The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1892-05-13
PUBLIC GENERAL LAWS.


Dor in any waters of this state The provisions OF
this section shall extend to all boats licensed to
take oysters with scoop or scrape by any county OF
this state.
SEC. IA. Any resident of this state desiring to
catch take oysters with rakes or tongs for sale
in any of the waters of this state shall first obtain
by application to the clerk of the Circuit Court for
for and such license shall have effect from the fiji.
teenth day of September in the year in which II
may have been obtained to the twentieth day OF
April, inclusive, next succeeding; provided that
such license shall not authorize the taking or catch
ing of oysters in any creek cove, river, inlet pay
sound within the limits of any county other
than that wherein the license shall have been
granted, and that the boundaries of the counties
bordering on navigabe waters shall be strictly con-
strued so not to permit the residents OF either
county to take or catch oysters beyond the middle
this section shall be SO construed as to prevent the
citizens of Queen Annes and Kent counties from
using the waters of the Chester River in common,
or the citizens of Dorchester and Wicomico coun-
ties from using the waters of Nanticoke River in
common. or the citizens OF Queen Anne's and Tai
bot counties from using the waters of Wye River
and the mouth thereof in common, or the citizens
waters of the Choptank River in common; pro-
vided. however. thar the county commissioners
snail De 70 give sPecnad M
to take and catch oysters without license; pro
vided also that boys under fifteen years of age
shall not be required to license.
SEC. Is. Each and every license to take or catch
oysters for sale with rakes or tongs shall state the
name, age and residence of the person to whom the
same is TO be granted. the number and the county
in which the same is to be used, and every appli-
court when such license may be granted, and be.
fore the issuing and delivery of the same. the sum
of three dollars, and also the sum of fifty cents as
fee to the clerk for issuing the same. Nine-tenths
of the amount received from longing licenses snail
be paid by the clerks to- the school commissioners
for the public schools in the respective counties
where such licenses are issued; the sum received
from white tongers TO go to the white schools and
the sum received from colored tongers to GO to the
colorei schools.
catch oysters with rakes tongs shall be required
to make OATH or affirmation, before the clerk au.
thorized to issue the same or some Justice OF the
peace, on whose certificate of the taking OF such
oath, or affirmation, the clerk shall issue said
license, that the facts set forth in said license are
strictly true that he has been bona-hde resident
of the county for twelve months next preceding
his application for said license; that he desires
and intends to use said license in the county in
which he resides or the waters used in common, as
hereinbefore provided in this article, and that he
will comply with and obey all the laws of this state
regulating the taking or catching of oysters.
SEC. II. the Comptroller of the Treasury shall
the Circuit Courts for the several counties the
requisite number of such blank licenses, and take
receipts for the same as for other licenses fur
nished; and said clerks shall, on the first Monday
of March and December OF each year. return TO the
Comptroller list and account of such licenses
issued by them and at the end of each longing sea-
son shall return all unused licenses to him. and
shall pay over to the Comptroller one-tenth OF the
amount received by them for such licenses, which
amount the said Comptroller shall place to the
credit of the "Oyster und" and no license to take
on any boat or vessel which is licensed to take or
catch oysters with scoop, drag. dredge or any SINH
boat vessel is licensed and all licenses shall ex
pire at the end of the season.
SEC. 90 That all oysters taken from any waters
of this state (ether with scoops, dredges or any
similar instrument, or tongs or rakes,) shall be
all oyster shells and oysters whose shells measure
less than two and onehaf inches in length measur.
ing from hinge to mouth, shall be included IN sad
SEC. 20 A. Any person who shall have oysters in
his possession which contain more than FIVE per
cent. OF shells and small oysters shall be guilty OF
q misdemeanor, and in ascertalning such per
centage the officer of the police force oyster meas
urer or Inspectors hereby authorized and directed
to select such an amount of oysters contained in
the pile. hold. bin or other place he may think
necessary and to Gull or have culled the amount
SEC. 20 B. In order to ascertain the quantity of
small oysters under size and shells in any bulk or
cargo it shall be the duty of any purchaser, with
the measurer, to Gull or have culed one standard
event of the cargo or bulk being less than fifty
tubs then one standard tub from such quantity rs
or less OF shells and small oysters then the pur-
chaser shall pay for all oysters taken by him, with
out any allowance for shells and small oysters ane
shells and small oysters then said cargo shall be
considered as not properly culled, and the owner
ton twenty-one A of this article.
SEC. 20 c. 1t shall be unlawful for any packer.
commission man or other person to purchase or
receive any cargo or portion of cargo of oysters
which shall not have been culled in the, manner
as any cull-tub shall be shown, to contain more
than i've per cent of empty shells and oysters,
be less than two and one-half inches from hinge to
mouth, said cargo shall for the purposes of this
sxc. 20 d. Any packer, commission man or boat
man who shall conspire agree with any other per
who shall knowingly copnive at or participate in
such violation, shall be deemed guilty OF mlsde
SEC. 20 E. 1t shall be the duty of the general
and inspector of oysters to supervise the
operation of this act, SO far as may be possible and
diligently to aid IL the enforcement OF Its pro
visions.
of oysters in this state who shall permit
any evasion or violation of this act to take place
without causing the arrest of the offender shall be
deemed guilty of a misdemeanor.
SEC. 20 G. For the purpose OF the enforcement
OF the provisions of this act the Governors hereby
empowered and directed to appoint eight
be engaged in any branch OF the oyster busnessat
salary of 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. said inspectors to be assigned respectively as
del county one to oxford one to St. Mchael's, one
TO Crisfefd. one 10 Cambridge, one to Wicomico
county and one for Somerset county outside OF
Cristield district. Whenever in any other of the
counties of the state new oyster packing and ship
ping interests shall arise of sufficient Importance TO
Justify such appointment or appointments. the Gov
ernor, in his discretion. is empowered to appoint
forcement of this act; and it shall be the duty OF
said inspectors TO patrol their respective districts
regularly eacn working day during the oyster sea,
oysters found in the possession of any person or
persons, on board of any vessel and If upon suc
inspection any such inspector shall be convinced
that any of the provisions of this act have been
violated he shall have power and 1t is hereby made
his duty to arrest, Immediately. such offender and
take him before the nearest or most convenient
justice of the peacein any county of the state or
ponce Justice OF baltimore ,Slty, wiz shnll az
speedily as possible hear and dispose OF such case
IN accord2nce VIII tHe PROVISIONS o. tnls aflce'
and SAID inspectors shali oe allowen no eAsrA coi
pensation for conveyance, boat help or other ordl
nary expenses, except IN cases OF arrest Wlerc,
from the nature or the case ne may pc REQUIRED 20
furnish means OF conveyance ana QUEER NECESSARY
expenses for the safe CONDUCT OF te oileuer SO ar
rested, In winch cases, upon presentation Of propeI
vouchers, he shall be allowed only MS actual e4-
penditures, and the Treasurer OF the state on the
warrant OF the Comptroller, when tne sala comp
troller is hereby directed 10 issue, Is nereDy a.
rected TO pay said inspectors tue amount OF tnelr
monthly salaries on the hrst DAY OF eacna moht il
succeeding tne moHtn IN winch tiIe Set Ivy sts,ll
have been performed, from the 1und nerelhalteI
provided ior Inc sara sn 'h Is can
subscribe an oati Tor alnrlnatloll such US Is CON-
monty required In positions OF Similar character,
and in the event of failure TO properly perform the