Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-10-25
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fore any Justice Of the peace or court Of
competent Jurisdiction shall be fined the
sum Of not less than ten dollars ($10) nor
son, firm or corporation engaged in catch
Ing oysters by means of dredges, or SELL
ing oysters SO caught, or buying or pack
Sections 8 and Q Of this Article, shall be
deemed guilty Of a misdemeanor and, upon
conviction before any justice Of the peace
fined the sum Of not less than Fifty Dol
lars ($50O0) nor more than One Hundred
Dollars or confined in jail not less than
or both, and in addition to such fine or
imprisonment said cargo shall be confis-
Gated and returned to natural beds or bar
tor. or other ofacer making the arrest
and at the expense Of the violator, which
expense shall be In addition to the fine
ner, and the boat or vessel shall be held
II the yiolator has taken oysters only with
tongs he shall be fined as above. and the
be held as security for the payment Of said
fine. In addition to the above penalties the
justice Of the peace or Judge may, in a
convicted Of violating the provisions Of this
ub-title, suspend or revoke the license
under which said violator may be operating
packing or canning oysters. In case there
10 an appeal or waiver of trial before JUS
tice Of the peace, in order to provide for
been declared unmerchantable, the cargo
Of oysters shall remain in the possession
or custody Of the Inspector or other Off:
Ger making the arrest until the captain Of
the boat or vessel or the packer shall have
reculled the oysters in question; and the
ofhcer under whose supervision the re-
g SSes anS Ss:
80 culled out, shall give the captain or
other person In charge Of said vessel or
number Of bushels Of such 1nmerchantabie
oysters and the said captain or other per-
SON shall return said Understandable oys-
bars under e. o ts
The cost Of reculling and expenses Incl
dent to same shall be borne by the vio-
a new section be and the same is hereby
Of Maryland S1Ss5 supplement). title "oys:
40 section 81, to follow Immediately after
said subtitle and to read as follows:
81. Each county inspector or deputy
district to which he is assigned by the
inspection Of any such oysters, he shall
els In triplicate. one Of which shall be
given to the purchaser, one to the seller
and the other retained by the inspector.
hereby isVisd upon upon all oysters us caught
within the limits Of the State Of Maryland,
unloaded from vessels at the place in Mary
Their shipped in bulk in vessels, to be
charged equally to the buyer and seller,
but to be paid weekly to the Comptroller
buyers S ' the certificate retained BY tie in
the Comptroller or his agent and in case
not not paid IN o one ' week thereafter to the
Comptroller or his agent which Is hereby
required to. be done, the properties Of the
parties 90 indebted may be levied edo on ana ID
cases Of taxes In default, without other
process Of law; the said inspection levied
Sn the limits of Ss State Ss of
and sold by commission merchants and
others selling By less than the cargo; and
also an inspection charge Of six cents per
bushels Of oysters caught within the linn
its Of the State Of Maryland; on oysters
caught within the limits Of the State Of
charge Of four cents per bag containing
not more than two bushels; and all trans
portation companies carrying oysters In
State Of Maryland, consigned to Baltimore,
shall furnish to the inspector or collector
Of oyster tax. q copy Of their manifest
signed, and the Inspectors are charged
with the duty Of seeing that the proper
returns are made for the purpose. Of this
section by such commission merchant or
retailer, and In performance OF their duty
the said inspectors are authorized and d.
rected to visit places where oysters caught
within the limits Of the State Of Maryland
In less than cargo lots are sold, and get
from such sellers a statement under oath
as to the number Of bushels sold from
time to time and return to the inspectors
certificate thereof to be forwarded to the
Comptroller as required in the case Of GER
tif1cates for cargo, and the payments Of the
amounts SO found to be due shall be SINH
larly enforced. All oysters found within
the State Of Maryland shall be presumed
to have been caught within the limits of
the State Of Maryland and the burden Of
proof shall be upon any one claiming to
the contrary to establish his said claim
by, clear. and satisfactory evidence: The
to each of the county inspectors and dep
uty inspectors certificates in book form,
supplied with carbon paper, so that each
of the said triplicate certificates shall be
exactly the same; the form Of the certif-
cate shall be as follows: