Democratic messenger., 1892-06-18

SAID cargo shall for the purposes of this
section he deemed 10 have been umcnllcd.
Sec 20 ID. Any packer. commission
man or boatman who shall conspirc or
agree with any other person 10 cvadc any
ot the provisions of this act. ar who shall
knowingly cnnnive nj or participate in
such violation. Shell he 4 .rm Il guilty oi
Il misdemeanor.
Sec. % f. II shall he the duty Of the
general meaSurcr and inspector Of oys-
tcrs To supervise the operation Of this
act. So lar rs may he possible. and dill.
gently 10 aid in the enforcement OF its
provisions
Sec 20 f. Any general measurcr and
inspector of oysters in this state who
shall knowingly permit any evasion or
violation of this act Ia take place with
out causing the arrest of the offender
shall hc deemed guilty of misdemcanor
See. 30 q. Fni the purpose Of the en- I
tnrcemrni OF the provisions ot this aci
The Governor is hereby empowered aud
directed Ia appoint eight directors v and
with the consent OF the Senate who shall
not be engaged in any branch Of the ovs-
ter business. at II salary ot six hundred
dollars each for the season beginning the
first day of September and ending on The
first day of May following, in each and
every year. saii inspectors to be assigned
respectively n follows One Ia Balti-
more city. one Ia Anne Arundel county,
one 10 oxford. one To ST Michaels one
io Crisfied. one Ia Cambridge. one 10
Wicnmico county and one for Somerset
county outside Of Crisfield district
Whenever IN any ot the other counties of
the state new oyster packing and ship
ping interests shall arise of suili lent i'm
poriance Ia Justify such appointment or
appointments. the Governor, in his dis
erection. i empowered To appoint such in
spectors necessary for the enforcement q!
this act and.it shall he the duty of said
inspectors 10 patrol their respective dis
iricts regularly each working day during
the oyster seaason. and they shall have
power Ia inspect all oysters found in the
possession oi any person or persons. or
on board any vessel, and il upon such in
sprciinn any snch inspector shall br con
WINGED that any of the provisions of this
act have been violated he shall have pow
er and il is hereby made his duty To ar
rest. Immediately. such offender and take
him before the nearest or most conven
lent justice fthe peace. in any county of
the state or a police justice of Baltimore
City. who shall ms speedily as possible
hear and dispose of such case in accord
ance with The provisions of this article !;
and said inspectors shall b. allowed no
extra compensation for conveyance, boat
help or other ordinary expenses. except
in cases oi arrest " here from the nature
of the case he may he required tn furnish
means of conveyance and other necessary
expenses for the safe conduct Of the often
der So arrested in which case OF upon pre-
sen iaiiun of proper vouchers. he shall br
allowed only his actual expenditures. and
the treasure Of the stale. an the warrant
ot the Comptroller. which the said Comp
iroller is hereby directed 10 issue Is here
by directed 10 issue. is hereby directed 10
issue. is bereJy directed 10 p1y said in
>pectnrS the amount of their amount Of
their monthly salaries on the first day of
each mpnth succeeding the month in
which the service shall have been per
formed from the fund hereinafter pro-
vlaed for The said inspectors shall take
and subscribe an oath Tor aiiirmaiionl.
such as j. commonly required in posi-
iinns of similar character, aud in the
event .: failure To properly perform the
duties herein prescribed shall be guilty of
a m'Sd .meanor.
see 20 IL For the purpose OF raising
the revenue necessary 20 the requirements
ot This act a tax Of ten cents per hundred
nt bushels oi oysters purchased hy each
and every pac ker. shipper and wholesale
ahd retail dealer or dealers of any kind
in oysters is hereby levied on all such
packers. shippers and wholesale and re
tail dealer and dealers Of any Kind in
oysters. who shall monthly make sworn
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chased and forward said statement on the
first day of the month succeeding the
month in which such purchases shall
have been made. with the amount of
money due on account of said tax. 10 the
treasurer of the state and in default of
said statement and payment as herein
provided. ar in event OF anyone making a
false oath for the dcfanlt the Offender
shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeannr
and for making such false oath. in nddi.
linn 10 the penalties herein imposed shall
hc indctablc and punishable as is now
provided for the crime oi perjury.
See. 81 II shall be unlawful for any
person or persons 10 take or catch ovs-
tiers or To have in his or their possession
between the twentieth day of April and
the first day oi September in each and
'
hefnre The twentieth day of Aprl may be
disposed of at any time before the thir-
tieth day Of April provided that this sec
iion shall not prevent transportation
companies from carrying oysters brought
from other states nor hotel and restau
rant keepers or private persons from pur-
chasing oysters outside of the State of
Maryland. nor shall II be construed la
prevent any person from taking oysters
for private use or transpanting or cnlti-
vaiing. not for sale. AT any time from his
private beds within the state Persons
violating the provisions of this act shall
he guilty Of IA misdemeannr
Sec 81 4. Any person who shall vio-
late any provisions of Sections twenty
and twrnty-one 4 inclusive Of the act
shall be guilty of misdemeanor and
upon conviction thereof before any tribu-
nal of competent jurisdiction for such of
tenses in this state shall he fined not less
than twenty-five dollars nor more than
three hundred dollars. in the discretion
of the Judge of the court or tribunal in
which such person shall he tried. or inn
prisoned IN the county or city Jail or in
the house of correction, for not less than
one month nor more than twelve months,
in the discretion of the judge or Justice
trying the same provided, however, that
any owner. master or person in charge of
a canoe. boat oi vessel used in taking or
catching oysters with rakcs or tongs, who
shall be convicted Of having in possession
on said canoe. boat or vessel oysters con
vicicd of oysters containing more than
five per cent. of shells aud small oysters.
as provided in section twenty A. shall be
fined a sum not less than ten dollars nor
more than fifty dollars. in the discretion
oi the judge of the court or the Justice of
the peace before whom snch person shall
he tried and one-half of every fine i'm
posed for violation of this act shall he
paid To the intormer and such informcr
shall he entitled To receive the same
though lac be an officer of the state or
citv ar any county therein.
Sec. 2S The Board of Public Works |
shall have power Ia remove any officer Of
said force for neglect of duty or incom.
potency. and the commander of the force |
shall have power 10 suspend any officer |
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