Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1874-05-22
L0aCS--G General.

crate with the Commissioners of Fisheries Of
the several States in furnishing such aid and
information as may assist in the stocking Of
the waters of the said States With food fishes;
therefore
Section /. Be it enacted by the General AS
sembly of Maryland, That the Governor, by and
with the consent and advice of the Senate is
hereby authorized to appoint two competent per-
sons, who shall continue in office for two years
from the time of their appointment and until
their successors are appointed, who shall be
known as Commissioners of Fisheries of Mary
land, and that one of the Commissioners shall
come from the Eastern and one from the Yves
tern Shore of the State.
Sec. 2. And be it enacted, That it shall be tho
duty of said Commissioners to Immediately pro-
coed to inspect all the waters of this State, with
view of stocking the same with such food fishes
in their judgment shall be most advantage
Gus, and with such object shall communicate
with the Commissioner General of Fisheries of
the United States, and with the Commissioners
of Fisheries appointed by the different States,
and report the result of their inspection TO the
Governor of this State as soon as prac ticable,
and that they examine into the feasibility Of
cutting channel around the Great Falls of the
Potomac to admit the passage of fish from tide
water irto the Upper Potomac, and that they
also inquire into the eXpediency of constructing
ish-ways or fsh-adders TO admit the passage of
fish over dams or other distractions in the Up
per Potomac or elsewhere in the State, and that
an estimate of cost be made, and II report there
of be made TO the next General Assembly of Ma
ryland.
Sec. 3 Be it enacted, That it shall be the duty
of the said Commissioners of Fisheries, after
making the Inspection and obtaining the infor-
nation required in the preceding section, to pro-
coed to the selection of proper locations for the
propagation and culture of such food fishes as it
shall be deemed desirable TO introduce into the
waters of this State, and obtain the necessary
oya, and construct and erect suitable houses and
devices for hatching the same and protecting
the small fish, until fiji to be distributed, and then
to distribute the same among such waters Of this
State shall be deemed proper.
Sec. 4. BE it enacted That it shall be the duty
of the said Commissioners to make an annual
report TO the Governor, for transmission to the
General Assembly of the State, of the work ac-
complished by the Commission, and also en-
bracng such suggestions for the protection and
propagation of food fishes in the waters of this
State a. may be the result of their observation
and experience; Pro0'ded, That nothing in this
act shall interfere with any existing rights Of
catching fish in the waters Of this State.
Sec. 3. BE it enacted, That the salaries Of said
Commissioners shall he fifteen hundred dollars
per annum each, and that the sum Of three thou
sand dollars per annum be- and the same is
hereby, appropriated TO pay the said salaries.
Sec. G. BE it enacted, That the further sum of
thirty-fye hundred dollars per annum, or so
much thereof as may in the opinion of the Gov
ernor be necessary, be, and the same is hereby,
appropriated for the purpose of carrying out the
| provisions Of this act; and the Comptroller snail
issue his warrant on the Treasurer for the pay-
ment of the said sum, on presentation of the ac-
counts of the said Commissioners, approved by
the Governor, out Of any monies in the Trea-
sury not otherwise appropriated
| Sec, 7. And be it enacted, That this act shall
take effect from the date of its passage
We hereby certify, that the aloregong is true
and perfect copy of an act passed the General
Assembly of Maryland, at the January scs-
SION 1874.
AUGUSTUS GASSAWAY,
Secretary of the Senate.
MILTON Y. KIDD,
Chief Clerk House of Delegates.
Approved, March 30tb, 1874.