Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1886-05-20
CHAPTER 900.

CHAPTER 29G.
AN ACT to repeal chapter five hun
dred and eighteen Of the Acts
passed by the General Assembly ot
Maryland, at the January Session
eighteen hundred and eighty four,
being an Act to repeal Article sew
enty-one of the Code Of Public
General Laws, entitled "Oysters, ("
and 10 re-enact same with amend
ments, and provide further police
rsorletinrs fc-StAe ..s-s..zssis.s =. A-e u Il
oysters in the waters of this State.
SECTION !. Be it enacted by the
General Assembly Of Maryland, That
chapter five hundred and eighteen of
the Acts ofthe General Assembly. pass
ed at the January Session eighteen
hundred and eighty-four, be and the
same is hereby repealed and the fol-
lowing enacted in lieu thereof, to be
Article seventy-oue, Of the Code Of
Public General Laws, title Oysters.
SEc. >. And be 1t enacted, That no
steamer shall be used or employed in
catching or taking oysters in the
waters Of this State with scoop, dredge
or similar instrument; and no other
boat shall be used in catching oysters
with scoop, dredge or similar instru-
lnent without first having been licens-
ed as hereinafter provided.
SEC. ;. And be it enacted, That the
Comptroller of the Treasury shall,
upon application of any person who
has been a resident of this State for
twelve consecutive months next pre-
ceding such application, and to no
other person, issue license to such
resident TO employ such boat, in taking
or catching oysters, with scoop, dredge
or similarln~trument within the waters
of Chesapeake Bay, Potomac River
and in Eastern Bay, outside Of a line
drawn from the Southwest corner Of
second Kent Point to Wales Point:
provided, that nothing herein con-
taiuei shall authorize the taking or
catching Of oysters with scoop, dredge
or similar instrument on any oyster
bar within one and half miles of
Talley's Point, Sandy Point, Hackett's
Point, Thomas Point, Hollands Island
Bar and Three Sisters, nor within one
Bar nor Of swan FONT Bar Bar nor be. be.
tween Poplar Island and the mainland
Of Talbot county, south Of line drawn
from the north point of Poplar Island
to Louis Point on the mainland, nor
North Of line drawn from the end OF
the south bar ofPorlar Island to Paw
Paw Cove on TIlghmau's Island; nor
within one-tourth of mile west Of
POI lar Island, nor within one-ha}i Of
a mile ot Plum Point: nor within the
boundary lines Of any county, unless
herein otherwise specified; which
license shall hold good for one season
only. and shall only authorize the
catching OF oysters between the t!-
teenth dav ofOctober and the first day
Of April, on which day the dredging
season shall end ard the license expire;
but it shall be lawful for the owner Of
any such license boat, whenever said
owner shall sell and convey by bill o:
sale, for Le,,s Gis consideration, said
boat into any person, who has been 4
resident OF the State Of Maryland for at
least one year, 10 transfer said license
to said verdee, with said boat: which
license when transferred, shall entitle
said vendee to the same privileges for
catching or taking oysters with said
boat in the waters Of this State that
the original vendor or asS!gnor had be
fore said assignment; provided, said
vendee and assignee shall appear be-
lore the Comptroller OF the Treasury
and make oath before him to all the
facts, matters and things required Of
said original vendor or as$iguor, be-
fore taking out such license, upon
which said license, the said Comp
:roller shall certify in writing the fact
of said vendee OF assignee having
taken said oath; for which said certit-
cate the said venice or assignee shall
pay to the said Comptroller the sum
Of five dollars for the use OF the State
OF Maryland.
SEC. /. And be il enacted, That Il shall
not be lawful Tor the owner or master
or any person on board OF any vessel
IN this State TO atuX any crank, spool
winder or other machinery or equip
ment Tor operating or handling scoops,
s:rapes or dreigeS. or to have on board
any vessel a scoop. scrape or dredge,
with intent 10 aiilx the same TO said
vessel for use IN taking or catching
oysters, without having first obtained
l license 10 take or eaten oysters with
a scoop or dredge as aforesaid, and the
fact OF having such scoop, dredge or
scrape on board Of any vessel shall be
J.ymu rit evidence q an intent 10 Use
the same contrary 10 this section.
SEC. >. And he II enacted, That tht
owner of such boat shall make oath
before the Comptroller or his Clerk. ol
if the owner 1e resident ot Baltimor,
city, he may make oath before the
| Clerk Of the Court ~ Common Pleas
or II resident Of county. be may
make oath before the Clerk Q; the Cir
cu!; Cosrt tor sad county, that he !
! ale bona nd owner or suel boat, 20 b
described in the license. that he ha
been a resident Of the State for IN
tgule heTe.nbt!0ye prescribed. tina
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