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Dec. Ses. 1817.
Fish to be re-
packed if re-
quired by in-
spector.
Allowance to
inspector.
How fines are
to be recover-
ed.
Inspectors for
other parts of
the state may
be appointed.
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tierce of fish, which hath not been inspected, with any mark or
brand similar to, or in imitation of, the inspector's mark, or brand,
or after the said inspector shall have paused any barrel, half bar-
rel or tierce of fish, as merchantable, shall pack into the cask which
contains the same any other salted fish, or after any barrel, half
barrel or tierce of fish, shall be marked with the broad arrow, shall
unpack and repack the same into other casks or packages for ex-
portation or sale, such person shall forfeit and pay, for each and
every offence, twenty dollars.
13. And be it enacted, That all casks of salted fish brought to the
city of Baltimore for sale, and which by this act is directed to be
inspected, shall be filled up by the owner or owners, person or per-
sons, employed for that purpose, and by him or them repacked, or
repickled, as the case may be, if required so to be done by the in-
spector, and in all respects completed in such manner as he shall
direct, for the purpose of having the same made fit for exportation,
and any owner or owners, person or persons thus employed by
them, refusing or neglecting to comply therewith, shall forfeit and
pay five dollars for each and every offence; and any herrings, or
other fish, required by this act to be inspected,, which shall, on the
examination thereof by the inspector, prove to be falsely packed,
that is to say, the fish in one part of the cask proves to be of dif-
ferent and inferior quality from the other, or packed with any im-
proper or unfit substances, with intent to defraud the owner or own-
ers, agent or agents, shall forfeit and pay, for each and every cask,
the sum of five dollars.
14. And be it enacted, That the said inspector, or his deputy, shall
receive for inspecting every barrel, half barrel or tierce of herrings,
the sum of six cents, and no more, except as herein before provided,
and for every barrel, half barrel or tierce of shad, the sum of twelve
cents, and no more, except as herein before provided, and for all
other kinds of pickled or salted fish, the same fees as are allowed
for herrings; all which said fees shall be paid by the person requi-
ring said fish to be inspected.
15. And be it enacted, That all and every fine imposed by this
act, shall and may be recovered in the name of the mayor of the
city of Baltimore, by a common warrant before a justice of the peace,
and one half thereof shall be appropriated to the informer, and
the other half to the use of the corporation of the city of Balti-
more.
16. And be it enacted, That the governor, by and with the advice
and consent of the council, shall and may appoint such person or
persons as they may deem it expedient, inspector or inspectors of
salt fish in such other places in this state as they may think pro-
per, and said inspector or inspectors shall be governed by the same
rules in regard to his or their inspection, and he entitled to the
same fees as are herein provided for the inspector or deputy in-
spector; and if any person or persons shall inspect, mark or brand,
any fish within this state, without being appointed and commission-
ed as herein provided, and contrary to the true intent and meaning
of this act, he, she or they, shall for every offence forfeit and pay
the sum of fifty dollars, to be recovered by indictment in the name
of the state, one half for the benefit of the informer, the other half
to be for the use of the state.
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