Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1892-05-06
PUBLIC GENERAL LAWS.

supervise tue OPERATION OF TINS ACT, SO TAR as
may be possible, and diligently to aid in the
! enforcement OF its provisions.
Section - +. Amy general measurer and
inspector of oysters III this state, who shall
knowingly permit any evasion or violation of
this Act to take place without causing the arr
rest Of the offender. shall be deemed guilty Of
u misdemeanor.
Section % q. For the purpose Of the en-.
forcement Of the provisions OF this Act, the
Governor Is hereby empowered aud directed
to appoint Inspectors BY and with the con.
sent Of the Senatelwh shall not be engaged
4 10 nny branch of tue oyster business It q
salary ofaiT hnFice5 siogers sacll ior the sea.
son, Beginning the ntst day Of September and
ending on the first day Of May following In
each aud every year; said inspectors to be as
! signed respectively as follows one to Balti.
more City, one to Anne Arundel County. one
70 Oxford, one to 81. Michaels. one to Girls.
field, one to Cambridge, one to Wicomico
| County aud one for somerset County out.
side OF Crisfed District whenever in auy
other OF the counties of the State, new oyster
packing aud shipping interests shall arise of
| Sufficient importance to justify such appoilN.
ment or appointments, the Governor, in his
discretion, is empowered to appoint such ad.
| ditional inspectors necessary tor the enforce.
ment OF thus Act; aud II shall be the duty OF
| said Inspectors 70 patrol their respective dis
tricts regularly each working day during the
/ oyster season, and they shall have power to
inspect all oysters found in the possession of
any person or persons, or on board OF any
! vessel, and Ii upon such inspection any such
1 inspector shall De convinced that any Of the
provisions OF this Act have been violated. he
shall have power aud u is hereby made his
! duty TO arrest, Immediately, such offender
/ and take him before the nearest or most con.
venient Justice of the Peace in any county of
the State or o Police Justice OF Baltimore
City, who shall rs speedily Us possible hear
anu dispose OF such case, ia accordance with
/ - -. A-s.. A =
| tors shall be allowed no extra compensation
tor conveyance, boat help or other ordinary
expenses, except in cases OF arrest where
| from the nature OF the case, he may be re.
quired to furnish means of conveyance and
other necessary expenses for the safe con.
duct OF the offender 50 arrested, in which
cases, upon presentation OF proper vouchers
he shall be allowed only his actual expendi.
/ lures, and the treasurer OF the State ON the
Warrant of the Comptroller, which the said
| Comptroller is hereby directed. to- issue. IA
hereby directed 90 pay said inspectors the
amount OF their monthly salaries on the first
day OF each month succeeding the month In
which the service shall have been performed
/ from the fund hereinafter provided for The
! said inspectors shall take and subscribe an
oath Tor afiirmationl such as Is commonly re.
quired in positions OF similar character; and
| IN the event Of failure to properly per form
the duties herein prescribed, snail be deemed
| guilty OF misdemeanor.
| section ~ Ii. For the purpose Of raising
the revenue necessary to the requirements OF
this Act u tax OF ten cents per hundred OF
bushels Of oysters purchased, BY each and
every packer. shipper and Wholesale and re-.
tail dealer or dealers, OF any kind In oysters.
| is hereby levied on all sucn p ,gkers shippers
and wholesale aud retail aealers And
| dealers OF any kind la ogsers. Who
shall monthly make O.. sworn state.
ment Of ne quantity Of oysters purchased
a.tA flrrlN 80 al.
81 XII @ 81 Been Sas Elk iSs
amount OF money due on account OF
said tax to the treasurer Of the State; and in
default Of said staten snt and payment a.
herein provided. or in the event Of any one
making false oath, for the default. the Of
fender shall be deemed guilty OF 4 misde.
meanor and for making such false oath in
| addition 70 the penalties herein imposed. shall
be indictable and punishable as Is now pro.
! yided for the crime OF pc rjury.
Section 81. 1t shall De unlawful for any
| person or persons to take or catch oysters. or
10 have oysters IN his or their possession be.
| tween the twentieth day OF April and the first
day OF September la each and every wear:
provided, that oysters caught before the
twentieth day of April may be disposed of at
any time before the thirtieth day Of April,
provided that this section shall not pre- vent
transportation companies from carrying
oysters brought from other States, nor hotel
and restaurant keepers or private persons
from purchasing oysters outside OF the State
OF Maryland, nor shall 1t be construed to pre-.
vent any person from taking oysters for pri.
vate use or transpIanting or cpltivating not
for sale, at any time from his private beds
within the State; persons violating the provis-
ions OF this section shall be deemed guilty of a
misde meanor.
Section u A. Any person who shall vic.
late any provisions Of sections twenty and
a nd NJ A fenf
be deemed guilty OF n misdemeanor and upon
conviction thereof before any tribunal o.
competent Jurisdiction for such offences in
| this State, shall be fined not less than twenty
/ FIVE dollars nor more than three hundred dol.
lars. in the discretion Of the Judge OF the
Court or tribunsi 10 which such person shall
be tried, or imprisoned in the county or city
/ jail, or Ia the House Of Correction, for not
less than one month nor more than twelve
| months in the discretion Of the Judge or JUS
/ tice trying the same; provided however, that
any owner, master or person In charge OF q
I conoe boat or vessel used in taking or catch
1 ing oysters with rakes or tongs, who shall be
convicted Of having In possession, on said
canoe, boat or vessel, oysters containing more
! than five per cent. OF shells and snail oysters
| as provided 10 section twenty A, shall be hned
n sum not less than ten dollars nor more than
fifty dollars in the discretion OF the Judge Of
the Court, or the Justice Of the Peace before
whom such person shall be tried; and one.
half OF every fine imposed for violation Of
this Act shall be paid TO the intormer, and
such informer shall be entitled to recrive the
same though be be an officer OF the State or
| any city or county therein
section g. The Board Of Public Works
I shall have power 70 retnQye any officer Of SAID
force for neglect Of duty or incompetency,
and the commander Of the force shall have
power 70 suspend any officer OF the force for
y period Of, not exceeding thirty days for any
neglect ohduty with the consent Of the said
Board Of Public Works, and any officer com
handing In said force, shall have power TO-
remove any subordinate under his command
and appoint person TO Ill the vacancy
whenever the interest OF said service may IN
his judgment require him 80 10 do
Section IS. The salary OF the Commander
Of the State Fishery Force shall be fifteen
hundred dollars. and the salary Of Deputy
Commander in charge Of steamers shall be
pne thousand dollars per annum; and they
shall have power TO appoint one officer at q
salary OF six hundred dollars per annum. one
engineer or machnlst at q salary Of eight
hundred dollars per arnnm, and one pilot a.
q salary Of thirty dollars per month, three
seamen at q salary Of twenty-five dollars each
per month. two fireman at salary oftwenty..
ive dollars each, rer month, one steward ana
one cooI< nj a agiarv of twenty-five dollars