1844.

THOMAS G. PRATT, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

CHAP. 34.

shall be the duty of the crier of Kent county court, in addi-
tion to the duties heretofore performed by him to take
charge of the court and jury rooms, and cause the same to
be kept well cleansed, and in good order, to make the ne-
cessary fires for the the use of the courts when in session,
and be in attendance to call and adjourn the same, and per-
form all other duties required of him by said courts; and
also, to attend to the preservation and keeping clean such
other parts of the public buildings as the levy court may
from time to time direct.

Levy court to
levy.

SEC. 2 And be it enacted, That in lieu of the one hun-
dred and fifty dollars allowed said crier by the act to which
this is a supplement, the levy court of Kent county are
hereby authorised and required to levy on the assessable
property of said county, a sum not exceeding two dollars
per diem, for the use of said crier for each and every day
he shall attend during the session of said court, in the per-
formance of the duties prescribed by this act, and the act
to which this is a supplement, which sum and the fees now
allow by law in civil cases, shall be full compensation for all
services performed by him or required by this or any other
act, hut the levy court may in their discretion allow said
crier such further compensation for his attention in cleaning
and preserving the public properly committed to discharge,
as they or a majority of them shall deem equitable and
just.

Repealed.

SEC. 3. And be it enacted, That all such parts of the
original act to which this is a supplement, as are contrary
or inconsistent with this act, be, and the same are hereby
repealed.

CHAPTER 34.

Passed Jan.
27, 1845.

An act to regulate and establish a standard for the mea-
surement of Dried Fruit hereafter sold in this State.

Preamble,

WHEREAS, great inconvenience has been experienced
by sellers and purchasers of dried fruit, in consequence of
no standard being fixed by the law for uniform measure-
ment in the sale thereof; AND WHEREAS, a difference of opin-
ion necessarily exists between seller and purchaser whether
or not there should be a rise or heap in the measurement
thereof—Therefore,

Measures to
be uniform.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly
of Maryland, That all measures of dried fruit hereaf-