The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1892-05-20

SEC. 2 And be it enacted, That this act shall
take effect from the date of its passage.
We hereby certify that the aforegoing is q cor:
rect copy of an act OF the General Assembly of
Maryland, passed January session, 1892;
W. G. PURNELL,
CARLToN sHAFER,
Chief Clerk of the House of Delegates.
Approved by the Governor, April 2. 1882.
CHAPTER 57l
An ACT TO REPEAL sEcTioN THIRTY-Two
Of Article ninety,three title "Testamentry Law. :,
Public General Laws and to re-enact tine same
with amendments.
bly, OF Maryland, That Section thirty-two of Arti-
Gle ninety-threc, title "Testamentary Law sub
eral Laws be and the same Is hereby repealed and
reenacted with amendments SO as to read as
22. If the intestate be married woman. and
shall leave no child or children or descendants, all
h apon AM
utely, land 1t shall not in such case be necessary
pass title to him. unless he shall be liable in law for
debts owing by her, but no title whatever to such
said husband when administration is not necessary
except by an order of the Orphans Court declaring
the court shall pass order nisi, which shall be
published in such manner and for such time as the
ter the expiration of said notice shall be finally
ratified by said court unless to the contrary
woman and leaves child or children or descend
ants her personal estate, including all chooses in
strators and the surplus Of her estate shall be dis
tributed by the Orphans Court to the husband for
his life and no longer, and after his death then to
her children and descendants, per stripes. and it
shall be the duty of the Orphans Court granting
the said estate shall be invested so IS best to Sc
cure the rights of children or others Interested
whole of said personal estate shall be subject to
the orders of the Orphans Court, and shall not be
disposed of by the administrator except by virtue
of an order or decree duly passed by said court.
SEC z. And be II further enacted, That this act
te al 1s
rect copy of an act of the General Assembly of
Maryland. passed January session. 1 Ssy2sxp,,
Secretary ret y OF the SeEate.
Chief Clerk of the House of Delegates.
Approved by the Governor, April z. 1882.
AN ACT TO REPEAL SECTIONS TWO, FIVE,
eleven, twelve, thirteen, fourteen. fifteen, six
twenty eight, thirty-thre and thirtyfo of Ar
ticle seyenty-two OF the Code of Public General
with amendments and to add certain new sec
lions to said article follow in proper order the
be designated as Sections twenty b, twenty C,
twenty D, twenty f. twenty F, twenty G, twenty
SECTION l. lie it enacted by the General Assem-
bly, of Maryland, That Sections two, i've. eleven,
teen twenty, twenty A, twenty one. twenty eight,
thrty-three and tnfrtyfour of Article seventy-two
OF the Code of Public General Laws. title "Oys-
ters." be and the are hereby repealed and re-
enacted with amendments. land that certain new
sections and the same are hereby added to said
article to follow the numerical sections of said
article in order of precedence TO be designated as
twenty F, twenty c. twenty II and twenty one A,
to read as to said respective sections follows:
SEC. 2. The Comptroller of the Treasury. shall
resident Of this state for twelve consecutive
license to such resident and to no other person to
employ such boat in taking or catching oysters
with scoop, dredge or similar instrument within
the waters of the Chesapeake Bay. Potomac River,
and in Easton Bay outside of line drawn from the
provided that nothing herein contained shall au-
thorize the taking or catching of oysters with
scoop, dredge similar instrument OF any oyster
bar within and one-haf miles of Talleys Point,
Sandy Point, Hackett's Point, Thomas Point. Hol-
lands Island bar and Three Sisters: nor within one
and nehalf miles of Hollands Point bar, nor of
swan s Point bar, nor between Poplar Island and
the mainland Of Talbot county south of a line
drawn from the north point of Poplar Island to
Lows foint on the MAINLAND; nor north of a line
drawn from the end OF the south bar Of Poplar
Island to Paw Paw Cove on Tilghman's Island, nor
within onefourth of mile west of Poplar Island,
nor within onehalf mile of Plum Point, nor within
the boundary lines of any county, unless herein
otherwise specified; which license shall hold good
for one season only, and shall only authorize the
October and the first day of April, on which day
the dredging season shall end and the license ex
such licensed boat whenever said owner shall sell
convey, by bill of sale for bona-fide consider
dent of the State of Maryland for at least one year
TO transfer said license TO said vendee with said
said yendee to the same privileges of catching or
taking oysters with said boat in the waters of this
before said assignment provided said vendee and
assignee shall appear before the Comptroller of the
matters and things required of said original vendor
or assignor before taking out such license; upon
which said license the said Comptroller shall GER
tify in writing the fact of said yendee assignee
having taken said OATH for which said certificate
Comptroller the sum OF fve collars for the use of
the oyster fund. The provisions of this section in
expiration of license and TO transfer of ownership
shall apply all vessels licensed by any county in
this state to take and catch oysters with scrape or
SCOOP. and any law, general or local. in conflict
herewith shall be void and Of no effect; provided
apply TO boats vessels licensed in the counties to
take oysters with scoop or scrape. which time shall
thirty first day of March, except Talbot and Dor
chester counties, where the time for taking oysters
day of october and end on the first day of March.
SIC. 5; Before granting such license the Comp
of three dollars per ton for every ton the boat
may measure, and the license shall be exhibited
SEC IL Any boat owned wholly or in part by
any non resident, used in catching oysters In this
hereby declared 10 be forfeited and shall be con
demned by order of any judge of Circuit Court
captured in Baltimore City, by order of the City
Court and shall be sold by the sheriff of the county
City, by the Sheriff of said city to the highest
bidder for cash, after twenty days notice OF the
it,
at least three times IN a newspaper, having the
largest circulation printed in Baltimore City or in
the county where condemned; onefourth OF the
proceeds of such sale snail be paid to the party
making the capture, including the offcers and
shall be paid into the Treasury of the state to be
credited to the oyster fund; provided, however,
sells shall have the right TO make an appeal upon
giving the state good and sufficient bond as re-
the bona-hdes of the owner of any vessel shall be
called in question the burden OF proving such bona
fdes shall be upon those claiming TO be such own
ers and provided alsn that upon taking such ap-
peal and filing such BOND the said vessel shall be
SEC L. The Comptroller shall have painted in
black figures on white canvas two sets of numbers
ments; each figure shall be twenty-five inches IN
at least six inches apart and he shall give to each
person, taking out such license Two numbers
thereof, one of which shall be securely sewed upon
the starboard side, and in the middle of that part
of the mainsei which is above the close reef, and
part OF the ib which is above the bonnet and reef
these numbers shall be placed in an upright posi-
ton, and worn at all times during the dredging sea
son, and returned at the end of the season, and
shall not be concealed or defaced; and no other
which is furnished by the Comptroller; any person
who shall violate tina provisions OF this section
Sfied in in Section f@enfyeone Of this act and in
any such case the boat vessel shall be forfeited
the manner provided in Section ten. The provi-
sions of this section shall apply TO all boats licensed
to take oysters with scrape or scoop ny any county
boats shall be painted red instead of black and the
numbers shall be delivered by the Comptroller TO
the clerks of the courts they may be ordered and
at the end of the all licenses not used shall
be returned by said clerks TO the Comptro Her, and
the said clerks shall also pay to the Comptroller
one-tenth OF all moneys received by them for such
licenses, which shall be placed to the credit of
the oyster fund.
SEC 49, II any boat vessel shall be seen sailing
on any OF the waters of this state which are eX-
empted from dredging by law, in the same manner
in which they sail to take or eaten oysters with
scoop, scrape. drag dredge or similar Instrument
the said boat or vessel shall be pursued by any
officer authorized by this article to make arrests,
and if said boat or vessel unprecedented by said
officer shall be found TO have on board any wet
oysters or the lredges dredge-line, or deck wet
indicating the taking of oysters at said time. and
properly equipped for taking or catching oysters