Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-09-13
1910
PROCLAMATION OF THE GOV.
ERNOR OF MARYLAND
STATEWIDE REFERENDA

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 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 s5S
AN ACT to repeal Sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 8, 9,
z, 8, Q, 10, II and IL of Article 19A Of the
Annotated Code Of Maryland (1035 Sup:
Resources; to repeal Sections SO. 81, 80,
Article 72 Of the Annotated Code of Mary.
land 1924 Edition), title "Oysters," SUBJ
title State Fishery Force; to repeal
g. title aoysters." D subtitle co" General
Sections 90, 115; 155 and 155A Of said
Atiss 81 title ii e
Article 10 Of said Code, title Estate Audi
tor; to repeal Chapter 16J Of the. Acts
Of 1906; to add new subtitle and six.
Code, title Conservation Of Natural
known as Commission of Fisheries" and
s s&1S 1ey seftiGns t. so fn H. e SsS,
lob, 12C and I'D, providing for the crea-
tion Of commission of fisheries and
peal and re-enaeat, with amendments, Sec
lions 0 and II Of Article ~ Of the Ammo
tated Code Of Maryland $685. Supple
ment(, title "oysters," subtitle Gull;
ing; to add two new sections to Article
1935 Supplement-, title "Oysters," SUB.
title General Measurers and Inspectors"
lions 81 and 81, providing for the inspec-
ton of oysters and the collection of the
tax thereon; to repeal and re-enact, with
the Annotated Code Of Maryland Q9S5
Supplement-, title "Oysters," subtitle
"Oyster Culture"
Section 1. Be 1t enacted by the General
q asassyaond T and e "
15A Of the Annotated Code Of Maryland
(1935 SUPPLEMENT-, title Conservation Of
Natural Resources" be and the same are
Sec. 2 And be II further enacted. That
Sections 50, g. g. SO, 20, e. g, 4s, q. q,
tsssd Cod: Of s H Edition. title
title oysters" sub: title General MessuF:
ers and InspeetOfs." Sections eei llS, l6s
subj sub title Oyster s Culture" ana Section 10
Of Article 10 Of said Code. title Estate
Auditor" be and the same are hereby re.
pealed.
Sec. 8. And be It further enacted. That
Chapter 1855 Of the Acts Of 1905 be and the
Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That
and the same are hereby added to Article
19A Of the Annotated Code Of Maryland
Q935 Supplement-, title "Conservation Of
Natural Resources SAID new subtitle %tSt1s. tS
and said new sections to be known as Sec
ti9ns i 2, 8, 9, 10, II, IL, IA,
after said subtitle and to read as follows:
COMMISSION OF FISHERIES"
I. The Commission OF Fisheries Of the
State Of Maryland is hereby created and
The said Commission shall be
composed Of five members, citizens and
have practical knowledge of the tidewater
One of the members of said Com
mission shall be designated as the Chair
sloner of Fisheries" The members of the
Commission, including the Chairman thereof,
shall be appointed by the Governor, by and
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 resident OF that
section of the Eastern Shore north OF the
Choptank River, one associate member shall
be a resident of that section of the Eastern
Shore south of the Choptank River, one
member shall be a resident or
that section of the Western Shore, out.
and Charles, one associate member shall
be resident of that section of the West
ern Shore comprising the .,C counties ties, OF st.
missioner Of Fisheries shall be chosen
from the State at large. All vacancies
among said members shall be filled by the
Governor. with the advice and consent OF
the Senate.
2. The Commissioner Of Fisheries shall
receive such salary. not exceeding S4,0OU
per annum as may be fixed in the budget,
mission shall each receive such salary not
fixed in the budget.
3. On June 1882 all the he, rights. POW POW
ferred upon or exercised by the Conserva-
ti0n Commission with respect to oysters,
shelltlsh, the State Fishery Force or Oyster
Chesapeake Bay and tidewater fish.
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 Shellfish. The Commission
shall be charged with the execution of all
laws now in force or hereafter enacted re-
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
Is empowered to provide such
arms, ammunition and equipment as may
be required for the vessels, boats and ves-
sells owned by 1t or owned by the State of
Maryland and subject to the control Of the
The Commissioner, with the
approval Of the Commission, shall be au-
tforized to operate, sell, buy, lease, ex-
change, rent or repair such vehicles, ves-
sells, boats, nets and other equipment as
may be necessary for the work Of the Com
mission.
8. 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
other official papers and documents relating
TO the work of the Commission. shall be