Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1910-05-20
. PUBLIC GENERAL LAWS OF 1910.


Ger. 1t shall be the duty of the com
mander of the State Fishery Force
and any officer under his command,
at any time that he or they shall
deem 1t proper, to inspect and verify
the measurements of any boats, and
Their gross tonnage and the measure
ment asCertained by such officer shall
be conclusive and final; and any lie
cense granted shall be corrected and
amended in accordance with such
measurements and the appropriate IL
cense fee hereinbefore named paid in
accordance with such corrected meas
urement, and the right granted by
any license already issued shall be
suspended until the full payment of
such license fee Is made. And one
third of any license fee received by
the Clerk of the Circuit Court for any
county in this State shall be paid to
the Comptroller of the State Treas.
ury by the said Clerk within thirty
days after receiving the same, to be
by the said Comptroller credited to
the oyster fund, and all Acts or parts
of Acts, and all public general or pub
lie local laws Inconsistent with the
provisions of this section be and the
same are hereby repealed.
3l.-The Comptroller shall have
painted in black figures on white can
vas one number corresponding to the
license to catch oysters with scoop,
dredge or other similar instruments I:
each figure shall be twenty-five
inches in length and of proportionate
width, and the figures at least six
inches apart; and he shall give to
each person taking out such license
one number thereof, which shall be
securely sewed upon the starboard
side. and in the middle Of that part
Of the mainsail which is above the
close reef this number shall be plac-
ed in an upright position and worn at
all times during the dredging season,
and returned at the end of the sea
son, and shall not be concealed or de-
faced, and no other number shall be
exposed to view or used than that
which is furnished by the Comptrol-
Ter Any person who shall violate the
provisions of this section shall be
deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, as
provided in Section l6 of this Article;
and in any such case the boat or YES
sci shall be forfeited and condemned,
in the discretion of the Judge, in the
manner as provided in Section 2S.
The provisions of this section shall
apply to all boats licensed to take
oysters with scrape or scoop by any
county in this State, except that the
numbers for such boats shall be
Baih'Nh leu lhSACdu vi Dlhtht anu lHt'
numbers shall be delivered by the
Comptroller to the Clerks of the
Courts as they may be ordered; and
at the end Of the season all licenses
not used shall be returned by said
Clerks to the Comptroller; and the
said Clerks shall also pay to the
Comptroller one-half of all the
moneys received by him for such IL
censes, which sum shall be placed To
hA Of he. rntA
CIT shall be the duty OF the
Commander of the State Fishery
Force. at the commencement Of, or
during the oyster season in each
year, to appoint from the counties
producing oysters for packing pur-
poses in the State, not exceeding
twenty special inspectors, to be ap-
pointed as follows: Two each from
Anne Arundel, st. Mary's, Talbot and
Wicomieo counties; three each from
Dorchester Somerset and Queen
Anne's counties, and one each from
Kent, Calvert and Charles counties
at a salary of forty-five dollars per
month, during the oyster season, and
they shall be stationed at such places
as In the judgment of the Commander
of the State Fishery Force their ser.
vices may be needed. Before assuiu
ing the duties of their Offices the said
NDtCldl lnSDttlOIS Shall Jake All Ohln
to be administered by the Comman
der, to diligently and faithfully dis
charge the duties Of their said Offices
the said special inspectors shall in
spect all oysters in the district tC
which he is assigned; upon the In
spection of any such oysters, each
special inspector shall make a certifi
cate OF the number Of bushels in trip
licate, one of which shall be given t.
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the other daily to the general meas
ureT and inspector of the districr
where such inspection occurred; 9
charge OF one cent per bushel is here
by levied to help defray the expense
of such inspection and the other ex
penses of the State Fishery Force
upon all oysters unloaded from yes
sells at the place where said oysters
are to be no further shipped in bulk
IN vessels, to be charged equally tc
the buyer and seller, but to be paid
weekly to the Comptroller OF the
State Treasury, or his agent, by The
buyers; the certificate given the gen
eral measurer and inspector shall be
by him mailed weekly to the Comp
troller or his agent, and In case the
amounts OF money shown to be due
be not paid in one week thereafter to
the Comptroller or his agent, which
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properties OF the parties so indebted
may be levied on and sold by the said
Comptroller or his agent, as in cases
of taxes In default, without other pro.
cess OF law; the tax of one cent per
bushel hereby levied is also made q
charge on oysters sold by commits
sion merchants and other selling by
less than the cargo, and also a tax Of
three cents per barrel containing not
more than three bushels; on oysters
in bags a tax OF two cents per bag
containing not more than two bush.
els; and all transportation companies
carrying oysters In the shell, consIgn-
ed to Baltimore, shall furnish to the
oyster inspector or collector OF oys-
ter tax copy OF his manifest, show
ing the number of bushels on board
on arrival Of steamer and to whom
consigned, and the special inspectors
are charged with the duty OF seeing
that proper returns are made for the
purpose of this Act by such commits
sion merchants or retailers; and In
the performance Of the duty the said
special inspectors are authorized and
directed to visit the places where oys-
tiers less than carRoes are sold and
get from such sellers a statement, I'M
der oath, as to the number Of bushels
sold from time to time, and return to
the general measuTers and inspectors
a certificate thereof, to be forwarded
to the Comptroller. as required In the
case of the certificates for cargoes
and the payment Of the amounts so
found to be due shall be similarly en-
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