this State, such person, firm, or corporation, or agent, employee, or officer of such person, firm or corporation, shall be fined twenty dollars for each and every offense: Provided, That this section shall not apply to the standard quart berry box or basket, nor to the standard barrel for the measurement in this State of green peas or beans in the hull.

Sec. 12 (1920). Unlawful to dispose of any condemned weight or measure; penalty.-It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation, or for any agent, employee or officer of any person, firm, or corporation to sell, destroy or dispose in any way of any scale, weight or measure which has been condemned by an inspector of weights and measures in the city of Baltimore without the knowledge and consent of said inspector, or to remove any tag placed on a scale, weight or measure by such inspector showing that it has been condemned until such scale, weight or measure has been reinspected and approved, and the said tag shall be placed in a conspicuous place, and shall only be removed by one of the inspectors of weights and measures. Any one violating the provision of this section shall, upon conviction, be fined not less than twenty-five nor more than one hundred dollars for each and every offense.

Sec. 13 (a1914). Compensation of inspectors.-Each inspector for the several counties shall receive compensation for the discharge of his duties as the county commissioners of the county for which he is appointed shall think proper to allow, which shall be levied on the assessable property of said county, and collected as other county charges. And the inspectors appointed for Baltimore city shall receive compensation for the discharge of their duties as is now, or may hereafter be, provided by the mayor and city council of said city.

Sec. 14. Adjustment of apparatus by inspector; compensation therefor. Whenever any inspector shall be applied to [to] adjust scales, weights and measures by adding to or diminishing the same, or to adjust scales and beams he shall be allowed an additional reasonable compensation there for to be paid by the party so applying for his

services.

Sec. 15. Standard gallon and subdivisions; barrel; hogshead.-The units or standards of measures of capacity for liquids designated in this article shall be based on a liquid gallon, or two hundred and thirty-one cubic inches; thirty-one and one-half gallons equaling one barrel, and two barrels one hogshead, continual divisions of the gallon by two, equaling half-gallons, quarts, pints, half-pints and gills.

Sec. 16. Dry measure; standard bushel and subdivisions.-The units or standards of measures of capacity for dry measure designated in this article shall be based on a dry bushel of two thousand one hundred and fifty and four-tenths cubic inches; continual divisions of the bushel by two, equaling half-bushels, pecks, half-pecks, quarter-pecks, quarts, pints and half-pints.

Sec. 17. Standard basket.-The standard five-eighths (5%) of a bushel basket shall contain not less than thirteen hundred and fortyfour (1,344) cubic inches.

Sec. 18. Standard measure for shipping and selling berries, nuts, and small fruits. The standard of measure for shipping and selling

strawberries, raspberries, blackberries, currants, gooseberries, cranberries, whortleberries, cherries, plums, peanuts, kernels of other nuts, and all other berries and small fruits, grown and packed in this State, or grown elsewhere and packed or repacked in this State, shall be the quart containing sixty-seventh and two-tenths cubic inches, continual division of the quart by two, equaling pints and halfpints.

Sec. 19 (a1920). Standard berry boxes only permitted; penalty.-Any person, firm or corporation, or agent, employee or officer or any person, firm or corporation, having in his, her or its possession for use for the packing or repacking of the berries, fruits, nuts and other articles designated in the sixteenth section of this article, grown in this State or elsewhere, a berry box or basket of less capacity than that designated in section sixteen, shall on conviction be fined not less than twenty dollars nor more than fifty dollars for each offense; and the possession for use, or use of each such berry box or basket shall constitute a separate offense.

Sec. 20 (a1914). Standard bushel box or basket for shipment or sale of peaches, pears, tomatoes, other fruits and vegetables.-The standard bushel box or basket for the shipment or sale by the box or basket of peaches, pears, tomatoes, and all other fruits and vegetables grown and packed in this State, or grown elsewhere and packed or repacked in this State, shall be of the capacity of two thousand one hundred and fifty and four-tenths cubic inches when even full, a half-bushel box or basket for the same shall be of the capacity of one thousand and seventy-five and two-tenths cubic inches when even full.

Sec. 21 (a1916). Standard barrel for green peas or beans in the hull; dimensions; dimensions, how stamped; penalty.-The standard barrel1 for the measurement of all green peas, or beans in the hull for which a heaping measure is now given, shall be of the following dimensions, namely: Diameter of said barrel at the top shall be eighteen and three-fourths inches inside the staves, the diameter at the bottom inside the staves shall be sixteen and one-fourth inches, and the depth of said barrel shall be twenty-six inches inside, and to contain in all six thousand two hundred and fifty-three and threefourths cubic inches, measurement by said barrel to be struck measure. The dimensions of any barrel so used shall be stamped by the inspector of weights and dry measures of the city of Baltimore upon the same in three conspicuous places, and any person using a barrel for the measurement of peas, beans and like farm products without being so stamped shall be fined not less than one hundred dollars nor more than five hundred dollars, said fines to be collected as other fines are now collected.

Sec. 22 (a1914). Use of standard barrel after being broken, injured or altered; penalty for.-If any barrel for the measurement of green peas, or beans, in the hull when sold by the bushel in this State, which shall have been stamped as provided for in section 21 of this article, shall be broken, injured, altered, or changed, or condemned by the inspector, and shall be found thereafter in the use of any person, firm, or corporation, or agent, employee, or officer of any person, firm, or corporation, within the State, such person, firm, or

1 See p. 20 relative to the Federal standard barrel.

corporation, or agent, employee, or officer of such person, firm or corporation, shall be fined not less than one hundred dollars for each offense.

Sec. 23. Standard barrel for shipment or sale of pears, potatoes, cabbage, carrots, onion and other fruits and vegetables; dimensions of.The standard barrel for the shipment or sale by the barrel of pears, quinces, Irish potatoes, sweet potatoes, turnips, green peas, beans, cabbage, beets, parsnips, carrots, kale, spinach, broccoli, onions, and all other fruits and vegetables grown and packed in this State, or grown elsewhere and packed or repacked in this State, shall be of not less than the following dimensions: Diameter of top and bottom, sixteen and one-half inches, diameter of bulge, eighteen and one-half inches both inside measurements, length of stave twenty-seven and one-half inches.

Sec. 24. Standard double-head barrel for shipment or sale of apples; dimensions. The standard double-head barrel for the shipment or sale by the barrel of apples grown and packed in this State, or grown elsewhere and packed or repacked in this State, shall be of the following dimensions: Head diameter, seventeen and one-eighth inches (17%), regardless of the depth of the chine in the staves; distance between heads, twenty-six inches (26); inside measurement; circumference at the bulge, sixty-four inches (64), outside measurement.

Sec. 25. Manufacture or sale of barrels of less capacity; how marked; penalty; separate, offense, what constitutes.-Any person, firm or corporation in this State who manufactures, sells, offers for sale, or has in his, her, or its possession barrels, baskets, or boxes of the capacities defined in sections 20, 23, and 24 of this article, and if of less capacities than are defined in said sections 20, 23, and 24, must plainly mark in three conspicuous places on the exterior sides of said barrels, baskets, or boxes, in letters not less than one and onehalf inches high the word "Short." Any person, firm, or corporation, or agent, employee, or officer of any person, firm, or corportion, violating any of the provisions of this section shall be fined not less than one dollar, nor more than five dollars for each offense; and the use, sale, or manufacture of each barrel, basket, box, halfbox, or half-basket, not marked as designated herein shall constitute a separate offense.

Sec. 26. Standard weights per bushel, ton and barrel.-The standard weights for grain, hay, straw, produce, and mineral coal for this State shall be as follows:2

A slight change has been made in the arrangement for convenience of reference.

--pounds per bushel.. 60

Sec. 27. Grain, quantity ascertained by weight, and also charges for freight, etc.-All charges for freight, measurement, weighing, inspection, wharfage and commission on grain shall be made on the number of bushels as ascertained by weight, and not by running measurement. Any person, firm or corporation, or agent, employee, or officer of any person, firm or corporation, violating any of the provisions of this section, shall be fined not less than five dollars nor more than fifty dollars for each offense.

Sec. 28. Cotton, woolen or other dry goods; penalty for false marking as to quantity.-No person shall sell any package or parcel of cotton, woolen, or other dry goods having any mark thereon or attached thereto indicating or stating a greater number or a larger quantity than is actually contained in such package or parcel; and any auctioneer, commission merchant or dealer so selling, shall in each case forfeit and pay to the purchaser or purchasers of each package or parcel double the value of the quantity of goods, which on actual measurement shall be found there is wanting in any such package or parcel to make up the number of yards or quantity marked thereon. All sums not exceeding one hundred dollars forfeited and payable under this section shall be recoverable by the purchaser or purchasers before a justice of the peace as other debts; and all sums exceeding one hundred dollars by appropriate action in any court having jurisdiction thereof in the city of Baltimore or the county where such sales were made.

Sec. 29. Tomatoes, standard weight; appointment of weigher; fee for weighing; salary of weigher.-The standard of weights of tomatoes in in the State of Maryland shall be sixty pounds to the bushel; and for the purpose of ascertaining the true weight thereof, there shall be appointed by the governor a weigher, who shall be chargeable with the duty of weighing all tomatoes and other vegetables sold by weight brought to center market of Baltimore city for sale by the wagon-load on the scales now located at said market when applied to, to have said tomatoes or other vegetables weighed; and who shall receive therefor the sum of ten cents per wagon-load for performing such services, two cents of which shall be paid by him quarterly to the comptroller to whom he shall give bond in the penalty of one thousand dollars, and the balance he shall retain as his own compensation for the services hereby imposed and performed; provided that besides the two cents he shall pay all excess over one thousand dollars to the comptroller, it being the intent of this section that he shall only receive one thousand dollars per

annum as his salary to be paid entirely from his fees, at eight cents net per load. The said tomatoes and other vegetables shall be weighed in the wagons, and after delivery to the purchaser the wagons and empty boxes shall be returned to the said scales and the weight thereof shall be deducted from the gross weight as shown by the first weighing, and the said packers or purchasers shall be required to pay for said vegetables at the weight certified by said weigher. In case the boxes, in which the tomatoes or other vegetables are contained, shall not be returned, said weigher shall weigh ten empty boxes, and the average weight shall be established as the weight of all boxes contained in any wagon or wagons so weighed by him, and any packer or purchaser who shall refuse to pay for the same according to the certificate of said weigher shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be fined not less than ten dollars, nor more than fifty dollars for each offense; and any driver of any wagon who shall sell, dispose of, or barter any of the produce in his wagon which has been sold to a packer or other purchaser between the time of the weighing of the same and the delivery to said packer or purchaser, shall be deemed guilty of misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be fined twenty-five dollars for each offense.

Sec. 30 (a1920). Giving short weight or measure; penalty.-Any person, firm or corporation, or agent, employee or officer of any person, firm or corporation who shall knowingly and willfully give short weight or short measure to any one purchasing any article or commodity shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall on conviction be fined not less than twenty-five dollars nor more than five hundred dollars. A warrant for the arrest of any person, or agent, employees or officer of any person, firm or corporation may be issued at the instance of the purchaser receiving the short weight or measure or at the instance of any inspector of weights and measures in the State of Maryland.

Sec. 31 (a1914). Penalties, how recoverable.-All fines, forfeitures and penalties imposed by the several sections of this article, except as otherwise hereinbefore provided, shall be recoverable as now provided by the laws of the State of Maryland for the recovery of fines, forfeitures and penalties; one-half of said fines, forfeitures and penalties, except as otherwise hereinbefore provided, to be paid to the informer, and the other half to the city of Baltimore or the county in which the offense shall have been committed.

Sec. 47 (1924). Authority conferred on State board of agriculture to inspect weights and measures; penalty.-In addition to the powers of inspection, regulation and adjustment of scales, beams, weights and measures conferred by this article upon the inspectors appointed by the county commissioners of the several counties, and by the comptroller of Baltimore city, the State board of agriculture shall, through its officers, agents and employees, have the authority and power to inspect, regulate and adjust any or all scales, beams, weights and measures used in the several counties of the State and in the city of Baltimore in the vending or purchasing of agricultural products and farm supplies which are directed by law or are usually sold by weight or measure. The said State board of agriculture shall have and exercise, through its officers, agents and employees, all