The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-05-20
PUBLIC GENERAL LAWS.

IN catching or taking oysters In the
waters of the State with scoop,
dredge or similar instrument, who
shall have on his boat, so licensed,
any engine or motor of any kind,
whether attached to said boat or
not, which Is adapted to or can be
used in the propulsion of said boat,
shall be guilty of misdemeanor and,
upon conviction thereof, shall be fin
ed not less than fifty dollars nor
more than three hundred dollars,
and no other boat shall be used in
catching oysters with scoop, dredge
or similar instrument without first
having been licensed, as hereinafter
provided.
20. After granting such license,
the Comptroller shall receive two
dollars and eighty-five cents for ev-
cry gross ton the boat shall meas
ure, and when any license issued by
authority of any county, the Clerk
of the Circuit Court for the county
shall receive such license from the
applicant the said two dollars and
eighty-five cents per ton for every
gross ton the boat may measure, ex-
ctpt boats of less than five tons gross
measurement, when the license shall
be eight dollars for each of said
boats, said measurements to be gross
tonnage OF custom-house measure
ment, but no allowance or deduction
shall be made or allowed by reason
of damaging, and the captains or
masters shall always have such Ii
cense on board of their boats, and
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shall be demanded by any duly au-
thorized officer. 1t shall be the duty
of the commander of the State Fish
cry Force and any Office under his
command, at any time that he or
they shall deem it proper, to inspect
and verify the measurements of any
boats, and their gross tonnage and
the measurement ascertained by such
oillcer shall be conclusive and final;
and any license granted shall be cor
rected and amended in accordance
with such measurements and the ap-
propriate license fee hereinbefore
named paid in accordance with such
corrected measurement, and the right
granted by any license already is
sued 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 Cir
cult Court for any county in this
State shall be paid to the Comptrol-
Ter of the State Treasury by the said
Clerk within thirty days after receiv-
ing the same, to be by the said Comp
troller credited to the oyster fund,
and all Acts or parts of Acts, and
all public general or public local
laws inconsistent with the provisions
of this section be and the same are
hereby repealed.
81. The Comptroller shall have
painted in black figures on white
canvas one number corresponding to
the license to catch oysters with
scoop, scrape, dredge or other similar
instruments; 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 there
of, 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 placed in an upright
position and worn at all times dur
ing the dredging season, and return
ed at the end of the season, and shall
not be concealed or defaced, and no
other number shall be exposed to
view or used than that which is fur
nished by the Comptroller. Any per-
son who Shall violate the provisions
of this section shall be deemed gull
ty of misdemeanor, as provided in
Section 16 of this Article; and in
any such case the boat or vessel shall
be forfeited and condemned, in the
discretion of the Judge, in the man
ner as provided in Section %. The
provisions of this section shall ap-
ply to all boats licensed to take oys-
tiers with scrape or scoop by any
county in this State, except that the
numbers for such boats shall be
painted red instead of black; and the
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
St'iN OiSihS ohoii ctloO pay 10 Inc
Comptroller one-half of all the mon
eys received by him for such licenses,
which sum shall be placed to the
credit Of the oyster fund.
60. 1t 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 APP
pointed as follows: Two each from
Anne Arundel, st. Mary's, Talbot
and Wicomico counties; three each
from Dorchester, Somerset and
/ Queen Anne's counties, and one each
from Kent, Calvert ana Charles
counties, at a salary of forty-ive dol
lars per month, during the oyster sea-
son, and they shall be stationed at
such places as in the judgment OF
the Commander of the State Fishery
Force their services may be needed.
! Before assuming the duties of their
offices the said special inspectors
| shall take an oath, to be admins
tered by the Commander, to diligent-
ly and faithfully discharge the duties
of their said Offices; the said spec
ial inspectors shall inSDect all OyS-