184 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 127

delivered by the comptroller to the clerks of the courts as they
may be ordered.

81. The Conservation Commissioner, at the commencement
of or during the oyster season in each year, as needed, shall
appoint from the counties producing oysters for packing
purposes in the State, not exceeding twenty special inspectors
at a salary of seventy-five dollars per month, while actually
employed during the oyster season, and they shall be stationed
at such places as in the judgment of said Commissioner their
services may be needed. There shall also be appointed by the
Commissioner not over five special inspectors for Baltimore City,
at a salary of ninety dollars per month, while actually employ-
ed during the oyster season. Before assuming the duties of
their offices the said special inspectors shall take an oath, to be
administered by the Commissioner, to diligently and faithfully
discharge the duties of their said offices; each said special
inspector shall inspect all oysters in the district to which he
is assigned; upon the inspection of any such oysters, each
special inspector shall make a certificate of the number of
bushels in triplicate, one of which shall be given. to the pur-
chaser, one to the seller and the other daily to the general
measurer and inspector of the district where such inspection
occurred; in order to help defray the expenses occassioned
by the inspection of oysters caught within the limits
of the State of Maryland as provided for by this section and
by the other sections of this Article, including the expense of the
State Fishery Force growing out of the inspection by it of
oysters caught within the limits of the State of Maryland as
required by the various provisions of this Article, an inspection
charge of three cents per bushel is hereby levied upon all oysters
caught within the limits of the State of Maryland, 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 or inspector 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 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 inspec-
tion charge of three cents per bushel hereby levied is also made
a charge on oysters caught within the limits of the State of
Maryland and sold by commission merchants and others selling
by less than the cargo; and also an inspection charge of nine
cents per barrel containing not more than three bushels of