Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-08-30
1910
PROCLAMATION OF THE GOV
ERNOR OF MARYLAND
STATEWIDE REFERENDA
1910

WHEREAS, at the January 1889
session Of the General Assembly Of
Maryland, an Act was passed known
as Chapter 1853, providing for the
creation Of a commission of fisheries,
and prescribing its powers and duties,
and providing for the inspection Of
oysters and the collection Of the tax
thereon; and
WHEREAS, at the January 1889
session Of the General Assembly of
Maryland, an Act was passed known
as Chapter 1872, to repeal and re-enact,
with amendments, Sections 1, 2, 3,
and 6 of Article 101 Of the Annotated
Code Of Maryland (1935 SUPPLEMENT-,
title "Workmen's Compensation" SUBJ
title estate Industrial Accident Com
mission; in words and figures as
CHAPTER 1853
AN ACT to repeal Sections /, 2, 8, 4, 8, @.
Annotated Code Of Maryland (1935 Sup:
plement), title Conservation of Natural
Resources; to repeal Sections 80, 81, IS,
g. a. in 49, A. 49, 49, Code q and o Is OF
land (1924 EDITION., title oysters" sub;
title Estate Fishery Force; to repeal
sections So 81, 81 and 81 q said Article
Measurers and Inspectors: to repeal
Sections 90. l15, 155 and 155A Of said
Article q, title "oysters." sui. title
Artieie 10 S Of said Code e tile estate Audi
tor; to repeal Chapter 165 of the Acts
Of 1906; to add new subtitle and SIX;
teen new sections to Article d9A Of said
Resources" said new sub title to be
known as Commission, of Fisheries" and
said 1ey sections to be known 1S 9s Sec
12B, 12C and 12D, providing for the crea.
ton Of commission of fisheries and
prescribing its powers and duties; to- re-
lions and II of Article 72 of the Ammo
tated Code Of Maryland $685. Supple
ment), title "Oysters," subtitle Gull
q Of the Annotated Code of Maryland
(19S5 Supplement-, title Oysters" sub;
title General Measurers and Inspectors"
said n sections to be as ec
tion of oysters and the collection OF the
tax thereon; to repeal and re-enaet, with
amendments Seeti9n 129 Of Article e 73oS Of
Supplement-, title "oysters," subtitle
"Oyster Culture"
Section l.. Be It enacted by. the General
Assembly Of Maryland, That Sections !, 2,
The 4 az c eds Il Il II
Natural Resources" be and the same are
hereby repealed.
sections ssS; s So g. g s. So g. T. r. IS. a.
tsted Code Of Maryland 51sM Editionl. tile
sSeas So 81 81 and saS Of F saS 2rtee
title Oysters" subtitle General Measur.
ers and Inspectors, Sections 90, 115, Log
and 1854 Of said Article Y, title sOysters,""
Of Article 10 Of said Code, title Estate
Auditor" be and the same are hereby re-
pealed.
chapteS 16S Of the Il Acts Of 1sos be and the
Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That
a new subtitle and sixteen new sections be
19A Of the Annotated Code Of Maryland
Q935 Supplement), title Conservation Of
Natural Resources" said new subtitle to
and said new sections to be known as Sec
lions 1, 2, 3, 4, 8, 9, z, 8, o, 10, II, II, ia,
lob, 12C and I'D, to follow Immediately
after said subtitle and to read as follows:
COMMISSION OF FISHERIES"
State Of Maryland is hereby created and
The said Commission shall be
composed OF five members, citizens and
have PRACTICAL RnoWiedge Of the tidewater
One OF the members Of said Com
mission shall be designated as the Chair
man and shall be know wn as the "Co m MS
Commission, including the Chairman thereof,
shall be appointed by the Governor, by and
with the advice and consent of the Senate,
for terms of two years, beginning on the
first day of June succeeding their appoint
ment, the terms of the first members of
said Commission to be appointed under this
ciate member shall be a resident of that
section of the Eastern Shore north OF the
Choptank River, one associate member shall
Shore south Of the Choptank River, one
associate member shall be a resident OF
that section of the Western Shore, out.
side the counties of St. Mary,s; CALVERT
be a resident of that section of the west
ern Shore comprising the counties OF st.
Mary's, Calvert and Charles: The Com
from the. State at large. All vacancies
among said members shall be filed by the
Governor with the advice and consent OF
the Senate.
2. The Commissioner Of Fisheries shall
receive such salary not exceeding $4,000
per annum as may be fixed in the budget
and the associate members OF the Com.
mission shall each receive such salary not
exceeding $1,000 per annum as may be
fixed in the budget.
3. On. June !, 1899, all the rights. pow
ers, duties and functions heretofore con-
tion Commission with respect to oysters,
shellfsh, the State Fishery Force or Oyster
Navy and the Commander and personnel
thereof Chesapeake Bay and tidewater fish,
fisheries, and hatcheries and the State Bio
logical Laboratory shall be transferred to
and thereafter be exercised and performed
by the Commission of Fisheries and there
upon the said Conservation Commission
shall be abolished.
4. The Commission shall have the gen.
eral supervisory power, regulation and con-
troll over the following natural resources
of the State, within the bounds of the tide
water, viz: fish, crabs, terrapin, oysters,
clans and other shellfsh. The Commission
shall be charged with the execution OF all
laws now in force or hereafter enacted re-
lating to any of the above subjects, and
with the enforcement of all
laws relating to licenses and inspections.
The Commission shall have control over the
inspection of oysters, fish or crabs, wher-
ever caught or sold in the State of Mary:
land, and of the enforcement of the Gull
laws and other protective Measures. The
Commission is empowered to provide such
arms, ammunition and equipment as may
be required for the vessels, boats and yes:
sells owned by it or owned by the State or
Maryland and subject to the control of the
Commission. The Commissioner, with the
approval Of the Commission, shall be au-
thorized to operate, sell, buy, lease, ex-
change, rent or repair such vehicles, YES
sells. boats nets and other equipment as
may be necessary for the work Of the Com
mission.
g. The Commission shall establish and
a permanent office in the City Of
Annapolis, where its meetings shall be held
and where all books, records, charts and