T. HOLLIDAY HICKS, ESQ., GOVERNOR.

1860.

trash, but shall be in good order and merchanta-
ble, certify the same to the lessee, who shall then
only give a receipt therefor, expressing the num-
ber, gross, tare and nett weight of the same, and
that the tobacco is of second quality, and shall also
mark the number, gross, tare and nett weight
thereof, on the head and bilge of the hogshead,
with marking irons, and the said receipt shall be
obligatory upon the said lessee for a delivery of the
said tobacco.

CHAP. 248.

SEC. 25. Each lessee shall carefully enter in a
book, to be kept by him for that purpose alone,
every hogshead of tobacco which shall be certified
to him by an inspector to be inspected, and which
shall be received and marked by him, and the
quantity thereof, mark, and warehouse number,
gross, tare and nett weight of all such tobacco, and
shall send with every load of tobacco or manifest
thereof, or a separate manifest for each hogshead,
if required, containing the numbers, gross, tare
and nett weight, and marks of every hogshead of
tobacco, the day and year in which inspected, and
when the same shall be the growth of this State,
the words "Growth of Maryland, " to be delivered
to the master of the vessel on board of which the
same shall be put for exportation, in all of which
manifests, the number of hogsheads shall be ex-
pressed in letters, and not in figures.

Register.

SEC. 26. If the tobacco is intended to be put on
board of several vessels, the lessee shall deliver
separate manifests for the hogsheads intended to be
put on each vessel.

Manifests for
each vessel.

SEC. 27. Every master of a vessel shall produce
to and lodge collector of the port of Baltimore, the
manifests delivered to him by the lessee some time
before the clearance of the vessel, and if the vessel
in which such tobacco was intended to be put be so
full as not to be capable of stowing all the tobacco
contained in such manifest, or if by springing a
leak, or other accident, it may be necessary to re-
land the same, in such cases it shall be lawful to
ship the said tobacco, or any part thereof, on board
any other vessel, if the owner thereof shall think
fit.

Clearance of
vessels — duty
of captains.

SEC. 28. If there be no vessel to receive the said
tobacco, the master of vessel for which the same
was manifested, may put the said tobacco in the

Relanding of
tobacco.