THOMAS H. HICKS, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

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that nothing in this bill shall be construed to
require the inspection or weighing of any grain
that may be carried to said city for sale, by car
or wagon, unless desired by the owner or his
consignee.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That the Inspector
General shall keep an office in some station in
the city of Baltimore, convenient to the wharves
or place where the trade in grain is chiefly con-
ducted, and shall bo in said office either in person
or by deputy from eight o'clock, A. M., until
five o'clock, P. M., ready to receive all applica-
tions for inspections and measurement, and hear
and determine nil controversies between the buy-
er and seller, in relation to grain bought or sold
as hereinafter provided, and in case of sickness
or inability to attend in said office at any time,
he shall appoint some one of the other Inspectors
to attend to his duties in his absence.

Office hours.

SEC. 3. And be it enacted. That it shall be the
duty of the said Inspector General, whenever ap-
plication shall be made to him by any party in-
terested in any grain, to have the same inspected,
weighed and measured, to direct some one of the
assistant Inspectors to proceed at once and in-
spect the same, and take from the bulk, or sev-
eral bulks, in case there should be more than
one lot of grain in any vessel, warehouse, car,
wagon or other conveyance, two fair average
samples of each lot that may be designed to be
offered for sale, and carry the same to the office
of the Inspector General, one of which samples
shall be delivered to the owner or his agent, and
the other shall be retained in the office of the
Inspector General, in such a place and condition
as far as possible to prevent it from improving
or deteriorating in quality, until after the sale or
delivery of the grain.

Grain to be
inspected.

SEC. 4. And be it enacted, That in the event of
any controversy arising between any buyer and
seller in relation to the quality of any grain, or
in relation to a difference between any sample
and the bulk of any grain sold in said city, either
party may apply to the Inspector General, who
shall compare the sample retained by him with
the bulk and decide thereupon, whether they cor-
respond, or whether the bulk is as good or better

In cue of dis-

agreement the
Inspector Gen-
eral to decide.