Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1874-05-22
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have the power to remove any officer of said
Force, Tor neglect of duty or incompetnecy, and
any officer commanding in said Force, shall have
the power to remove any subordinate under his
command and appoint person to fill the va
cancy, whenever the interest of said service may
in his judgment require him to do So
Sec. 30. And be it enacted, That the said
board Of commissioners shall have power to keep
the steamer and said vessels in good order and
the Treasurer of the State, upon requistion of
said commissioners and the warrant Of the Comp
troller, is hereby directed TO pay the sum or
sums necessary to carry out the provisions of
this section.
Sec. 81. And be it enacted, That the COM
handing officer, who shall have charge of the
steamer may be selected from the Stale at
large, but that the deputy commanders shall
be selected from the districts in which they
are TO serve.
Sec. 80. And be it enacted, That the com
handing officer be, and he is hereby, required
to keep his vessel cons family on duty when cir
cumstances will permit, and that every local
ty where a violation of the law is likely to
occur, shall be visited as often as the duties Of
the Force and condition of the vessel will allow,
and that every three months report shall be
made to the Commissioners of the Fishery
Force, of all official action taken under the
law, and Of all monies received for license is
sued 10 parties engaged in carrying oysters ia
ken in this State, which, on warrant of the
Comptroller, shall be paid into the Treasury.
Sec. SO. And be it enacted, That it shall be
the duty OF the deputy commanders to confine
themselves ordinarily to their several districts,
but it shall be competent for them 10 enforce
any of the provisions of this act in any waters
adjacent to their districts, when o violation Of
the same shall come to their knowledge and
that they shall report quarterly to the Comp
troiler the amount of monies received for Ii
censes issued TO persons engaged in carrying
oysters taken in this State, and on receiving
his warrant, shall pay the same into the Trea-
sury.
Sec. 81. And be it enacted, That the COM
handing officer and deputy commander of said
Force SHALL before entering upon the discharge
Of their duties, take before one of the judges
Of the circuit court, the oath prescribed by the
constitution, and shall enter into bond 10 the
State of Maryland in the sum of three thou
sand dollars, 10 be approved by said judges, for
the faithful performance of their duties, as
prescribed in this act
Sec. 50. And be it enacted, That the salary
of the commanding officer in charge of steamer
shall be two thousand five hundred dollars per
arnum, and he shall have power to appoint
one officer at twelve hundred dollars per an
mum, one engineer at twelve hundred dollars
per annum, and one officer at nine hundred dol
lars per annum, three seamen at thirty dollars
ner month, two seamen at twenty-five dollars
per month, one fireman at thirly-five dollars
per month, one fireman at thirty dollars per
month, one fireman at twenty-five dollars per
month, one steward at twenty-five dollars per
month, one cook at twenty-five dollars per
month, and each deputy commander shall re-
ceive a salary of twelve hundred dollars per
annum, and shall have power to appoint one
officer at a salary of eight hundred dc liars per
annum, and three seamen at a salary of forty
dollars per month, each to be selected from the
district in which they are to serve.
Sec. SO. And be it enacted, That the officers
and crew of the steamer aforesaid shall each re-
celve one ration per day of the quality and
quantity such as is allowed by law to the Off
GERS and crew of the Revenue Marine of the
United States, but no rations shall be allowed
to officers or crews of the sailing vessels.
Sec. 81. And be it enacted, That the officers
and crew aforesaid shall be paid monthly by
the Treasurer, upon warrant of the Comptro-
Ter and certificate of commanding officers that
their duties have been performed as required
by law and the Board of Commissioners of
the State Fishery Force shall have power to
appoint some suitable person to perform the
duty OF clerk to said commissioners, and allow
such compensation to said clerk as in their
judgment may be proper; Prorided, The amount
so paid does not exceed five hundred dollars
per annum.
Sec. S. And be il enacted, That nothing
contained in this act shall affect any suits, ac
tions, presentments or indictments now pend
ing before any tribunal in this State which
have been instituted under the provisions of
the article hereby repealed.
Sec. 80. And be it enacted, That nothing in
this act shall be construed so as TO apply to
Worcester county.
Sec 40. And be it enacted, That nothing in
this act shall be construed TO prohibit vessels
from seeking harbors in any waters of this
STATE
Sec 2. And be it enacted, That this act
shall take effect from the date of its passage.
We hereby certify, that the aforegoing is true
and perfect copy of an Act passed the Gener-
al Assembly of Maryland, at the January
Session, 1874.
AUGUSTUS GASSAWAY,
Secretary of the Senate
MILTON Y. KIDD,
Chief Clerk House of Delegates.
Approved, March 30th, 1874