The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1868-05-28
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General Assembly Of Maryland
Aths January ssssien, isos.
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10 repeal tho Act passed The twenty. third ol
/ March, eighteen hundred and sixty.seyen,
| chartc one hund. ed and eighty four, en-.
titled an Actto repeal Article sescnty one,
Of the Code Of Public General Laws ol
The State Of Maryland, entisicd 0ywas,
and 20 re-enaci thesame with amendments.
Section ] ~ il enacted ty the General
Assembly Of Mary land, That The Act PASSED
March twcnty ihigd, eighteen hundred and
sixty.eevcn, chapter one handred and eigll.
! y four, entitled aa Act @ repeal Ar.icls
seseniy.onc, Of the Code Of Public General
Laws Of Maryland, entitled Oysters, aud "a
re-sDnct the faTne with amendments, BE- as.d
the same u hereby repealed hhd ti.t folluw.
ing cgacscd IL lieu thereof W
Sec =. be Il enacted by the Gcneral As.
zembly Of Maryland, That 20 owner. nas,eF.
captain, hircf, borrower, or employee ol an,
owner OF other person, shall usg OF empIos
any canoe, boat or weasel of anv kInd j
description whatever in taking er catching
loysiern for sale IN the waters Il thia State.
without having frst obtained licnnse %
use or employ such canoe, boat or other
| vessel as hereinafter provided.
Sec. 8. And llu il eaArted, fTEAl the Con,t,.
trolier Of the Treasury shall, upon the 40.
| plicaiinn Of any resident of he Slate 81
| Maryland, btiag the owner &c any boat Or
vesscl licensed or enrolled IN any Custom
Hoasc of the United states, N aaid Stale,
issae 10 such resident Iiccnsc 10 catch OF
take oysters with scoop, drag, serape, drcdge
! or any other Instrument, within ire wnterh
Of the chesapeake hay, aud 10 10y aud sell
| oysters 10 the State, ps0rided, ihAt said Il.
ccnse shalt not authoftEe the taking OF
catching oysters wilA scoop, serspe, drag o.
! dredge, between the hrst DAY pf Jpns and
i September IN each gear, which u hereby
expressly forbidden and prosife,f aiso. that
no Stsnmhrnt af osher seesel propelled hy
steam machlnsfy, shall be used Ior taking
Or catching oysters Ia any of the waters ol
this State.
sce. 4. Andl, II enacted. That no kecnae
shall be issscsi 10 any person wha has aos
been aTcssdcut oitae staae lortwslvo snnnths
next preendiag such aPplicalion, aud the
owner, o. Owaefs, and master nl such sca.
sci when lnakiug application fpr aach. u
cense, shall each Bgtke uath hrinre fhe
Comptroller or bis auaiSprsked clerk, thhi
they are boad nile oaaes aad snasts.r uf the
boat of vessel 10 be slcecFilresl In sha liconae
for ~bleh they are applicants; ihaa they
have bssen residents OF this Stats for the
tiiae herulnlteiorc mentioned, and that there
is $50 iisu on sHoh sszacl held ~ aaoa-rssi.
dcni, and saesi applienat stnlt -prosluca lxp
lore said yompiFVilsr or oriaiaautlsortzes1 alefk,
The Custom hovfs sAr0llwcnt or heonse of
such boai Or testels ufder such ralea asd
regulations ~ the sAid c0mplroiley may
haze previously described ia
See. .. And be ], enacssi. 1'hai esusyms.
plicini before olaaissinx sath iiocaa.s shall
pay The Comptroller VI bis aalIsorskad slsrk
therefor, at ihs rate of thrus dollars i.or Ton
f"r every ton the bssal ar weasel fof wiiirh
be desires license may mensHfe npesarsling
"a its Custom House eafollmcnt af hcergs,
aud i shall be the duty Of every t,cfson tl,ns
! attaining license 10 exhibit the same when
ever eailed ppoa by any officer u the Stale
Of Maryland or osber pcrsan authorized u
demand tho same; khd every boat 0s vessel
cngHEcd in tho oysfer trade 10 aay of sAa
waters 0f this state, ehall be liocnsssl ~ ra.
qairod by lao and be aalsoci 20 aii the pro.
visions oi the several sections Of tAia Ar.
dele.
Sec. 9. Aud bc Il enacted, Tha. any pss.
son who shalt Siolata any IL che ,,rosis,ans
Of the preceding sessioss, shall be ssrsmed
guilty oi q nisslenean0f, and upon isdlet
mcni and conviction in any Circuit Court ~
this State, before whom such ranc i tried.
shall be fined NOT less than iiiiy nor nnsc than
i've hundred dollars. or foffais she boat or
vessel In possesalon of the party sa oaen.
ding, together with the papers, fasnitnro
and tackle on board ~ said koas or vessel
ni the time of her seizure, Ia The discretion
Of such Jastiec Of the Peace or Court, ba,
such provisions ahall NOT apply 10 masters
or owners u boats or vessels from other
States, who may buy oysters from auy parry
or parties authorized by liccs.ss 10 catch or
take oysters IN any Of the waters Of this
State,
Sec. 7. And be II enacted. That amy real.
dent OF this State owning or having ~ his
possession ANY canoe, OF other small boat,
and desiring 70 take or catch oysters with
rakes or loags rs ans of tho waiers Of this
state, shall first obtain by application 20 The
Clerk oi The Circuit Court Gar the county
wherein he may desire 80 TO take or catch
oysters, n license therefor, aud such license
shall have effect from the frat dAy of Jnue,
~ which i may be obtaincd, 10 The first day
ofJune nexlsucoceding Prcridcd, thai such
license shall moi authorize the taking OF
catching ofoysisrs in any creek, river, cove,
inlct, bay or sound, within the limits of aay
county other than where The license may BE-
granted.
Sec. &. Aud be il enacted, That each and
every license 10 take or catch oys,ers w;,L
rahes Or longs, shall s.ate the name ma
residence ofthe person 10 whom tbe same
is 70 be granted, the name or number. DO.
gether With the icngth OF Inc canoe. isaid
length 10 be obsained hy top or overall
measprement, or other boat u bo l;csns.d.
and the county in which The same 4 10 ~
used, aud The period at which SAID lioousr
will expire, aud every applicant for sneh
license shall nav 10 the cierk Of tha c..,,s,
where such hcaase n,ay be granted. .n'l Ia ~