Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1886-04-22
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to issue the same, or some Justice of
the Peace, on whose certificate of the
taking Of such oath or affirmation the
clerk shall issue said license, that the
facts set forth in said license are
strictly true; that he has been bona
iide residential the county for the
twelve months next preceding his
application for said license that he
desires and intends 10 use said canoe
or boat only in the county in which
he resides; or the waters used in COM
mon. as herein provided in this Act;
that no nonresident of Maryland. is
interested in the said canoe or other
boat or in the use thereof; and that
he will not allow the same to be used
for taking oysters by non-residsnts Of
the eonntYnax on account Of non-rssi.
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will comply with aad obey all the laws
o! this State. regulating the taking or
catching of oysters and every per-
son to whom such license shall
have been granted shall paint the
number Of his canoe or boat on the
outside thereof, near the gunwale,
in black figures. aud not less than
three irches in length. and OF propor-
tionate width in white ground, and
no number other than that in the said
license shall be exposed to view on
said canoe or boat; and any person
failing to comply with this provision
before using said boat or canoe for
the purpose aforesaid. shall on con-
viction thereof before Justice of the
Peace, be fined not less than five
dollars nor more than ten dollars
and any person who may refuse to
pay said fine, shall be committed to
the county Jail for the period of
thirty days, or until said fine and
costs are paid.
Section 20. And be it enacted, That
the Comptroller of the Treasury shall
cause to be printed and delivered to
the Clerk of the Circuit Courts for the
several counties, the requisite number
of such blank licenses aud take receipts
for the same as for other licenses fur
nished. and the said clerks, shall on the
first Monday Of March aud December
in each year, return to the Comptroller
list and account of such licenses is
sued by them, and at the end of each
longing season, shall return ell unused
licenses 20 him, and no licenses to take
or catch oysters with rakes or tongs,
shall be issued to any boat or vessel,
which is licensed to take or catch oys-
ters with scoop. drag, dredgs, or any
similar instrument.
Sec. 2l. And be it enacted, That if
any person shall use any canoe or
boat not licensed, as required by the
preceding sections Of this Article, in
taking OF catching oysters with rakes
or tongs. he shall upon conviction
thereof before Justice of the Peace
for the county wherein the offense
has been committed, bs fined not less
than twenty nor more than one hum
dred dollars, and in case of refusing
to pay the said fine, said party shall
be confined in the House Of Correc-
tion for period Of not less than three
months nor more than three years,
and in any such case the boat or yes.
sci shall be forfeited, and may be
condemned, in the discretion of the
Judge or Justice of the Peace, in the
manner provided in section eleven Of
this Act.
See. % And be it enacted, That
ell moneys arising from fines, PEN
alties or forfeitures imposed under
this Article, shall upon warrant Of
the Comptroller be paid into the
Treasury and placsdto the credit Of
the oyster fund, and the Comptroller
is hereby required TO state in his an
nual report. particularly the receipts
and expenditures on account of said
fund, the balance standing to the
credit Of the State at the time of
making such report.
Sec. %. And be it enacted, That
the Board OF Public Works is en-
powered and directed to purchase for
each of the guard boats such arms and
ammunition as may be necessary to
make then efficient, and the officers
of such boats shall be authorized to
use such arms in their discretion for
the enforcement of the provisions Of
this Act.
Sec. q. And be it enacted, That
for the more efficient working OF the
State Fishery Force, the waters of
this State shall be divided into seven
districts, Of which the waters of Kent
county and Queen Anne's shall be
the first the waters Of Queen Annes