The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1865-06-17
A BILL ENTITLED

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of Public General Laws entitled Oysters" reg
ulating the taking and catching of oysters with
in the waters of this State, and to re-enact the
same with the amendments thereto. ,a.9s a B..
Section l.. Be it enacted by the General As
sembly of Maryland, That article seventy one
of the code of Public General Laws entitled
s'Oysters," regulating the, taking and catching
of oysters within the waters of this State,
be and the same is hereby repealed and the fol-
lowing enacted in lieu thereof: a5 .4ts l!a
! THAT no person shall take or catch oysters
within the waters of this State for sale, with a
scoop, drag or dredge, rakes, tongs, or any other
instrument whatever, without having first obtain
ed a license as hereinafter provided. 55.,ie4s-
2-That such license except such as may be
issued to tongsmen shall be issued by the Comp
troller Of the Treasury, and shall specify the
name Of the vessel to be used in taking and
catching oysters; the name OF the owner and
master thereof; the county or city of which such
owner and master are citizens; the tonnage of
, the vessel and the amount paid for the license
and shall authorize said vessel to be used in TAX
ing and catching oysters with scoop, drag, dredge
and any other instrument, from the first day of
September of each and every year to the first day
of June following, within the waters ofthe Ches-
apeake Bay, and not within any other bay, river,
creek, strait, or sound, and not ON any oyster bed
vi IOCA Al VI dUOut AdIy > OluL, Ddiuy OlHG,
Hackett's Point, Thomas Point, the Three Sis
tiers on the Western Side of the Chesapeake
Bay, not within the Chesapeake Bay where the
water is less than fifteen feet deep-provided,
3-That no license shall be issued to any per-
son other than a resident of this State, and the
applicant for such license shall first make oath
before the Comptroller of the Treasury that he
is a bona fide owner or master 9of thee vessel to
be described in the license for which he is APP
plicant, that he has been resident of this State
at least twelve months Immediately preceding
the day on which he applies for such license, and
that he will we'll and faithfully obey and comply
with all the provisions of the laws Of this State
regulating the taking and catching of oysters
and that he will to the best of his ability aid in
the enforcement of such laws, and shall also pro-
duee before the Comptroller the enrolment oil
license of such vessel under such rules and reg.
ulatons as the Comptroller may have previously
prescribed. .l.. u f.,o..s..i, III ..hf:.. ...
/ 4-That the applicant, before obtaining such
license, shall pay therefor OF the rate of FIVE dol
lars, per ton for every ton said vessel may meas
ure according to Custom House enrolment o.
license and it shall be the duty of every sue.
| applicant to have said license framed and so Sc
or placed upon the quarter deck or pinnacle O
said licensed vessel, SO as to be exposed to thu
full gaze or view of every person who may boart
said vessel; Provided, that no steamboat, steam
vessel or steam machinery shall be;used for the
purpose of taking or catching, oysters with
scoop, dredge, drag or any other instrumen
whatever every vessel engaged in carrying oys
tiers, or used or employed in the oyster trade ii
! the Chesapeake Bay shall take out the licens
required by law, and be subject to all the provi
/ sions of the several sections of this article. 92f
| 5-That any person violating any of the pro
visions of the proceeding sections shallpay fin
Eof ot lacc han hun0rn
dollars, or forfeit the boat or vessel in possession
i of the party SO offending, together with his pa
pers, furniture tackle and apparel, and all thing
on board of her at the time Of her seizure, b
both pay such fine and forfeit such vessel an
| other property, in the discretion Of the Justic
| of the Peace or Judge of the Circuit Court be
fore whom such case is tried. o GI04 y. .Salg
II 6-That, the Comptroller of the Treasur
i shall cause to be printed and delivered to tn
clerks of the several Circuit Courts and OF tn
Court of Common Pleas of Baltimore city, til
requisite number Of such blank licenses, and tax
receipt for the same as for other licenses granted
and the clerks Of the several counties and tn
clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of Bait
more city shall, on or before the first Monday
June and December in each year, return to tn
Comptroller of the Treasury list and accouI
of the licenses issued by them.s 100 OIL D -
W. THAT the clerks Of the Circuit Courts ft
the counties and the clerk of the Court of Con
mon Pleas in the city of Baltimore shall issu
} license to take or catch oysters with rakes (
tongs, which license shall state the name an
! residence of the person to whom the same !,
! | granted, and said license shall be numbered
the clerks granting the same, any person obtair
ING said license shall be authorized to take ar
catch oysters with rakes or tongs, from the fir
!, day of June following, in any OF the waters .
! this State in which he may be entitled to take,
catch oysters bedding in the waters Of this Stat
= shat all persons taking out q license
! take Or catch cysters within the waters q u