract.
SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-
land, That a new section be and it is hereby added to Article
48 of the Annotated Code of Maryland, title "Inspections,"
sub-title "Tobacco," to be known as Section 25-A, to follow
immediately after Section 25 of said Article, and to read as
follows:

25-A. In all sales of. leaf tobacco, where the same may be
packed in hogsheads or casks and no price is specifically agreed
upon between the seller and buyer, the buyer shall be deemed
to have agreed to pay for said hogshead or cask in which said
tobacco may be packed, the sum of three ($3.00) dollars, and
the seller shall have the right, in the absence of an express
agreement to the contrary, to demand the saitl sum of three
($3.00) dollars for said hogshead or cask to be added to the
purchase price of said tobacco.

SECTION 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall
take effect June 1, 1920.
Approved April 9, 1920.