Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1892-05-19
.PUBLIe 0EYERAL L4WS.

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the Clerk Of the Circuit Court 70
I the county wherein he may reside
q license therefor, and such Iicens
shall have effect from the fifteent1
! day Of September in the year il
which il mag have been obtained h
the twentieth day Of April, inclu
eive, next succeeding, provided, Thu
such license shall not authorize til
taking Or catching o. oysters ii
any creek cove, inlet, bay OF sount
within the limits Of any county
other than that wherein the liccns,
| shall have been granted, and tina
| the boundaries N thccounties Dor
dcFiug on navigabIc waters shall II
strictly construed So rs iaot 70 per
nit the residents OF either count,
10 take or catch oysters beyond tht
middle Of the dividing channel
provided, that nothing III this Soc
ton shall be 10 construed al % pre-.
vent the citizens Of Queen Anne'l
and Kent counties from using the
waters Of the Chester river IN com
mon,aOr the citizens Of Dorchester
and Wicomioo counties from usiEp
tho watcrs of Nauticokc river ii
common, Of the citizens Of Queen
Anne's and Talbot counties from
using the waters Of The WE river
and the mouth thereof Ia common,
or the citizens of Dorchester and
Talbot COMMITTEES from using the wa
ters Of the Giioptank river in COM
mon. Provided, however, that the
County Commissioners shall be au-
thorizod to give special permission
to any womAn, who has no visible
meansof support, To takean catch
oysters without license provided.
also that boys under iifteen years
Of ago shall not be required to IL
eense.
Section Is. Each and every H.
cense 70 take or catch oysters for
sale, with rakea 81 tongs, shaIl state
the nanp, age aud residence 81 the
person 70 whom the same II to 30
granted. the number, and the coun-
~ Ia which the Same Is to be used,
and every applicant for such license
shall pay n Che Clerk III the Conrt,
when apch Iieense may ha granted.
and before Issuing and delivery 81
The same, the sam of three dollars,
and also The suin 81 fifty CENTS a.
q fec 10 tho clerk for issuing the
aamc. Nine teRihs 81 tho anonnt
received from tonGing licenses shalt
b paid BY the clerk, Il tia school
commissioners for the public schools
n tho respective counties where
such Licenses arc issued the sum
received from white tongurs 10 70
% the white schools, and the sum
received from colored tongera To 70
b the eoiored schools.
Section Is. Every applicant for
license to take or catch oysters with
raAca Or tonga. shall be required 10
mako oath, 1T affirmation, before
The clerk authorised ID issne tho
same. or some Justice Of the Peace.
IN whose certificate Of the taking of
such oath OF affirmation, the clerk
hall issue said license, that the
acts act forth Il, said license arc
strictly true; than III has been d b6Aa
ne resident of the county FOR twelve
months next preceding bis applica-
ion for said license, that he desires
md intends to use said license ii
he county in which he resides, or
he waters used In common, ii here
provided Ill this Article, |
md that no will comply with and |
hey All the laws Of this State regu- |
ating tho taking OF catching Of oys-
ers.
Section III. The comptroller 81
he treasury shall canso 10 b print /
i and delivered to tho Clerk 81 tho
'ircuit Courts for the several coun-
los, the requisite number Of anch
lank licenses, and take receipts for
be Same as for other licenses fur
ishnd; and said clerks shall, on the
rst Monday of March and Deem
en- Of each year. return 70 the comp
roller a lat and account Of such
censes issued BY them, and at the
nd Of each longing season, shall
aturn all unused Licenses to him,
nd shall pay over to tho comp
'oller onc-tonth Ut the amount re-
sivod by him for such lieenses,
hich amount the said comptroller
1all place to the credit Of the es0ys-
il Fund, and no license to take
/ catch oysters with rake or tongs,
lalL be used on any boat Or vessel
hich is licensed to take or catch
geters with scoop, drag, dredge or
az similar instrument during The ,
JASON for which such boat or Yos-
/ il liccnaed and all licenses shall
gpire at the end Of the season. n
Section 20, That all oysters taken {
ON any waters OF this State leither {
it'll scoops, dredges or any similar
Istrnmcnt, or tongs or rakes) shall !
J culled upon their natural bed or ]
II Az taken, and all oyster shells,
ID oysters whose shells measure I
IS than two aud one halfinchas IN 1
myth, measuring from hinge to q
outh, shall be included ia said /
Hing, and replaced upon said bed /
bar as taken. K
Section 40 Al Amy person who /
Iall have oysters in his possession, i