said books shall be kept at the comptroller's office, and the other at the office of the treasurer, and shall each be duly and promptly posted in the manner as aforesaid, under the direction of the said respective officers, and they shall at all proper times be accessible to the Governor, and the finance committee of the senate and the ways and means committee of the house of delegates. 1892, ch. 228. 30. The treasurer is authorized on the order of the board of public works to obtain duplicate certificates for any bank stock owned and held by the State, when the original certificates have been lost or misplaced; and when any duplicate certificates have heretofore been issued to said treasurer on his application in pursuance of an order of said board or may hereafter be issued to him in pursuance of the order of said board, the State does hereby agree and undertake to indemnify and save harmless and free from loss the said banks so issuing or having issued said duplicate certificates as aforesaid. a State weather service 1. There is hereby established which shall be under the control and management of the Johns Hopkins University, the Maryland Agricultural College and the United States weather bureau; the officers of said service shall be a director, designated by the president of the Johns Hopkins University, a secretary and treasurer designated by the president of the Maryland Agricultural College, and a meteorologist in charge, designated by the chief of the United States Weather Bureau; they shall be commissioned by the Governor, and be duly qualified as officers of the State. The said officers shall constitute a board of government, under the direction of the institutions from which they are appointed, and shall receive no compensation for their services as such officers. 1892, ch. 329. 2. The central station and office of said service shall be at the Johns Hopkins University. The board of government shall establish, if practicable, one or more voluntary meteorological stations in each county in the State, and supervise the same, co-operating with the chief of the United States Weather Bureau, for the suitable location of such stations, in order that the greatest usefulness may result to the State and national service. The said officers are authorized to print weekly and monthly reports of the results and operations of said service, and to distribnte the same in such a manner as they shall deem most servicable to the people of the State. Ibid. 3. The sum of two thousand dollars annually, or so much thereof as shall be necessary, is hereby appropriated out of any funds of the treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this article to be paid to said officers, or to their order, by the treasurer upon the warrant of the comptroller, and upon the vouchers of the said officers; provided, however, that no part of said sum shall be paid for salaries for any officer or officers, but a reasonable compensation may be paid for printing and other necessary and proper expenses of said officers. 1892, ch. 329. 4. Said officers shall report to the Legislature at its regular sessions their expenditures under the provisions of this article, and such other information as said officers may deem desirable, or as the Legislature may require. 18. How potatoes shall be sold. 26 A. Standard barrel for green peas Penalty for non-compliance. and beans in the hull. Potatoes. 1896, ch. 475. 18. Potatoes in this State shall be sold by weight at the rate of fifty-six pounds to the bushel, and any person offending against the provisions of this section shall be subject to a fine of ten dollars, to be recovered before any justice of the peace of the city or county where said offense may be committed. Grain. 1890, ch. 332. 26 A. The standard barrel 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-fourth 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 three-fourth cubic inches, measurement by said barrel to be struck measure. ARTICLE XCIX. WILD FOWL, BIRDS AND GAME. Wild Fowl. 3. Shooting at water fowl flying 15 G. Penalties for using gun other than that prescribed by law. about their feeding grounds, 15 H. Penalties for killing such birds 6. Arrest of offenders against the 15 1. Penalties for shooting with big Birds and Game. 13. Partridge, quail, etc., time for or swivel gun. 15 K. Penalties for shooting to frighten or drive wild ducks, etc., from their feeding grounds. shooting or catching. Pen- 15 L. Penalties for using ferret or alty for non-compliance. 14. Squirrels, time for shooting. Pen weasel for capturing or kill ing birds or game. eggs. Exception. alty for non-compliance. 15 M. Penalty for destroying nests or Not applicable to Allegany brant, when not to be killed. Penalty for poisoning domestic poultry, etc. goose, wild swan or wild 15 o. Penalty for trapping quail, pheasant, etc. Penalty. Not to apply to 15 P. Scientific students of orni Cecil or Harford counties. 15 A. Doves, may not be killed when. Penalty. thology or mammalogy exempt from this sub-title. Certificate to be procured. 15 B. Snipe or plover may not be 15 Q. Jurisdiction of justices of the killed, when. Penalty. 15 c. Water-rail, ortolan, reed-bird, 15. D Penalties for destroying or 15 F. What birds it shall be unlawful peace as to prosecutions for such offenses. 15 R. Counties not affected by these general laws. Montgomery county not affected as to law regarding squirrels and rabbits. Game Warden. 18. Appointmant of game warden. 19. He shall enforce game laws. 20. Appointment of deputy game wardens. Their compensation. to kill or have in possession. 21. Commissions to such deputies. Penalties. Proviso. 22. Oath and authority of such depu- 26. Authority of game warden and 3. No person shall at any time shoot at or shoot any water fowl flying about their feeding grounds or elsewhere over the waters aforesaid, from vessels, boat, float, canoe or craft of any kind, contrary to the provisions of this article. 1890, ch. 351. 6. Any officer of the State fishery force, sheriff, constable or commissioned militia officer of the county wherein the provisions of this article relating to water fowl may be violated, who shall be satisfied either upon his own view, or information received of any other person, whether on oath or not, that any one has violated the said provisions, shall be and he is hereby authorized and empowered to arrest and take into custody such person so offending, and the boatmen or other persons found on board of the vessel, boat, float, canoe or craft employed to convey such offender for the purpose of shooting at or killing wild ducks or wild fowl of any description contrary to the provisions of this article, and he shall seize and take into his possession the said vessel, boat, float, canoe or craft, and the gun or guns, ammnition and decoy ducks in the same or in the use or possession of the offender or offenders. Birds and Came. 13. No person shall shoot or in any manner catch or kill any partridge or quail, English or Mongolian pheasant, American pheasant, ruffed grouse or wild turkey in Garrett county between January first and November first, or any rabbit from the first day of February to the first day of November in Garrett or |