ALBERT C. RITCHIE, GOVERNOR. 1093

CHAPTER 420.

AN ACT to add a new section to Article 97 of the Annotated
Code of Maryland, title "Weights and Measures, " said new
section to be known as Section 44 and to follow immediately
after Section 43 of said Article, authorizing the State Board
of Agriculture to inspect, regulate and adjust scales, beams,
weights and measures used in vending and purchasing agri-
cultural products and farm supplies.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-

land, That a new section be and it is hereby added to Article
97 of the Annotated Code of Maryland, title "Weights and
Measures, " said new section to be known as Section 44, to fol-
low immediately after Section 43 of said Article, and to read
as follows:

44. In addition to the powers of inspection, regulation
and adjustment of scales, beams, weights and measures con-
ferred by this Article upon the inspectors appointed by the
County Commissioners of the several counties, and by the
Comptroller of Baltimore City, the State Board of Agriculture
shall, through its officers, agents and employees, have the
authority and power to inspect, regulate and adjust any or all
scales, beams, weights and measures used in the several coun-
ties of the State and in the City of Baltimore in the vending
or purchasing of agricultural products and farm supplies which
are directed by law or are usually sold by weight or measure.
The said State Board of Agriculture shall have and exercise,
through its officers, agents and employees, all the authority and
power conferred by this Article upon the inspectors appointed
by the County Commissioners of the several counties, and by
the Comptroller of Baltimore City, including the power to
condemn any scale, beam, weight or measure which it is impos-
sible to repair, and to prohibit the use of and to remove and
destroy or otherwise dispose of the same. The authority and
power hereby conferred shall be exercised in such manner, by
such method or method's and at such time or times as shall
be determined upon by the said State Board of Agriculture,
and the said Board shall have power to make or cause to be
made an inspection or inspections of such scales, beams, weights
and measures as, in its discretion, the public interest shall
require.

Any person, firm or corporation, or any officer, agent or
employee of such person, firm or corporation refusing to have