St. Mary's gazette., 1865-07-13

the taking and catching Of oysters within
the waters Of 'his State. be and the sane
! Is hereby repealed and the following enact
cd in lieu thereof
, 1-That no person saa'l take or catch
oysters within the waters # this Sta.e for
, sale. with n scoop. drag or drcage. rakcs.
tnn"-. or any othar ipStrrmcnr whatever,
without haring first obtained license as
hrreinattar provided
3-Th,t snch .ic"nsa except slah ss
NAV be iSsn"t: r. toncsmnn shall b? issu,1
hv the Cnmp'rni"r &c the Treasury. and
! shall specify the nama Of rhe vessel ~ he
used in taking ani catching oysters: rhe
name Of III" oTn"r and master thereof: The
county or city of which such owner anl
master are c:'iZ,n%: ;h- iorn1.a Gf th2 VS.
sci and the amount pa1 for tn, l;canse ::
and shall auhoriza said vessel 10 be nsed
in taking and catching oysters with scoop
drag. dretge and anv o,iie- instrument.
from the first hlT nf : p'am'.er oe each aud
every v"ar - the first Il - Of Jnnc follow
ing, within The waters oe tn, Chrsapaak :.
! bav. aud not within any other bay, river,
creek. s'r1it. or snuni aud not on a,y
nv>tar bod or rock ~ or about Taliy's point
Sandy Pint. fiackrtt's Point. Thomas
P"ins, the Three Sisters on the Western
Si'i" Of the Chesapeake Bay. not within the
Chosaneske Bay where the w4'"r is
less shan fifteen feet deep -provi.led.
! 3-Tnat no license shall be i.sucl 70
anv person other than q resident nf this
State. and the applicant for such license
! shall frs, make oath before the Comp,r D.
lcr Of the Treasury that hs is bona Gle
owner or ,Das:er q the vessel t, he icserib-
ei in the licens, Cor which be il an srpli-
j cant. tha, he has been re<ilcn; Of ,his
State at least twelve meIths INN ,di .,ely
! preceding the drv on which h applies :or
such license. and that he will we'll aud
! faith Gully obey and c'mp'y with sll the
provisions of the laws of this State rccnia-
ting the taking and catching Of oysters.
and that he will TO th, hea. Of his ability
aid in the enforcement OF such laws. and
shall a's1 p.'olucc before the Comptroller
the enrolrn .nt or license of such vessel
under such rules and regulations as the
Comptroller may have previously prescribed
! THAT the applicant. before obtaining
such licepse, shall pay therefor a. the rat>
. of dve dollars per ton for evsry ton said
vessel may measure according to Cu.t,m
Honse enrolment or license; and it sha,
! DC the duty of evary suoh applicant to
! have said license framed and AZ So. or
PLACED upon the quarter deck or h;nna>lc
Of sail licensed vessel. 80 as to be exposed
to the full gaz, or view Of every p"r<on
who may board said vessel; rrovil~l, ,he,
no steamboat. sseam vessel Or st-ar ma
ch;nery shall BE- used for the purpose Of
taxing or catching oysters with sao,p.
dred3e, drag Or any o;nnr in.trumen.
whatever; every vessel engaged in carry
ing oysters. or used or employed in tho
j oyster ira ic in the Chesapeake Bay snail
; take ont the license rca,ired by Law. aud
he subject to all ths provisions Of
the several actions Of this article
5-Thal any person violating any Of
the provisions of the preceding sections
sh,l pay fine Of not less than 6ty nor
m,rc than Ave hundred dollars. O. for-
fit the boat or vessel in possession Of the
party 40 of ling. tog ,rher with his p,-
pcrs, furniture, tackle ana apparel. .aa
, all thing IN bard o! her at the tin. "
he. seizure or 10Th pa su,h fra AMI f,r-
: f,i: such v.a'cl anil olh.r rrnp-r,y in the
/ ii-rre'ion ot ;hc Justice o; the Peace or
Jul.. Of the Circuit Car. before whom,
su-h cela IA :riel
6 Tia: M Comptroller Of "a, Treas
Hry shall c,u.e % b. printed and delivered
to the clerks Of the sev.ral ,'ircli. Courts
and o! the Cpur, nf C,ta ,on rira, Of Bal
;imore CITY, :hn roqnisi:,: nu.nttT 1T 4aca
hank llc2ni-S, all take rec-i2. f,.-
the sane 90 for other n-one,s granted.
and III. clerk, OF the several counties anl
, the clerk u she cpur: Of Canm,u Pleas OF
BaitlIn Dse city shall, on or before IA. 6-st
HnnlAy 10 jpna anl Dec, ,rn7e- in each
year, re:arn TO the Crmp.ro'ler OF
the Treasury lis, ani a:cor1t o: ,hs T.
cen-es issu'l by them.
7--Thu. The clerks of ii. Cirrui, Courts
for the Counties AMI t';e cla-k VI The Cour,
Of Common Peas in ths city Of B fillmore
sha'! issue license ~ take OF catch oys,o-.
With RACES or tongs. which li,case .hall
state he name and r.silencc Of ,oe per.
.ou TO whom the s,ac IL grsn;.i, a1i
! = Il
granting the same. anv person ob.,inine
said license shall be au.h ,riz.I - axe an i
/; ca.cb oysters with rakrs or rons.. ffou tao
irs, day Of June following. iu any Of the
water. OF ibis State 10 ~hieh &c may be
eu.i:led 10 take o, cs CO oysters 9edling ~
the waters Of this State.
s-1hs: sil p:rsons taking On: 'e"p.c
to tax. or catch oysters wi:hio the waters
OF this State with rakes - ,onss, shall
/. number ,h.ir canoe Or other boat with
number on said Iiesnss; any pr ob'aic-
ing such lic-n.e r.t,-in. .: b.sl-c:ilg y
n7'y @i;n 'hie ur,vl-ana. e:..!i. w e1n-
.ir. n he.or: J Is,'c. ": -: peac: l,.v
lie n: n7i los - ~ ~, rrr mo. Ii IN
twenty t,il4r7. or,-b'l:,n i" "a; :, tl.7
Comptroller OF the Trt .-ary.
; 9-Tha: the spplic.n; t,r each .ictn.=
such d--: max. oath. b-fmr n crr.;
.l'ho:iz' :! - gr4ui sal. !-~a.o. Tia; h