The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-08-23
The welfare or improvement Of the

Commissions vessels, boats and vehicles.
Each associate member shall supervise the
me IN winch he Is
dent In accordance with policies deter
mined by the Commission, and shall per-
form such other duties as may be directed
by the Commission.
o. The Commissioner, with the approval
of the Commission, shall appoint a secre.
tary who shall be paid such salary not
to exceed $500 per annum as may be liked
In the budget, a surveyor, who shall De
paid such salary not to exceed $1,000 per
annum, as may be fixed in the budget,
q captain, who shall be paid such salary
not to exceed 5000 per annnm, as may pc
Marine Laboratory and Biological Research,
who shall receive such salary as may be
fixed in the budget: The Commissioner.
after consultation with the present a n
mission, shall appoint or continue In en-
ployment q biologist and such other en-
ployees Of the Marine Laboratory as ne
each of such employees shall be fixed by
the Commission. The Commissioner, with
the approval Of the Commission, shall EN-,
ploy such clerks and stenographers ana
other employees as may be necessary. All
employees provided for in this Article
shall hold their respective positions under
the provisions of the Merit System, Articie
"a e as ss S Sss Of 70
handles funds, to furnish bond in such
amount as the Commission may determine.
10; The Secretary Of the Commission aaI on
authority conferred by this Article upon
the county inspectors hereinafter provided
for. The secretary, acting under the con-
missioner, shall have and exercise all the
powers and duties herein conferred upon
the Commission. 1t shall be the duty OF
the secretary to audit the books Of the va
IL and al n
pers and fish dealers, including any catches
Of the above seafoods, who may ship direct,
for the purpose of ascertaining the totai
number of bushels Of oysters caught wltnin
the waters of the State Of Maryland, the
number of gallons shucked and shipped,
the pounds of crabs and crab meat, guam
titles of soft crabs and clans, quantities
Of each kind OF hSh, ana also ane a qua ars
purchased from points out of the State,
and shall file with the Commission weekly
reports showing the result Of such audit.
In order to enable said secretary to Sc
engaged in the pursuits mentioned herein
shall keep books, statements and accounts,
and all such books, statements and ac-
counts shall be open to inspection by the
secretary or his duly authorized agents
at all times.
Any person violating the provisions of
this section shall be guilty Of mlsde,
meanor and upon CONVICTION s3d thereof s shan
$500, and shall be adjudged in contempt
of court until he complies Herewith. All
monies arising from fines collected under
this section shall be RENTED to the Comp
troller for credit to the Conservation Fund.
II, (a) The surveyor shall have charge
Of surveying and marking natural oyster
bars, reserved areas, leased bottoms, crab
bling grounds, clam grounds and pound
nets, and shall perform such other sur
veying or engineering work as may be
required by the Commissioner.
(b) The captain shall be in command of
all vessels and boats owned or controlled
by the Commission, and under the control
and direction of the Commissioner shall
supervise the maintenance and replacement
of the same and perform such other duties
as the Commissioner may direct. The cap
and authority conferred by this Article
upon the county inspectors hereinafter pro-
lei The Director of the Marine Labora-
tory and Biological Research under the
supervision and direction Of the Commits
sioner shall have charge Of the Marine
Laboratory and the Biological Research
shall perform such other duties as the
Commissioner may direct.
-. The Commissioner, with the ap-
prevail of the Commission, shall appoint
county inspector for each tidewater coun-
ty, each of whom shall receive such salary
not to exceed 81, 500 per annum as may be
fixed in the budget, and each s , Of whom
in the penalty of $1,000, conditioned upon
the faithful performance of the duties I'M
posed upon them by this Article. Each
the enforcement of ali laws and regulations
pertaining to fisheries, and for the in
spection Of all oysters, crabs and fish taken
within the county for which he Is appoint
ed and in such parts Of the Atlantic Ocean
and its tributaries and the Chesapeake Bay
and its tributaries as may be designated
by the Commissioner. Each county inspec-
tor shall have the right to. arrest, seize
and confscate as provided by law, shall
have authority over any deputy inspector
who may be placed under MIN and shall
be directly responsible to the Commissioner
of Fisheries and subject to his orders;
Each county inspector shall be charged
with the duty of enforcing the laws re-
quiring longing, dredging, claiming, crab
bling, pound net seine and other licenses
iating to the collection Of the oyster tax,
and shall pay on such other duties as may
be prescribed by the Commissioner Oh
I2A. The Commissioner, with the ap-
prevail of the Commission. may appoint
not more than fifty deputy inspectors, each
Of whom shall receive such salary not to
exceed 81 200 per annum, as may be n nSeS1
have the right to employ such deputy IN
spectOrs by the month or by the year. The
deputy inspectors shall have and exercise
the powers and duties herein !, conferred .2hnn ed
directed by the Commissioner shall act I'M
der the control, supervision and direction
of the county inspectors. Both the county
inspectors and deputy inspectors shall nave
and exercise the rights, powers and du-
ties of the former deputy commanders, gen.
eral inspectors, special inspectors, inspec,
tors, general measurers, measurers and
members of the State Fishery Force, sub
ject in all cases to the orders Of the Com
missioner of Fisheries.
LIB. The Commissioner shall appoint as
county or deputy inspectors such male
persons as can read and write, and are
sufficiently intelligent to pass an examl-
nation in the making out of reports, and
upon other phases Of their duties, as de-
termined by the Commission. No person
shall be appointed as county inspector
or deputy inspector until he shall have
passed physical examination to be. given
12C. 1t shall be the duty of the Com
missioner to promote the advertising of
the seafood products Of this State and to
prepare such advertising or other matter
as 1t may deem advantageous to the well
fare and Improvement Of the seafO0d indus
try, and shall cooperate with the seafood
industry in any lawful manner it may deem
proper for the benefit Of the fisheries.
I'D. All sums Of money provided to De
paid to the Conservation Department under
the provisions of Section IL of Article ~
ter All Of the Acts of 1929. shall hereafter
be paid over to the Commission Of Fish
cries and be annually expended by 1t In
the propagation of tidewater fish.
Sec 3. And be it further enacted. That
Sections and II of Article ~ of the An
notated Code of Maryland (19S5 Supple.
ment), title Oysters" subtitle "Culhng,