Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1886-05-20
PUBLIC LDCAL LAWS
st. Marys County,
PASSED. BIZ THE
Genrna1 4ssss4Jiy of Maryland
At THE
JANUARY SESSION, 1885.
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY

-. Msry's County.
SECTION l. Be itenacted by tn Gcnerll
Assembly If Maryland, That It shall not
he lawful for any person or persons TO employ
any canoe, boat or vessel IN catching or TAX
ing oysters with scoop, scrape, drag or dre'ige
or any similar instrument, within the VS.
tiers OF the tributaries Of the Potomac River
bordering upon the shores OF II. Mary
County in this State from the Eastern side
If Breion's Bay known as Higgins t. the
most northeastern point OF Biackiston
Island, thence in a Northern and eastern
direction with the sh0fe OF said Island "a
the ridge of Sleeps Head Bar, thence IN
southwestern direction To a buoy ON Coad's
Flats, thence in northwestern direc-
ton to the southergmost point of Saint
GATHERINGS. now known as Shanks Island,
nor shall any person or persons take
or catch oysters fsr sale within said
waters otherwise -han With tongs, Us
restricted and regulated BY the provisions
Of the gene2lsS - y krce in this
SEC. 3. And be il enacted, That any per-
son or persons violating the provisions oi
this act shall be fined sum not less than
fifty-dollars nor more than one hundred
dollars, and be- sentenced Ia the House Of
Correction for not less than six months for
each and every offence.
SEC. 3. And be il enacted, That on in
formation made under oath Of any viola
tons Of the provisions of this act Ia any
, Justice Of the Peace for Saint Mary,s Coun-
~, such justice Of the peace shall Forthwith
issue his warrant Il the Sheriff or any con-
stable IT said county requiring said officer
t. proceed forthwith u arrest the party or
parties alleged 10 have been engaged in the
) violation of This Act, and bring him or them
, before said Justice IT once for trial, and
upon conviction they shall be fined and
: punished = required by section two Of this
l act.
SEC. 1. And be it enacted, That the said
) Justice of tin, Peace shall either give the
case an imnrdiate hearing or, NJ the in
stance Of the party or parties charged, shall
appoint some early day within the next
: 1--WE days thcleatler 10 near the case, the
( party or parti-s charged with violation Of
4 this law, giving such good and sufficient
| security as sail Justice shall require for his
or their appearance, and any person or per
sons feeling himself or themselves aggrlcvcd
e 10y any conviction or Judgment OF said jus
d tice, shall have the right 10 appeal L. the
o Circuit Court for Saint Mary'S which shall!
:, hear and determine the same ~ other cases
on appeal.
SEC. ;. AMI be it enacted. That il shall
% not u citizen or citizens Of II. Mary's Cuun
: ", to take or catch oysters with tongS ol
=, anv other instrument in any of the trihd
: taricS Of the Potomac River adjacent I" the
q shores OF ~. Nary's County, and every AZ
Ie plicant for a .!censr und r this act e. US
V any canoe or other boat III catching oyster
- with rakeS az tnngS shall he required :
maxi, oath before the clerk of the '"ur
authorized to ISSUE the same, or before som
n Justice. orthc peace Of II. Mays County
uH4sp p-ha-e.Gariidc Sth "rihG T. EiIR Pf,SHsl
n court shall isSu, su.h license: such cat,
or affirmation shall state that tie applicuu
- for the license has been resident am
)e citizen of It Mary County for thc twrly
IS months next preceding said api .lc.tion
20 it shall give the ZEN N OF the boat " cano
il t. be used; hr mu he the bona il lycNrp
/, ut the same: that he will not violate an
:, of the provisions OF this act: that hc VII
/! arr, i and >ciLr or ASST in arre>,ing an
of >CiZin. all persons and boats. vessels am
of | equipments engaged in violating the pr
visions of this act i.r a it may be in hi
: power :" {" do: al! person found guilt
al Violating any oi the provisions OF thi
at section shall be fined in a sum not less tina
at twenty dollars nor more than fifty dollar.
a SEC. d. And be il enacted. That ever
applicant for 4 tnn-"rS license under III
provisions OF this act shall pay Ia the Cler
AT 81 the circuit court for -. Mary's Count
te for tha same the following fees 10 wit: F.
boat or canoe measuring in length TWEEN
~ feet or less the sum uf two dollars an
ATTY cents; for a boat or canoe twenty fcc
y long and not over thirty feet long the sur
- ot four dollars anu :nr any boat or cano
y over thirty fee in myth. the sum of fly
dollars: the fees received by the clerk {
said court for liCerSc> for longing shall l.
paid by them 10 the School Commissioner
OF sail county, excepting the sum If >iNt
y cents which they shall retain out of IN
- cost ot each license a their feet for iSsuin
the same; provided, however, that the sun
received from the issuing Of licenses I
colored tongerS shall be applied for the ben
- eft Of the colored schools Of said county
= no license 10 tongers under this act shal
:. he construed IL permit the taking or catch
i, ing of Oysters on sunday or at night, O
between the fifteenth day Of April ana tn
fifteenth day. of August in each and ever
year and all oysters taken shall be Guile
upon the natural beds where they ar
taken; any person or persons violating
the provisions vi this section, upon ConviC
ton thereof shall be subject 10 the fines an,
- penalties prescribed in the preceding sec
ton Of this act.
SIC. :. And be it enacted. That ever,
y licensed tonger under the provision
:, of this act shall paint the number of HI
"a license in black figures on white grnun,
:, upon the outside OF the boat Ia be used b,
him in catching oysters: said figures a. b
not less than four inches in length and q
prOportionate width, and to be PAINTED ncs
the gunwalc on each side of the boat, an,
10 number other than that specified in ih,
license shall be exposed to view in SSi,
:" canoe " bat; any person OF persons VIZ
y. laiing or failing e. comply with the pro
visions Of this section, shall upon convic
ton thereof. be subject to fine # not les
than i've dollars nor more than ten dol
lars.
SIC. :. And bc il enacted. That uplI
information given under oath 10 any judg,
uf the Circuit Count nr any justice Of tn,
l. peace ci -. MaryS County OF any viola
y ton OF any Of the provisions of this act il
Il said county, he shall issue = warrant fol
= the arrest II the offender, and the seizure O
the boat, vessel and equipments which war
raniS shall be directed IL the sheriff cr any
constable II said county or a. any licensed
tnnSman ri said county under this act, OF
b. any officer II the State fishery force, and
said person 81 persons, when arrested shall
h. taken before said Judge or justice nj the
peace TO answer said warrant, and the bat
vessel and equipments shall b held a. Sc
CurIfy for the payment Of the fine imposed
: and the oo>i> II prosecutions for violating
: the provisions II this act: which fine and
= c''StS ~ prosecution shall be y lien upon
!, the boat and equipments ~ seized and taken
for violation Of this at, and il said fine