Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1904-04-28
CHAPTER 522.
OYSTERS.

nv All 70 reSuiate the taxing or catch
ing OF oysters in the Patuxent River
and its tributaries within the waters
of Calvert, Charles and st. Mary seoun-
ties and in the tributaries Of the Pot0-
mac River within Charles and st. Ma
RVS counties and in the waters OF Dor
chester county and the Choptank River.
Section /. Be it enacted by the Gene
raj Assembly Of Maryland, That Ii shall
be unlawful after the passage this Act. for
any person or persons to take or catch oys-
tiers In any manner whatever In ary of the
waters Of the Patuxent River and its tri-
butaries of st. Mary's, Charles and Cal.
vert counties, or I'm the tributaries Of the
Potomac River laying i'm st. Mary's and
Charles counties, between the first tiay OF
April and the first day Of October in eacl,
year, or IN the waters OF Dorchester coun.
ty or the Choptank River in said county.
between the twenty-fifth day of April and
the fifteenth day Of September in each
year, provided. however, that nothing
in this Act shall be so construed as 20
prevent any person or persons from re-
moving or transplanting oysters on pri-
vate beds or taking oysters from private
beds for private use during theclosed sea-
son, but not for sale
Section 2. And be it enacted, That aft
er the passage of this Act, any bona fide
citizen OF st. Mary's, Charles and Calvert
counties, who shall have procured a Ii.
cense from the Clerk OF the Circuit Court
OF the county in which he is a bona fide
resident as prescribed in the General Oys-
ter Law of the State of Maryland, shall be
permitted To use such license to take or
catch oysters in the Chesapeake Bay, or In
the Potomac River, at any timethat oys-
tiers are allowed to be taken in said waters
IN conformity with the General Oyster
Law OF the State, and they shall be subject
to all OF the provisions and penalties pre-
scribed by the General Oyster Law of the
State of Maryland
Section 3. And be it enacted, That the
Clerks OF the Circuit Courts of ST. Mary's,
Charles and Calvert counties, are author
lied by this Act to issue a license to any
bona tide resident of their Irrespective oun-
ties to take or catch oysters, and shall
charge the same lees for the issuing of
such license, as is provided for in the Gen
Isral Oyster Law of the State, for tongers
to pay for the privilege of taking oysters
during full oyster season in any one
year, and said license shall permit such
licensee to take or catch oysters In the
Chesapeake Bay or in the Potomac Riv-
er, at any time that oysters are allowed
To be taken in said Chesapeake Bay and
Potomac River, under the provisions of
the General Oyster Law of the State, and
the holder OF such license shall be permit
ted To use the same in che Patuxent Riv-
er and it's tributaries in st. Mary's, Cal
vert and Charles counties. and in the tri-
butaries oil the Potomac River of Charles
and st. Mary's counties, from the first
day OF October until the first day ofApril
in each year.
Section 4. And be il enacted. That
any person holding a license ut the time
Of the passage of this Act, to take or
catch oysters in the Patuxent River or
its tributaries or the tributaries of the
Potomac River in st. Mary's, Charles or
Calvert counties shall he permitted to use
such license for the full term for which
they were granted.
Section 3. And beitenacted, That any
person or persons violating any OF the
provisions of this Act shall be subject TO
the same penalties and dealt with in the
same manner as is provided for In the
General Oyster Laws of the State for tax
ing or catching oysters during the CLOSED
season or without license.
Section 9. And be il enacted. That all
Acts or parts of Acts, local or general. in
consistent with this Act are hereby re-
pealed. and that this Act take effect from
the date OF its passage.
Approved April 3, 1904.
EDWIN WAKEFIELD, Governor.
SPENCER c. JONES, President of
the Senate.
GE0RGEY. EvERHART, Speaker
OF the House OF Delegates
Office of the Chief Clerk House OF Dele
gates:
hereby certify, That the aforegoing il
a true copy of an Act OF the General As
sembly OF Maryland, passed at the Janu-
airy Session. 1904:
B. L. SMITH, Chief Clerk OF the
House Of Delegates.