Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1886-05-07

shall be unlawful for any person or
persons to take or catch oysters on
sunday or at night, and any person or
persons violating this section shall on
conviction thereof be fined u sum of
not less than fifty dollars nor more
than three hundred 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 tins Act, at the discretion of the
Judge or Justice of the Peace irving
the same.
Sec. l6. And be il enacted. That the
Comptroller of the Treasury shall have
painted in black figures, on white can
vass, two sets of numbers correspond
ing to the license to catch oysters with
scoop, scrape, dredge or any similar
instrument, each figure shall be twenty
two inches in length and of propor-
Tomato width, and the figures at least
SIX inches apart, and he shall give to
each person taking out such license
Two numbers thereof, one of which
snail be firmly sewed upon the star
BOARD side, and in the middle of that
part OF the mainsail which is above the
tha mor, ana 5he other number ON
20 &c Pott s,ue' ana IN the middle part
~ "nic =, Is above me bon
~ ~ "uu reel lhese numbers shall
p,"~ou -, ~ ah upright position ana
49, a. aii lines curing the dredging
season, and shall not be concealed or
"unaoo1' anu no o'her number snail be
,yh;oL y o. Wv or useu thal mat
"n.on 70 iu'iiisheu ny the comptroller;
%iny pel9on ot persons VINO snall vlo,
h i'''J wy pioVls,ohs Oh th's secuon snail
oe 9eolneu sullty Oh mlsdemeanor,
a ~: upon Upon convection III any court IN
I nn o'ate or pelore Justice OF the
ae eacS Shall DE hhed not less than
my u9Iiars nor more thah one nun
I III uo oa Ts or Imprisoned IN the
liouse Oh CORRECTION Tor period OF
~ uol iess 'ilah tlree months nor more
nan TWO Years. PROVIDED, the court or
o st,i VI lle reaee trying the same
siaii DC convinced that the provisions
y! ,n,a seo,iol nave peeh intentionally
t"i".eu, anu IN any sucil case the
poat or Vessel shall pe forfeited, and
nay pe conu.hheu, IN tae discretion
~ ~ 'no ouuge OF c1stice OF the feace III
'ro manner proNiueu Ill sectloh eleVeh
vi snls h f
oEo. ~ mn DC f" e""ctea, Ihat any
loHlueuV vi inns oiate desiring 10 use
ny o"noe or otheI poat III catchlhg OF
sphi'S oysters, WIN rakes or longs,
or aor s"io III any Oh the waters OF inns
o'a,e, snal, hlst OBTAIN py Application
10 'ne oierk OF the circuit Court Tor
,hc county wherein ne may reside,
iiconse 81 .nerelor, ana such license shali
nav ohect rom 'he hrSt gay OF sep
.o'no1r III we year IN Whlch they may
nave oeeh o1talhed' TO the twenty-hfth
aay Oh april inclusive, next succeed,
ny PROVIDED mat sucn license shall
hot "nthorlze the use OF SAID canoe or
po"t III taxing or catchihg oysters IN
any creek cove, river, inlet, pay or
souhu, WITHIN lhe limits OF any county
other lhah thal wherein the Incense
silalI nave been granted, ana that the
pounuarles OF counties bordering on
navlgapie waters, snall pe surety con
s.rueu SO US not 10 permit the resi-
uents Oh elther county 10 take or
o :" oysters beyond the middle OF
tne olVldihg chahnei; PROVIDED, that
hothlng IN tEls section snail DC so CON
strued as 10 prevent the cltlzens OF
queen hnhe's ana hent counties from
using the waters OF ohester river In
common, or the citizens OF Dorchester
ana Wlcoinico countles from using the
waters OF ihe Nantlcoke river IN COM
mon, or the citlzens OF Queen Anne's
ana LABOR counties from uslpg the
waters OF wye river ana the mouth
inereoi III common, or the cltlzens OF
dorchester ana talbot counties from
using the waters OF the Choptank
river IN common mi
DEC. 10. am DC +" en"ctea, That each
ana every license to take or catch
oysters Tor SAFE with rakes or longs,
shaii state the name ana residence
OF the person TO whom the same IL
10 be granted the number, together
win the length TO be obtained by
top or over all measurement OF the
canoe or boat licensed, the county
IN winch me same IS TO be used,
ana the period at which SAID license
VIII expire; ana every applicant Tor
such license shall pay to the Clerk OF
the Court where such license may be
granted, ana before the ISSUING and
delivery OF the same, according TO the
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