The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1929-05-09
PUBLIC LOCAL LAWS.
CHAPTER 131.

IL, II and IL of Chapter 532 of the
Acts of the General Assembly of
1927 providing for fishing and boat
ing on the waters of Deep Creek
Lake, located in Garrett County,
now under lease to the State of
Maryland by the Eastern Land Cor
5 poration and the Youghiogheny Hy-
Electric Corporation; to secure
licenses therefor; describing the
manner in which said licenses are
to be issued; cost thereof, how Ii
cense fees are to be collected; de-
filming the kinds and classes of
boats which may be used thereon;
requiring all owners of boats to Sc
cure a license therefor; describing
the manner in which said licenses
are to be issued, cost and manner
of collection thereof; requiring
registration of boats and manner in
which same may be operated on
said Lake; providing for the polio
ing of said area and describing pen
alties for violation of the provisions
of this Act.
Section /. Be it enacted by the
General Assembly of Maryland, That
Sections 2, 8, 5, 10, II, IL and Is of
Chapter 532 of the Acts of the Cen
eral Assembly of 1927 be and the
same are hereby repealed and re-en-
acted, with amendments, to read as
follows:
2. 1t shall be unlawful for any per-
son except the residents of Garrett
County, or any person or persons
owning land within one-fourth of a
mile from the high water mark of said
Deep Greek Lake, to fish upon the
waters referred to in Section l of this
Act without first obtaining from the
Clerk of the Circuit Court of Garrett
County an annual license so to do, and
paying therefor in the case of nom
residents Of the State the sum of five
dollars 1857, in the case of residents
of the State who are non-residents of
Garrett County the sum of two dol
lars and fifty cents ($2.50), together
with fee of twenty-five cents (25c)
for each license to the Clerk for issu-
ance of same. The Clerk of the Court
shall on receipt of the proper fee issue
a license and tag, to be supplied by
the Conservation Department and said
license shall bear the signature of the
Conservation Commissioners and shall
be countersigned by the Clerk who is
sues same, who shall at the same time
fill out a stub attached to the license
blank showing the name and post Of
flee address of the llcenSee, and shall
then detach said stub and mail same
to the Conservation Department the
first day of each and every month in
each year. Said license shall specify
in addition to the licensees name and
post office address the number of IL
cense, date of opening and closing of
season, and the creel limit in the area
referred to in Section l of this Act.
Such license shall be void on the first
day of January of each year following
date of issue. Every icensee, while
fishing in the area herein prescribed
referred to above and shall also dis
play in conspicuous manner upon his
person a tag or button furnished by
the Clerk at the time of issuance of
license. The license must be produced
for the inspection of the game war
dens, deputy game wardens, sherltfs,
constables or other officers or persons
demanding to see it. The Clerk shall
account for the license fees so collect
ed in full without any deduction or
commissions, to the Comptroller in the
same manner as receipts from the is
suance of cunning licenses are now
accounted for. The Comptroller shall
place the funds SO received to the
credit of the Conservation Fund to be
used by the Conservation Commission
er for the purposes hereinafter pro-
vided in this Act.
8. The open season in the area
herein described for all fish other than
carp and suckers, shall be from the
first day of April to the fifteenth day
of August, both dates inclusive, an,
then only by means of rod, hook and
line. The creel limit on large and
small mouth bass and trout shall not
be over ten in one day,-no trout I'M
der eight inches in length shall be
taken and no bass under nine inches.
The Conservation Commissioner
shall not at any time during the term
of the lease herein referred to close to
the public any part of the area except
he may at his discretion and for the
proper propagation of fish close trib
utaries to the area for their length,
not to exceed three at any one time, or
he may prohibit fishing during the
period DeIWp6H que IUII d1IeI SuiloSC
and half an hour before sunrise if he
deems it necessary for the proper po-
Icing of the area.
5. Any person or persons desiring
to maintain boat shall be permitted
so to do, only after having obtained
from the Clerk of the Circuit Court
of Garrett County an annual license,
and paying therefor as follows:
Each row boat, canoe or sail boat
per annum, $3.50;
Each row boat, canoe ar sail boat
for hiring, per annum, $500;
Each motor boat, per annum, $500;
each motor boat for hiring per annum,
$40, together with fee of twenty-five
cents (25c) for each license to the
Clerk for issuance of same, said lie
ense shall specify the number, name
and postoffice address of licensee, size,
kind of boat licensed. Blanks for is
suing said licenses shall be supplied to
the Clerk by the Conservation Com
missioner and countersigned by the
Clerk who issues same. The Clerk
shall fill out the license in duplicate,
one to be given to the licensee and
the other to the game warden in
charge of the area, who shall register
all facts thereon in registration book
, to be provided by the Conservation
Department for that purpose. The
Clerk of Court shall account for the
license fees to the Comptroller in the