Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1886-04-22
the NEW OYSTER LAW.

eral Assembly OF Maryland, That chap
ter five hundred and eiEEhltean. Of th'
Acts of the General Assembly, passed
at the January Session, eighteen hun.
dred and eighty-four, be, and the
same is hereby repealed, and the fol
lowing enacted in lieu thereof, TO be
Article seventy-one of the Code o.
Public General Laws, title "Oysters.
Section 2. And be it 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
boot shall be used III catching oyster.
with scoop, dredge or similar instru.
ment without first having been licen-
sed as hereinafter provided.
Section ,. 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 preced.
ing such application, and to no other
person, issue license to such resident
to employ such beat in taking or catch
ing oysters with scoop, dredge or sim
liar instrument, 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 Wade's Point; pro-
vided, that nothing herein contained
shall authorize the taking or catch,
ing of oysters with scoop, dredge or
similar instrument, to the west of a
line beginning at Sandy Point Light
hoVse, and running thence to Thomas
Point Lighthouse; thence in a straight
line to the buoy Off Horseshoe Point;
thence by a straight line to Franklin
Point; nor within one and ne-half
miles of Hollands Point Bar; nor OF
Swans Point Bar, nor between Pop
lar Island and the mainland of Tall
bot county, south of line drawn
from the north point Of Poplar Island
to loves Point on the mainland; nor
north Of line drawn from the end Of
the south bar Of Poplar Island to Paw
Paw Cove, on Tilghman's Island; nor
within one-fourth of a mile west Of
Poplar Island; nor within one half Of
a mile Of Plum Point; nor within the
boundary lines Of any county, unless
herein otherwise specified, which IL
cense shall hold good for one season
only; and shall only authorize the
catching OF oysters between the fif-
teenthIdsy of October and the first day
ofApril. on which day the dredgingsea.
son shall end and the license expire;
but it shall be lawful for the owner Of
any such licensed boat, whenever said
owner shall sell and convey by bill of
sale, for bona fide consideration, said
Joat to any person who has been a
resident Of the State of Maryland for
at least one year, TO transfer said IL
cense TO said vendee, with said boat.
which license when transferred shall
entitle said veadee to the same privi-
leges for catching or taking oysters,
with said boat in the waters of this
State, that the original vendor or as
signor had before said assignment;
provided said vendee and assignee
shall appear before the Comptroller
Of the Treasury, and make oath before
him to all the facts. matters and things
required of said original vendor or
asdgnor, before taking out such IL
censs, upon which said license the said
Comptroller shall certify in writing
the fact of said vendee or assignee
having taken said oath, for which said
certificate the said vsndee or assignee
shall pay to the said Comptroller the
sum of FIVE dollars. for the use of the
State of Maryland,
Section 1. And lie it enacted, That