Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1892-05-19
PUBLIC 0ENEB4L LAWS.
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~ OF the Code Of Public General
Laws, title "Oysters, and to re-
! enact the same with amen s;nents,
and 10 add certain new sections
to said Article to follow ia prop
or order the respective sections in
order Of precedence and to be
designated as sections 20 b, 20 g,
GOD, 20 =, 20 F, 20 G, 20 II,
and n A.
SECTION / Be ii enacted BY the
| General Assembly Of Maryland,
| That sections 2, S, II, ~, -, Ii,
! Is, 16, II, 30, 20 A, ri, %, 33 and
81 Of Article seventy-two Of the
Code Of Public General Laws, title
"Oystcrs, be and the same is here
by repealed aud re-enacted with
amendments, and that certain new
sections be and the same are hereby
added to said Article to follow the
numerical sections Of said Article
in order Of precedence TO be desig-
mated as sections 20 b, 20 G, 20 ID,
20 u, 20 L, 20 g, 20 II, and q A,
TO read as to said respective sections,
as follows
Section 2. The comptroller Of the
treasury shall upon application Of
any person who has been resident
Of this State for twelve consecutive
months next preceding such ape
plication, issue license TO such
resident, and to no other person,
to employ such boat ia taking Or
catching oysters, with scoop, dredge
or similar instrument, within the
waters Of the Chesapeake Bay, POI
tomac River, and IN Easton Bay
outside Of line drawn from the
southwest corner Of Kent Point 20
Wade's Point provided that moth
ing herein contained shall author
ize the taking or catching Of oysters
with scoop, dredgc or similar in
strument on any oyster bar within
one and ono-half miles Of Talley's
Point, Sandy Point. Jackets Point,
Thomas Point, Hollands Island
bar and Three Sisters nor within
ono aud one-half miles Of Hollands
Point bar, nor Of Swans Point bar,
nor between Poplar Island aud the
mainland Of Tablet County, south
Of line drawn from the north
point Of Poplar Island 10 Lows
Point on The mainland nor north
Of a line drawn from the end Of the
south bar Of Poplar Island 70 Paw
Paw Cove on Tiighman's Island,
nor within one-f0urth Of a mile
west Of Poplar Island, nor within
onc-half milo OF Plum Point, nor
within the boundary lines Of any
county, unless herein otherwise
specified which license shall hold
good for one season only, aud shall
only authorize the catching III oya.
terra between tho fifteenth day Of
October and the frat day Of April,
on which day the dredging season
shall end and the license expire
but ii shall be lawful for the owner
Of any such licensed boat whoneyer
said owner shall sell and convey,
by bill OF sale for q bona fae con-
sideration, said boat TO any person
who has been resident Of tho State
Of Maryland, for at least one year
30 transfer said license TO said VEN
dec with said boat which license,
when transferred, shall cntitle said
yendec to the same privileges Of
catching or taking oysters with said
boat in the waters Of this State,
that the original vendor or assignor
had had before said assignment
provided said yendcc and assignee
shall appear before the comptroller
Of The treasury and make oath be-
fore him TO al the facts, matters
and things required Of the said orig
inal vendor or assignor, before TAX
ing out such license upon which
said license, the said comptroller
shall certify in writing the fact Of
said yendee or assignee having taxi
en- said oath, for which said cegtifl-
cate the said vendee or assignee
shall pay TO the said Comptroller the
sum Of five dollars for the use Of
tho Oyster Fund. The provisions
Of this section in relation TO time
Of taking oysters, the time of expi-
ration Of license, and to transfer Of
ownership shall apply to all vessels
deceased BY any coanty in this State
to take and catch oysters with scrapo
or scoop, and any law, general or
local, in conflict herewith shall be
void and Of no effect provided that
the time specified in this section
shall not apply to boats Or vessels
licensed in the counties to take oys-
tiers with scoop or scrape, which
time shall begin ON the first day Of
October and end on the thirty-first
day Of March, except Talbot and
Dorchester Counties where the time
for taking oysters with scoop, scrape
or dredge, shall begin on tho first
day Of October and end on the first
day Of March.
Section 5. Before granting such
license the comptroller shall receive
for it from the applicant at the rate
Of three dollars per ton for every
ton the boat may measure, and the
license shall be exhibited Whenever
called for by any officer of this State.
Section H. Any boat. owned
wholly on in part by any non-resi-