LEVIN WINDER, ESQ. GOVERNOR.

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space of five months, or until payment be made of the

said forfeiture.
3. AND BE IT ENACTED, That there shall be an
able and skilful man, experienced in assaying silver, ap-

pointed by the mayor and city council aforesaid, as assay
officer for the said city, who previous to his acting as
such, shall take the oath following to wit: I, A. B. do
swear, that I will, so long as I shall continue an assayer,
well and faithfully behave myself in the said office, and
no undue profit to myself take, to the hurting or hindrance
of any person that is owner or bringer in of any silver in
plate to be assayed, and that I will touch no silver but
what shall be of the goodness of eleven ounces pure silver
to every pound troy; and all such silver as shall be brought
to me to be touched, I will truly set down in writing, and
the same at all times as I shall be required, will duly and
truly deliver again, and will true accounts make thereof
when thereupon required by the mayor or city council of
the city of Baltimore; and that I will not assays make of
things new wrought, before they be marked with the mark
of the maker or owners thereof, so help me God; and shall
also enter into bond to the mayor and city council afore-
said, in such sum, and with such securities, as they shall
require, for the faithful and true performance of the duties
imposed upon him by this act.

DEC. SESS.
1813.

Assayor's
oath.

4. AND BE IT ENACTED, That the stamp or
mark used by the assay officer, shall be approved of by the
mayor and city council aforesaid, who are hereby direct-
ed to give public notice at least once a month, until the
first day of August aforesaid, in the newspapers of the
city of Baltimore, of the appointment of an assayer, and
the adoption of such stamp or mark; and it shall be the
duly of the assayer, whenever required by the mayor and
city council aforesaid, to produce for their inspection the
stamp or mark used by him as provided by this act, and on
failure thereof his office to be vacated, or a fine imposed
upon him, at the discretion of the said mayor and city
Council.

Notice shall
be given of the
appointment
of an assayor.
Stamp.

5. AND BE IT ENACTED, That if any person
whatsoever from and after the first day of August next,
shall cast, forge or counterfeit, or cause or procure to be
cast, forged or counterfeited, the stamp or mark directed to
be used in pursuance of this act for the stamping of silver
plate in the city of Baltimore, or shall mark or stamp, or
cause or procure to be marked or stamped, any wrought plate
of silver or any wares of brass, or other base metal, silvered
over, or resembling silver, with any mark or stamp which
bath been or shall be forged or counterfeited at any time,
either before, on, or after the said first day of August next,
in imitation of, or to resemble any stamp or mark directed
to be used in pursuance of this act, or shall transpose or
remove, or cause or procure to be transposed or removed,
from one piece of wrought plate to another, or to any ves-

Counterfeit
stamps, &c.
Penalty.