The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-05-04
PUBLIC GENERAL LAWS.


ed 20 be made to any corporation or
joint stock company, all the interest
Of the grantOr or assignor shall revert
to the State as II no lease had ever
been made. II any assignment of any
interest created by this Act IS at
tempted TO be made TO any person in
such a way that the assignee sinai.
become the holder OF more than ten
acres, Or one hundred acres. as the
case may be- according TO the location
of land leased under this Act all in
terest of the grantOr, or aSsignor IN
case of such an assignment. snail re-
vert to the State as IL no lease had
been made.
Section III. 1t shall be lawful for
any longer. between the 18th day OF
April and the 18th day of May in
any year. TO take oysters from such
natural beds or bars in the toning
districts of the Chesapeake Bay and
its tributaries. as the commission may
mark out for that purpose. and under
such regulations as said commission
may from time to time prescribe; and
provided however that said oysters
may be sold only for the purposes
now permitted under the existing laws
of Maryland, during the season of the
year above mentioned. and in addt-
ton thereto. to persons engaged in the
industry of planting and cultivating
oysters within the area designated by
this Act the same to be delivered only
upon lands which may have been
leased under the provisions of this Act
for said purposes of planting or cul-
tivatiOu.
Section 112 1t shall not be neces-
sary for any holder of oyster land
under this Act to take out any license
for dredging, scraping. or longing oys-
ters on any land so held by him. and
oysters on such land may be taken
in any manner and at such times as
may be desired by the holder OF such
land as allowed by the existing laws
of this State
Section llS. Any person who shall
willfuily and without authority take
or remove oysters from any land
leased under the provisions Of this
Act. or shall willfully injure or inter-
fere with the oysters of such land in
any manner or injure the oysters there
from situated, or remove alter or in
terfere with the stakes. buoys. or
monuments marking the same. shall
upon conviction thereof. for the first
offense, be sentenced to Imprisonment
in jail or the penitentiary. in the dis
erection of the Court, for not less than
three months and not more than two
years and for the second or any sub
sequent offense be sentenced to i'm
prisonment in the penitentiary for not
less than two years and not more
than five years.
Section ia. Any person. who shall
work dredge. scrape or pair of tongs,
or any other implement for the taking of
oysters upon any land leased under the
provisions of this Act without the con-
sent of the lessee or owner or who
shall, while upon or sailing over any
such ground or bed cast. haul. or have
overheard any such dredge, scrape or
pair of tongS or other Implement for the
taking Of oysters under any pretense. or
for any purpose whatever. without the
consent of such lessee or owner upon
conviction thereof shall. for the first
offense. be fined not less than fifty dol
lars. nor more than two hundred and
fifty dollars. or in the discretion of the
Court be imprisoned in Jail or in the
months. nor more than one year. or
shall be both so fined and imprisoned.
and for the second. or any subsequent
offense. shall be sentenced to imprson-
ment in the penitentiary for not less
than two years nor more than five
years.
Section 115. Any person who shall
make his boat fast to a State buoy.
or remove the same. or in any man
ner interfere Herewith the same, shall
in the discretion OF the Court upon
conviction thereof, be sentenced to the
penitentiary for a term of not less
than one year. or more than two years.
Section lie. In addition to other
penalties herein provided any person
convicted of a violation of this Act
under either of the three preceding
sections, shall be. and is hereby denied
the right to take out any license to
dredge. scrape or tong for oysters in
any of the waters of this State for
the period of three years after said
conviction.
Section III. 1t shall be the duty of
all officers and members of the State
Fishery Force TO arrest persons violat-
ing TINS Act. and to patrol such waters
of the Chesapeake Bay and it's tri-
butaries as they may be directed by
the Board of Public Works to patrol
for the purpose of preventing viola
lions of this Act.
Section lis. The revenues arising
from the operation of this Act shall be
applied in the following manner:
First TO the payment of all sal
aries. expenses. surveys OUTLAWS and
disbursements authorized by this Act;
second. the balance. If any. to be paid
at the end of each year into the Urea
sury of the state. leaving, however.
balance at the end of each year of
ten thousand dollars with the Board
OF Shell Fish Commissioners. to be
applied to the current expenses of it's
office for the ensuing year All moneys
SO paid as aforesaid into the treasury
of the state shall be placed to the
credit of a special fund. called the
Special Road Fund"
Section l19. The Board of Shell Fish
Commissioners shall annually prepare
and publish in pamphlet form a full
report of its transactions during the
year prior thereto. as well as a state
ment of the operations of this Act
and an account of the receipts and dis
bursements hereunder. The said report
shall also contain a detailed statement
of the lands leased under this Act
with the names of the lessees. The
said commissioners shall also in
its report make such recommendations
as it may deem proper concerning fur
ther legislation or changes in the pres
ent oyster law. and shall present the
said reports to the General Assembly
of Maryland.
Section ,. And be it enacted. That
this Act shall take effect from tile date
of its passage. and all laws of Mary
land inconsistent with this Act shall
be. and the same are hereby repealed
Approved April 2. 1906.
EDWIN WAKEFIELD.
Governor.
JOSEPH B. SETH.