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

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for not less than three months mol
more than three years, in the discrs.
tion of the justice trying the same.
Sec. Is. And be it enacted, That j;
shall be unlawful for any person OF
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 a 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 this Act, at the discretion Of the
Judge or Justice of the Peace trying
the same.
Sec. lG.-Aad hsit enaetsG., Taat-iLs
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 proper
tionate 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
shall be firmly seweS upon the star
board side, and in the middle Of that
part of the mainsail 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 by the Comptroller !;
any person or persons who shall vio-
late the provisions of this section shall
be deemed guilty of m!sdsmeanor,
and upon conviction in any court in
this State or before Justice Of the
Peace shall be fined not less than
fifty dollars nor more than one hun
dred dollars or imprisoned in the
House Of Correction for period of
not less than three months nor more
than two years; provided, the Court or
Justice OF the Peace trying the same
shall be convinced that the provisions
of this section have been Intentionally
violated, and in any such case the
boat or vessel shall be forfeited, and
may be condemned, in the discretion
nj the IndSe or Justice Of the Peace in
OF this Act.
Sec. II. And he it enacted, That any
resident Of this State desiring to use
anv 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,
license therefor, and such license shall
have effect from the first day of Sep
tember in the year in which they may
have been obtained, to the twenty-tifth
day of April, inclusive, next succeed
ing 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 any county
other than that wherein the license
shall have been granted, and that the
boundaries of counties bordering on
navlgable waters, shall be strictly con-
strued SO as not to permit the resi-
dents of either county to take or
catch oysters beyond the middle Of
the dividing channel; provided, that
nothing in 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 Wicomico counties from using the
waters Of the Nanticoke river in 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 o!
| Dorchester and Talbot counties from
using the waters of the Choptsnk
river in common.
Sec. Is. And be it enacted, That each
and every license to take or catch
oysters for sale with rakes or tongsr
shall state the name and residence
OF the person to 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 TO be used
and the period at which said license
Will expire aud every applicant fol
such license shall pay to the Clerk Of
the Court where such license may be
granted, and before the issuing and
delivery Of the same, according to the
following rates, viz For any boat
measuring in length twenty feet OF
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 o.
four dollars and all over thirty feet
including sloops under Custom House
tonnage. the sum OF FIVE dollars each
and all oysters taken with rakes oil
tongs shall be culled upon the natura
beds where they are taken the amoun
received from longing license to b
: paid by the Clerk TO the School Com
| missioners for the public schools II
| the respective counties where suci