The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1917-11-15

be and the same are hereby repealed and
re-enacted with amendments so as to read
as follows:
1872 The Conservation Commission of
Maryland is hereby authorized to select !
and reserve for oyster conservation, as
provided in this subtitle, any portion or !
portions of the natural beds, bars and |
rocks of the Chesapeake Bay in dredger's
area to be replenished by transplanting
of small oysters, shells or other cultch, or
in other feasible manner which the Com
mission may deem best. The Commission
shall give notice of said reservation by
advertisement to be inserted once week
for three successive weeks, in a newspaper
published in Baltimore City, and in the
county where the reserved area is located,
which advertisement shall describe the
area reserved and give the date on which
the reservation takes effect, and shall
warn all persons not to catch or disturb
oysters upon such reserved area until fur
Their notice from the Commission reopen
ing same for public use. Whenever in
the discretion of the Commission such re-
served area shall have been replenished,
but in no event later than three years
after the beginning of such reservation
it shall fix a date for re-opening same to
the public, and shall give notice thereof
| by proper advertisement inserted as above
provided. Any person who shall catch or
disturb any oysters upon such reserved
areas between the date such reservation
begins and the date fixed by the Commits
sion for re-opening same, shall be guilty
of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction
thereof shall be imprisoned for not less
| than three months, nor more than one
year, in the discretion of the Court.
1873. Any resident of the State eligible
to hold a dredger s or scraper's license
may make application to the Conservation
Commission at its Office in Baltimore for
a permit to catch and remove seed oysters,
at any time between March 18th and May
18th, or between September 18th and No
vember list, in each year, from any bot
toms not leased of the Chesapeake Bay or
tributaries in dredger S territory where
an abundance of small oysters may occur
which in the opinion of the Commission
would secure better results by being trans
planted. The Commission may issue
such permit, and shall describe therein
the particular portion of said bottoms
from which seed oysters are to be taken,
and shall fix the manner and the time for
catching same. The person holding such
} permit shall transport all seed oysters
caught by him directly to such reserved
areas within the limits prescribed in See
ton 1872, as may be designated by the
Commission, and there transplant same in
: the presence of a deputy commander OF
the State Fishery Force, whose duty il
shall be to see that such seed oysters are
transplanted in a proper manner and up
on the designated areas. The deputy
: commander shall thereupon issue certif
cate to the person so transplanting seeC
oysters, which shall state as accurately
= as possible the number of bushels trans
D planted, and shall be serially numbered
f and substantially in the form following
/ =. q. IL.
hereby certify that Captain ......
l of the vessel. ..............h has this da,
transplanted upon reserved area located
5 at ............ cargo of seed oysters
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