Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-08-09

Commissions vessels, boats and vehicles.
Each associate member shall supervise the
planting and tranSplanting OF shells and
oysters In the area I'm which he Is resi-
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 fixed
in the budget, a surveyor, who shall be
paid such salary not to exceed $1,000 per
annum, as may be fixed In the budget,
a captain, who shall be paid such salary
not to exceed $1,000 per annum, as may be
fixed In the budget, and Director Of the
Marine Laboratory and Biological Research
who shall receive such salary as may be
fixed In the budget: The Commissioner,
after consultation with the present direc.
tor, and with the approval OF the Com.
ployment a biologist and such other EN-.
plOyees Of the Marine Laboratory as he
may deem necessary, and the salaries OF
the the" commissien. The commissioner r' WITH
the approval Of the Commission, shall en-
pl0y such. clerks and photographers and
Other employees as may be necessary ,,T. All
shall hold their respective positions under
the provisions Of the Merit System, Article
GA Of the Annotated Code OF Maryland.
quire any employee OF the Commission who
handles funds, to furnish bond In such
amount as the Commission may determine.
10. The Secretary Of the Commission
shall have and exercise all the powers and
authority conferred by this Article upon
the county inspectors hereinafter provided
troll, supervision and direction Of the Com
missioner, shall have and exercise all the
powers and duties herein conferred upon
the Commission. It shall be the duty OF
the secretary to audit the books Of the va
rious oyster packers, crab and clam ship
pers and fish dealers, including any catches
of the above seafoods, who may ship direct,
for the purpose of ascertaining the total
number of bushels of oysters caught within
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 fish, and also the quantity
In bushels or gallons OF oysters that are
and shall file with the Commission weekly
reports showing the result Of such audit.
In order to enable said secretary to Sc
cure the information required, all persons
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
ut all times.
Any person violating the provisions of
this section shall be guilty OF a misde:
meanor and upon conviction thereof shall
$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 Commissioners.
(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 Commissioners may direct. The cap
tain shall have and exercise all the powers
upon the county inspectors hereinafter pro-
(c) The Director Of the Marine Labora-
supervision and direction Of the Commits
sioner shall have charge Of the Marine
Laboratory and the Biological Research
carried on in connection herewith herewith and md
II. The Commissioner, with the ap-
proval of the Commission, shall appoint
ty, each Of whom shall receive such salary
not to exceed $1,000 per annum as may be
Shall Shall give bond to the State Of Maryland.
in the penalty Of $1,000, conditioned upon
the faithful performance Of the duties i'm
upon them sb Hy be For
the enforcement of all laws anu regulations
to fisheries. and for the in
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 estimated a
tor shall have the right to ari'5t. seize
and cOntiscate as provided by law, shall
MbS aY be- ypSced under PM d shall
be directly responsible to the Commissioners
Of Fisheries and subject to HIS orders:
Each county inspector shall d. charged
curing longing, dredging, ciai.fi.i ag. crab
bling, pound net seine and OtlNr licenses
in his assigned territory, and the laws re-
lating to the collection OF the oyster tax.
and shall pay OnAsuch other duties as may
be prescribed by the Commissioners OF
Fisheries.
prevail of the Commission. may appoint
not more than fifty deputy inspectors, each
Of whom shall receive such salary not TO
in the budget The Commissioner shall
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
upon the county inspectors and when so
directed by the Commissioner shall act un-
der the control, supervision and direction
of the county inspectors. Both the county
inspectors and deputy inspectors shall have
and exercise the rights, powers and du-
ties of the former deputy commanders, gen.
eral inspectors, special inspectors. inspec:
tors, general measurers, measures ana
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 ai!ch male
persons as can read and write. and are
sufficiently intelligent to pass al exami.
nation in the making out of reports. and
upon other phases of their duties. as de-
by the Commission. No person
shall be appointed as county Inspector
Or deputy Inspector until he shall have
passed a physical examination to be given
by a physician selected by the Commission.
&c. 1t shall be the duty % 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 seafOod 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 pc
paid to the Conservation Department under
The provisions of Section IL of Article ~
VI the Annotated Code, as enacted by CHAP
Ter All of the Acts of 1929. shall hereafter
be paid over to the Commission Of FISH
,ries and be annually expended by 1t In
The propagation of tidewater fish.
Sec j. And be 1t further enacted, Tnat
Sections 0 and IL of Article q of the An
rotated Code of Maryland t1033 Supple,
mpntl fitJa "0VSterS." sub title "Cull1ng,