Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1868-05-07

Superintendent OF I.ab,r ard tgrfculttre.
snd the Cl.rk of the Court of Appesis
shall constitute Board to be styled tho
Commissioners cf the State Oyster Police
Force, and they are directed TO purchase.
arm and equip said steam vessel sud ten
der., and the Treasurer Of the state. upon
the requisition of said Commissioners, and
the warrant Of tn Comptroll is hereby
directed to pay the SUN or sums necessa-
ry, not exceeding this and any other ar-
preparation hercinaf cr mentioned, for tho
purposes herein specified.
See 40 And be it c~actcd. That the
Board of Commissioners of the State Oys-
ter Police Force, shall have power 10 ap-
point suitable person to command stni
free, whose term of Office shall b. for two
years unless sooner removed for incnmpe
tency or neglect of duty, and if said OH
Ger shall fail to discharge his duty by
reason of colusion with those interest d
III evading the law, he shall upon present
mrnt, indictment and conviction, In n
Court of law. be deemed guilty Of mis-
dcmcanor and fined, or imprisoned, or
both at the discretion of the Court.
Sec, Al And be it enacted, II a, the
commanding officer of said force be, and
ho is hereby required to keep his vessel
constantly cruising when circumstanc
will permit, wherever opposition TO the
oyster law hsa arisen or likely to arise,
withni the boundaries Of the state, ana
that every locality where violation ot
the law exists or is likely To arise, shall
be visited as often -ns the duties OF the
( force and the condition of the vessels will
permit and that monthly report shall
| be made to the Commissioners, OF all ON
ciul action taken under the law, and
strict and careful Journal kept of all duties
performed, and the circumstances connec-
ted herewith The salary of the chief
officer shall be twenty-five hundred dol
lars per annum, which shall be paid to
him monthly by the Treasurer upon the
warrant of the Comptroller and he shall
have power to appoint one chief matc, at
twelve hundred dollars per annum, and
who shall be pilot one second mate at
SIX hundred dollars per annum: one chiet
engineer at twelve hundred dollars per
annum one assistant engineer, at nino
hundred dollars per anuum j; three men
to act as iircmcn and coal-hcaNerS. III
twenty-five dollar per month each; one
steward and one cock, at twenty-five dol
lars per month each, and as many seamen
as. the above Commissioners may deem
necessary, at twenty dollars per mouth.
Sec ~ And be it enacted, That said
Commissioners are empowered and direct
ed to purchase such arms and ammunition
as shall be necessary to carry INTO effect
the duties deyolScd upon said Oyster Po-
lice Force.
Sec 43, And be it enacted, That the
officers and Drew aforesaid shall each re-
celve one ration per day, in quality and
quantity such as is allowed by law to the
officers and crew of the Revenue Marine
of the United States.
See A. Aud be it enacted That the
officers and crew aforesaid, shall be paid
by the Treasurer upon the warrant of the
! Comptroller, and the certificate OF the
commanding officer. that their duty has
been performed as required by law.
Sec. As And be it enacted, That tho
commanding officer shall have authority
to dismiss from said service any othc or
other person under his command, when
ever in his judgment the interest of SAID
service NAV require him to do so.
Sec 46. And be it enacted, That the
commanding officer aforesaid, is hereby
empowered to prescribe Rules and Rcgu-
lations for the discipline of said Oyster
Police Force, which shall be submitted
to the Commissioners aforesaid tr their
consideration, and when duly approved
by them. shall have the fore. of law and
be binding upon the officers and crew ot
said force
See H.. And te it enacted, That in
case IF the death or permanent disability
of the commanding ofhcer aforesaid, the
/ Commissioners aforesaid shall have au-
thority to fiji the vacancy.
Sec. IS. And be it enacted That 10
enable the said Commissioners to equip
and put into service the Oyster Police
/ Force the sum of eight thousand dollars,
orqso much thereof as may be deemed nr-
cessarv. in addition to the sum of twenty
two thousand dollars hereinl efore mention
ed, be and the same is hereby approprla-
ted, which shall be paid by tn, 'Ircasur-
er, upon the rcquisition Of sail HommI
>ioncrs and the warrant Of the C)mptrol-
I lcr
I Sec -. And bc it enacted. That tfi''
Board Of Commissioners shall have pow
er 10 keep the said steamer and tenders in
! suitable repair AND the Treasurer Of tho
State, upon the rcquistion of SAID Com
missoners and the warrant of the Comp
troller, is hereby diected 70 pay the sum
or sums necessary to carry out the pro
visions Of this section.
Sec. 80 And be it enacted, That She
commanding officer of said force shall be
fore entering upon the discharge Of his
duties, take before the Judge Of one of
the Circuit Courts. the oath prescribed by
the Constitution, and shall enter into borsl
to the State Of Maryland in the sum of
twenty thousand dollars. to be approved
by said Judge for the faithful performance
OF his duties, a prescribed in this Arti-
clc
See. 81. And be "a enacted, That n
laws inconsistent with the provisions If
this .ica bc, and the same are hereby re-
s,aled-
Sec. -. And be it enacted. Tha. this
! Act shall take effect from the date Of its
passage.
Approved March 50, le6s
THOMAS SWANN