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

Sec "a. And be it enacted. That
all oysters in the shell disposed Of IN
the Stale Of Maryland. shall be meas
ured in a sealed measure Of any ca
pacity. from half bu .hel TO three
bushels. that may be agreed upon be-
tween the seller and purchaser pro
vided, that the said measure or meas
ures shall contain in quantity Tor
each bushel thereof according to the
following Dimensions, that l. ~ say,
sixteen and hall inches across from
inside 70 inside at he bottom, eighteen
inches from inside 70 inside al The top,
aud twenty-one inches diagonal from
the inside chime - the top, and the
same shall he even or struck measure
Sec. 81. And be it enacted, That it
shall be the duty Of the purchaser or
seller TO have and use said measure or
measures duly inspected and sealed
BY the Inspector OF weights and meas
uTes IN Baltimore city or in the several
counties, and that no other measure
shall be used under forfeit of fifty
dollars for each and every offence, 10
be recovered before any Justice of the
Peace by criminal prosecution against
the party owning or furnishing such
measure in the name Of the State Of
Maryland, before any Court having
criminal jurisdiction in the county or
city or any Justice Of the Peace OF
the same one half OF sad fine to 20 to
the informer, the other half TO be paid
to tie Comptroller, to be placed to the
credit OF the oyster fund.
Sec. sc. And he 1t enacted, That if
any boat or vessel shall be seen sill
ing on any of the waters Of this State
which are exempted from dred ging by
law III the same manner in winch they
| sail to take or catch oysters with SCOOP.
scrape, drag or dreige, or similar in
s;rumeut, the said boat or vessel shalt
be pursued by any officer or officers
authorized by this act to make arrest .
aud If said boat or vessel apprehended
by said officer or officers shall be found
to nave on board any wet oysters or the
| dredges OF dredge line or deck wet.
indicating the tak!ngot oysters at said
time and properly equipped for taking
or catching oysters wi:n Scoon. s.r,ra
drag or dredge. or similar Instrument
it shall! be pr7niu tuAe cv!deLra that
the said boat or vessel has been used
IN violation Of tL!s Act . and it shall
be the duty Of the officer to arrest the
person in command Of said boat or
ye.ss,, aai TO seize tn. said boat -
vessel to,ether with All her ,,t;,-
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