Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1886-12-17


Sunday OF at night, and any person or
persons violating this section shall on
conviction thereof be fined a sum of
not less than fifty dollars nor more
than three hun lred dollars, or SEN
fenced to the House of Correction for
a period of not less than three months
nor more than one year, or forfeit the
BOAT, vessel or canoe used in violation
OF this Act, at the discretion of the
Judge or Justice Of the Peace irving
the same.
SEC. Is. And be it enacted. That the
Comptroller Of the Treasury shall have
painted IN black figures. on white can
VaSs, two sells Of numbers correspond-
ing to the license to catch oysters with
scoop, sctape, dredge ors any similar
instrument, each figure shall be twenty
TWO inches III length and of proper
Tomato width, and the figures at least
slN inches apart, and he shall give to
each person taking out such license
two numbers thereof, one of which
shall be firmly sewed upon the star
board side, and in the middle of that
part OF the malnsall which is above the
"close-reef, and the other number on
the port side, and IN the middle part
OF the lib which is above the bon
net and reef :" these numbers shall
be placed IN an upright position and
worn at all times during the dredging
season and returned at the end of the
season. and shall not be concealed or
defaced. and no other number shall be
exposed To view or used than that
which is furnished 10y the Comptroller;
any person or persons who shall vio-
late the provisions of this section shall
he deemed guilty of misdemeanor,
and upon conviction in any court in
this State or before a Justice of the
Peace shall be fined not less than
fifty dollars nor more than one hun
bred dollars or imprisoned IN the
House of Correction for "A period of
not less than three months nor more
than two years: provided, the Court or
Justice of the Peace trying the same
shall he convinced that the provisions
OF this section have been Intentionally
violated, and in any such ease the
boat or vessel shall be forfeited. and
may be cond, mned. in the discretion
of the Judge or Justice Of the Peace III
the manner provided in section eleven
of this Act.
Sc. II. mi b Il snarttd. That any
resident of this State desiring to use
any canoe or other boat in catching or
taking oysters. with rakeS or tongs,
for sale in any of the waters of this
State, shall first obtain by application
To the Clerk of the Circuit Court for
the county wherein he may reside. a
license therefor. and such license shall
have effect from the first day of Sep
TENDER III the year in which they may
have been obtained, To the twenty-tifth
day of April. inclusive, next succeed
Tag: provided, that such license shall
not authorize the use of said canoe or
boat in taking or catching oysters in
any creek, cove. river. inlet. BAY or
sound, within the limits of am county
other than that wherein the license
shall have been granted. and that the
boundaries of counties bordering on
waters, shall be strictly con
Strued so a. not To permit the resi-
dents of either county to take or
catch oysters beyond the middle of
the dividing channel; provided, that
nothing III this section shall be SO con
Strued as To prevent the citizens of
Queen Anne'S and Kent counties from
using the waters of Chester river in
common. or the citizens of Dorchester
and NIcomIco counties from using the
of the Nauticoke river III com
mon. or the citizens OF Queen Anne's
and Talbot counties from using the
waters of Wye river and the mouth
thereof in common. or the citizens of
Dorchester and Talbot counties from
using the waters OF the thoptauk
river IN common.
SEC. Is. 1,.d b, It eaacted, That each
aud every license 10 take or catch
oysters for sale with rakeS or tongs.
shall state the name and residence
of the person Ia whom the same is
To be granted the number. together
with the length TO be obtained by
top or over all measurement OF the
canoe or boat licensed. the county
in which the same Is 10 he used,
and the period at which said license
will expire: and every applicant for
such license shall pay to the Clerk of
the Court where snch license may be
granted, and before the issuing and
delivery OF the same, according to the
following rates, viz: For any boat
measuring III length twenty feet or
less, the sum of two dollars; measuring
from twenty to twenty-five feet, the
sum of three dollars: measuring from
twenty-five To thirty feet, the sum of
four dollars: and all over thirty feet. in
Guiding Sloops under Custom House
tonnage, the sum of five dollars each;
and all oysters taken with rakeS or
tongs shall be culled upon the natural
beds where they are taken: the amount
received from longing license TO be
paid by the Clerk TO the School Com
missioners for the public schools in
the respective counties where such
license is issued: provided, the sum
received from white tongers shall go
to white schools, and the sum received
from colored tougers shall go to the
colored schools.
SEC. 10. and be At enacted, That every
applicant for license to use any canoe
or other boat in taking or catching
oysters with rakes or tongS. shall be
required to make oath or affirmation
before the Clerk authorized to issue
the same. or some Justice of the Peace
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