Marvin Mandel, Governor                         785

for industrial or commercial use or to the delivery of bituminous
coal from the mines in Maryland to any church, hospital, school, or
other public institution.]

67. Same—Weighing prerequisite to issuance.

No person shall make or issue a delivery ticket for solid fuel as
provided in this subtitle unless such solid fuel has been weighed
as herein provided by a weighmaster duly licensed by the Super-
intendent of Weights and Measures. Application for a license shall
be made upon the form prescribed by the Superintendent of Weights
and Measures, shall state the name and address of the applicant's
employer and shall be verified by the oath of the applicant. In addi-
tion the applicant shall furnish satisfactory evidence of good moral
character, and of ability to weigh accurately, and make correct
weight tickets. The Superintendent of Weights and Measures may
issue a license upon the payment of the annual license fee [of ten
dollars ($10).] established by regulation. The license may be re-
newed for successive periods of one year each, upon payment of [a
license fee of ten dollars ($10),] said fee, which license shall be
kept in the place where the weighmaster is engaged in weighing
and shall be open to inspection. Every licensed weighmaster shall
notify the Superintendent of Weights and Measures in writing of
any change of the name or address of his employer. A license may
be suspended or revoked by the Superintendent of Weights and
Measures after hearing, upon due notice to the licensee, for dis-
honesty, incompetency, inaccuracy, or any violation of the provisions
of this subtitle. No licensed weighmaster shall knowingly permit any
delivery ticket to be used or issued which purports to bear his signa-
ture which was not in fact signed by him or which expresses a
weight not ascertained by him, nor shall any person use a delivery
ticket not signed by a licensed weighmaster, nor knowingly issue
or use a delivery ticket which purports to bear the signature of a
licensed weighmaster, but which was not in fact signed by such
licensed weighmaster. No licensed weighmaster shall weigh up and
sign a delivery ticket for any load of solid fuel unless such load
is weighed by him on scales located within the State, which have
been tested, approved, and sealed [within twelve months] by the
Superintendent of Weights and Measures, or, in case of scales
located within the City of Baltimore by the division of weights
and measures of the department of public works of the City of
Baltimore, and unless [within (twenty-four hours)] preceding the
weighing of the vehicle loaded he shall have first weighed the vehicle
empty to determine the true tare weight of the vehicle unloaded
and unless all the wheels of the vehicle, tractor, trailer, or semi-
trailer included, transporting the solid fuel are on the scale at one
and the same time, provided, however, that if the tractor is dis-
connected from the trailer or semi-trailer at the time of weighing
the trailer or semi-trailer may be weighed without the tractor;
provided, however, that the weighmaster shall not be required to
determine the tare weight of the vehicle if the coal is weighed in
accordance with methods approved by the Superintendent of Weights
and Measures on mine scales which have been tested, approved
and sealed as aforesaid. No licensed weighmaster shall weigh up
and sign a delivery ticket for any load of anthracite transported
or being transported into the State of Maryland by motor vehicle
unless and until a duplicate original of the certificate of origin of