1164 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 465

of Tobacco of the State of Maryland to be paid by the State
of Maryland.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of
Maryland, That Section 10 of Article 48 of the Annotated
Code of Maryland (1924 Edition), be and it is hereby repealed
and re-enacted, with amendments, to read as follows:

10. The inspector so appointed shall, before entering upon
the discharge of the duties of his office, give bond to the State
of Maryland in the sum of thirty thousand dollars, with a
surety or sureties to be approved by the Treasurer of the State,
conditioned for the faithful performance of the duties imposed
upon him by law, which bond shall be recorded in the office of
the clerk of the Superior Court of Baltimore City, and the pre-
mium on which bond shall be paid by the State of Maryland;
and he shall, as soon as he shall have bonded and qualified as
required by law, take charge of all the tobacco warehouses in
Baltimore City and all the tobacco, books, furniture, appurte-
nances and effects belonging to the same, and shall receipt to
his predecessor in office for the same, and upon the appoint-
ment and qualification of his successor, shall deliver the same
to the said successor, and take a similar receipt. Said in-
spector shall, personally or by a sampler or samplers, in this
Article provided for, inspect all tobacco in said warehouse, but
neither he or any other person appointed to or employed in
said warehouses shall engage in the purchase or sale of tobacco
(except that he may sell tobacco of his own raising), nor shall
any person appointed to or employed in said warehouses re-
ceive any gift or emolument whatever, either directly or indi-
rectly, for any service in the line of his duty other than his
regular salary or wages; and any person violating the provi-
sions of this section shall be immediately dismissed from office
or service. Each of said samplers, before entering on the duty
of his office, shall give bond to the inspector with a surety or
sureties, to be approved 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 ap-
pointees and employees in said warehouse, whenever in his
judgment, it shall be for the good of the service; and neglect
of duty on the part of any employee shall be cause for his im-
mediate removal by the inspector or the Governor.