Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1890-11-28
New oyster Law.

As many subscribers and readers Of
The IxDErENDENT arc engaged in the oys-
ter industry, we deem it our duty 10
, lace cfore them the most important
provisions Of the Act Of Assembly en-
acted or the protection and preservation
Of DE oyster. The new oyster law CHIP
TIT COZ, of the Acts Of 1890. requires
oil oysters to be culled as they are taken
aud that all oyster shells and oysters
measuring not less than y inches from
1hg to mouth Of shell shall be returned
to the water whence they are taken and
as they are taken.
Persons violating this law, are liable
upon conviction to fine of not less than
fifty, nor NOE than three hundred dol
lars, Or to iSprison neut in the county
i,il for term not less than one month,
or both, or to forfeit the canoe. vessel or
boat used in such violation of the law.
When spat or small oysters adhere 50
closely to the shells Of mark table oys-
tiers as 10 Je incapable Of removal with
out destroying the young oyster then il
il DOT necessary to attempt such removal.
In See 90 of the same Aet--after set
ting forth sundry regulations as to. the
ascertainmeut of the quantity sold aud
the proportion of small oysters contained
in any cargo, or bulk, by dumping eve
~ fifth tub upon deck, and by as ,ertain-
ing the proportion of unlawful oysters il
such dump. to establish thereby a rule OIL
proportion for tue entire cargo, &c, The
law goes on to provide that "it shall he
unlawful for any person to have in hii
possession for sale any cargo, or portion
of cargo of oysters, wherein, empty
shells aud small oysters Of less Icnga
than q inches shall amount to mere
than 5 per cent of said cargo" a pen
atty of fc9m one Bnndrcd to five hun
dred dollars is attached for violation 0
mis- law, or Imprisonment in House 0
Correction or Jail, for term not les
than months or more than one year
Chapter COZ, Sec 10, makes it th
duty If the Police Force Of the Oysto
Navy, also Of the civil authorities of th
State, counties, AMI cities to enforce tn
provision of shis-act.
Gen Seth on Ring upon the pro
visions Of the new law says:
Il fully believe Cooking at the oys
tiers as they are now prepared for mar
ket, and considering how greatly thei
condition has been improved by tAe chi
hing law, from what it was last season
that there was a waste last season of full
ly two millions Of bushels of seed oysters
which would to-day, if they had bee
properly culled out, haze aided tw4l-
oyster takers at all points, will personal
y examine this matter, and c)Rfer to
gether, and see if they cannot cultivst
among themselves a moral sentiment
which shall result in their working to
Eether for their own security and relief
aud | feel well assured that after tw
years of earnest trial. they will find thei
supply increased to such an extent tina
10 will bring back the packers who .hav
been compelled to leave the State to lool
for better markets, and will secure Il
themselves, a con inued and abundan
supply. believe that the hope of til,
future lies entirely with them, and tina
It this is not done. the time will speedily
,scSme when the consuming public will de
mand legislation which will take from
them the absolute use of the beds anc
bars, and put them into private hands
Tor private cultivation