The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1876-05-12
LazUs--- General.
[CHApTER 1901
OYSTERS.
AN ACT

| AN ACT
To repeal and re-enact several sections of chap
ter one hundred and eighty -one, of the Acts
passed at the January session of eighteen hun
dred and scventy-four, which Act repealed
article seventy-one of the Code of Public Gen.
eral Laws title "Oysters."
Section l. Be it enacted by the General As
sembly of Maryland. That sections three and five
OF chapter one hundred and eighty-one of the
Act passed at January session eighteen hundred
and seventy-four be and the same are hereby
repealed and rc-enacted so as 10 read as
follows.
Sec. 3. And be it enacted, That the owner of
such boat shall make oath before the Comptrol-
Ter or his clerk, or before the clerk of the Cir
cult Court of the county in which he sha III re-
side, or If he resides in the City Of Baltimore,
before the clerk Of the court of Common Pleas
in said city that he is the bona fde owner of such
boat, to be described in the license that he has
been resident of the State for the time before
mentioned, that there is no lien on said boat
held by nonresident, that the said boat is nat
held with an intention to violate the pro DIVISIONS
of this article, such applicant shall produce be-
fore the Comptroller or the said clerk at the
time of such application the Custom House en-
rollment or license of such boat and if such boat
is under Custom House tonnage, the owner shall
swear as to her tonnage, the master of such boat
Shall make oath before the Comptroller or clerk
aforesaid, that he has been resident of the
State of Maryland for twelve months next, pre-
cedlng the time of taking such oath, and in all
cases where such oath shall be administered by
the clerk of the Circuit Court or the clerk of the
Court Of Common Pleas as aforesaid, such clerk
SO administering such oath shall certify the same
fully in accordance with the provisions of this
article under seal, to the Compt roller and shall
deliver such certificate to the owner or master so
applying, for which certificate the said clerk
shall be entitled to receive fee OF fifty cents in
each case
Sec. 5. And be it enacted, That any person,
who shall violate any of the provisions of the
preceding sections, shall be deemed guilty, of a
msdemeanor, and on conviction thereof in any
court, in this State having criminal jurisdiction,
shall be sentenced to the Jail of the county,
where the case is tried, for term not exceeding
six months, or fine not exceeding two hundred
dollars or both in the discretion of the court =:
provided however, that nothing in this or the
preceding sections shall be construed TO apply to
the sailors CT crew on vessel licensed as afore.
said, provided further, that if the captain or
commander, of the boat shall not be on board at
the time of violating the law, the person hay ing
charge of the boat shall be held to answer the
charge, and provided further, that nothing in
this section shall be construed to apply to cases
now pending, for the violation of the oyster
laws.
Soc. 2. And be it enacted, That this act shall
take effect from the date Gifts passage.
We hereby certify that the aforegoing is true
and perfect copy of an act passed the Gen
eral Assembly of Maryland at the January
session, 1876.
AUGUSTUS GASSAWAY,
Secretary of the Senate.
MILTON Y. KIDD,
Chief Clerk House of Delegates.
Approved April 8, 1876.