The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1906-05-04

/ fully and without authority take or re-
move oysters from any land leased
under the provisions of this Act or
shall willfully injure or interfere with
the oysters of such land in any man
ner or injure the oysters thereupon
situated: or remove, alter or interfere
with the stakes. buOys. or monuments
marking the same shall, upon conVlc-
ton thereof, for the first offenSe. be
sentenced to Imprisonment in jail or
in the penitentiary, in the discretion
of the Court. for not less than three
months and not more than two years,
and for the second, or any subsequent
offenSe, he sentenced TO imprison-
ment in the penitentiary for not less
than two years and not more than
five years
Sec ia. ANY person, who shall
work a dredge. scrape, or pair OF tonss,
or any other implement for the taking
any other implement for the taking
of oysters upon any land leased I'M
der the provisions of this Act without
the consent 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 oy-
sters, under any pretense, or FOR any
purpose whatever. without the con
sent of such lessee or owner, upon
conviction thereof, shall, for the first
offense. be fined not less than fifty
dollars. nor more than two hundred
and fifty dollars. or in the discretion
of the Court. be imprisoned in Jail, or
in the penitentiary for not less than
three months, nor more than one year
or shall be both so fined and impris
oned, and for the second. or any sub
sequent nffanse, shall be sentenced to
Imprisonment in the pententiary for
not less than two years nor more
than five years.
Sec lis. ANY person who shall
make his boat fast to a State buoy. or
remove the same. or in any manner in
terfere Herewith the same shall. In
the discretion of the Court upon con
viCtion thereof. be sentenced to the
penitentiary for a term Of not less
than one wear, or more than two
wears.
Sec. llG. In addition To other pen
allies herein provided. any person con
yicted OF violation of this Act
under either of the three preceding
sections, Aall 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 wears after said
conviction
Sec. III. Il shall b. the duty OF
all officers and members III Iae Stale
Fishery Force to arrest persons vic.
laiing this Act. ant Ia patrol such
waters Of th, Chesapeake HAY and its
tributaries as they NAV be- directed by
the Beard OF Public Works TO patrol.
Tor the purpoSe of preventing VIC
lations u this Act
Sc lis The revenues arising
from the operation of this Act shan
b. applied In the folling manner:
First To the payment 81 all sal
aries. expenses. surveys outlaws and
disbursements authorized by this Act
CoHd the balance. II auy. io h. paid
~ the end Of each year into !he
Treasury OK the State. leaving. how
ever a balance 10 the end Of each
wear ~ ten thousand dollars ~ith the
1naJd nf Shell Fish Commissioners
10 b. applied to the current expenses
10 it> ufflCs' foe the ensuing year All
moneys 50 paid as aforesaid into the
treasury % the State shall he placed
% The credit az a special fund. called
the Special Road Fund
See ia The Board of Shell Fish
Commissioners shall annually prepare
and Publish 10 pamphlet form full ~
Hort ~ Us transactions during the
YEAR prior thereto. as Wyll rs a state
meuI 81 the operations of this Act.
and IN account of the receipts aud
disbursement hereunder The said re-
port shall also confirm a detailed state
m~ut % the lands leased under this
Act with names uf the lessees The,
said commissioners shall also In its
reports make such recommendation
as u NAV deem proper concerning
further legislation or changes in the
present oyster Laws. and shall present
The said reports to the General As.
s'mhly 81 Maryland
Sec : And be II enacted. That
this Act shall take effect from the
date 81 It's passage. ana all laws 81
Mari land Inconsistent With this Act
shall De-. and the same arr hereby ~
p-alevl
Approved April >. 1896