Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1904-05-05
CHAPTER 522
oYsTERs.

AN ACT To regulate the taking or catch
ing Of oysters In the Patuxent River
and its tributaries within the waters
oI Calvert, Charles and Sc. Mary 'scoun-
ties and IN tho tributaries ~ the Potn-
mac River within Charles and ST. Ma
RVS counties hnd Ia the waters u Dor.
chester county andth Choptank River.
Section /. BE Il enacted by the Gene
raj Assembly 81 Maryland That IL shall
be unlawful alter thepassage this Act, Tor
anyperson o. persons 70 take oreateh oys.
tiers IN any mhnEer whatever Ia any 0fthe
waters 81 the Patuxent River aud its tri-
butaries Of St Mary'a Charles and Cal
vert counties, Or IN the tributaries II the
Potomac River laying 10 st. Mary and
Charles counties, between the FIRST dny Of
April and the tirat day of October IN eael,
year or III the waters UfDorchestercoun.
~ or the Choptank River IN said county.
between she twenty-fiith day oiApriland
the fifteenth day u September IN each
year, provided however, that nothing
in this Act shall he 50 construed as 10
prevent any person or persons from re.
moving or transplauting oysters on pr
vnte beds or taking oysters from private
beds for private nse during tAeclosed sta
son, but not for sale
Section 2 And be- Il enacted, That aft
ct the passage 81 this Act, any bona Eide
citizen 81 ~. Mary's Charles aud Calvert
counties, who shall have procured a Il.
eonee from the Clerk 1T The Circuit Court
VI the county ii which be Il n bona iide
resident a. prescribed Ia the General Oyn.
tar lsaw III this state Of Maryland. shalfbe
permitted 70 nse eiieh license "a take on
catch oysters to tbetheenpeHke Bag. or "
the Potomac River, at any tame thatoys.
tiers are allowed 20 he taken insald waters
IN conformity with the General Oyster
Law ~ fhe estate, aud they ehnIi besubicct
10 all 81 the provisions and penalties pre-
seribed BY The General Oyster Law u The
State Of Maryland
Section y And b. Il enacted, That the
Clerks II the Circuit Courts Of 81 Mary's,
Charles and Calvert counties. are author.
ized bs this Act 20 iasue lieensa 60 any
bona tide resident oitheirresTectipec0u
ties - take ~ catch oysters aud shall
charge the same ices Tor the issuing u
such license, AZ Is provided iur IN the Gen.
eral Oyster Law III the State, for tongere
g pay Tor the privilege ~ taking oyaScrs
during q fun oyster season ia any one
year, aud said liccnse shall permit sucli
liee0sre ~ take ~ catch oysters III the
Chesapeake Bay Or Ia the Potomac Hiv
r. 81 any time that oysters are allowed
~ bp sfkeu IN said Chesapeake Tag aad
Potomac River, under the provisions 81
the General Oyster Law NJ the State, and
the holder 81 sHch license shall Dc permit
led 20 uae the ssine Ia the l'atuxent Xiv.
e. and ~ tributaries IL ST. MHrya Gal
vert and Charles coangies aud N the tri
buiasies ~ the Potomac River M ksl.Arles
and ST. bHry counties. from fIlr llfat
day 81 October until the llrst day olApril
Ia each year
Section 8 And be L enacted. That
any person holding license M ths time
u the passage u this Act 20 takc ~
catch oysters IN the Patuxent River OF
its tributaries or the tributaries "a the
Potomac River ID 81 Marya Charles or
calvert counties shall pe permitted touse
such license Tor the full term Tor which
they were granted
Section D And beitenaeted. That any
person or persons violating any III the
provisions u this Act shall be subject to
the same penalties aud dealt with ID the
same manner es II provided for 10 the
General Oyster Lave 81 the Statefog TAX
Ing or catching oysters during the closed
ssaH1u OF WITHOUT iteNifhes
Section . And b. II enacted. That an
Acts or parts Of Acts, local or ganerhl. IN.
consistent with this Act ara hereby re-
pealed and that this Act take effect irom
the date 81 is passage
Approved April 5, 1904
EDWIN WAKEFIELD, Governor.
SPENCER Z. JONES, President Of
the Senate.
GEORGE y EYERIiART, Speaker
OF the House Of Delegates.
ONCE Of the Chief Clerk House u Dele
gates
! hereby certify, That the aioregofnR il
q true copy u an Act III the General A.
senlbly oi Maryland pnssed At the Jann
airy Session, g04
y. h SMITH Chief Clerk IL the
. April 2s,