The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1940-08-08
CONSTITUTIONAL REFERENDA
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 1858, providing for the crea-
ton 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, 5, and
6 of Article 101 of the Annotated Code
of Maryland (1935 Supplement-, title
"Workmen's Compensation" subtitle
Estate Industrial Accident Commits
SION; in words and figures as follows
CHAPTER 35s.
AN ACT to repeal Sections l, 2, 8, 4. 5, 6, I,
g. 8, 10, IL and IL of Article l9A of the An
notated Code of Maryland Il 935 Supplement-
title Conservation of Natural Resources"
to repeal Sections So. 81, 3S, 80, 40, Al, AZ,
43, "A, As 49, AZ and 4S of Article 70 of the
Annotated Code of Maryland 1924 Edition)
title Oysters subtitle Estate Fishery
Force to repeal Sections so, 81, "a and 81
of said Article 70, title Oysters" subtitle
General Measurers and Inspectors" to re-
peal Sections 90, lis, 155 and 1854 of said
Article 70, title Oysters" subtitle Oyster
Culture to repeal Section 46 of Article
10 of said Code, title State Auditor; to re-
peal Chapter 165 of the Acts of 1906; to add
a new subtitle and sixteen new sections
to Article 19A of said Code. title ''Conserva-
ton of Natural Resources" said new sub
title to be known Commission of Fisher
les" and said new sections to be known as
Sections l, 2, 3, a, 5, 6, 7, 8, g. 10, IL, II,
ia, LIB, nc and I'D, providing for the
creation of a commission of fisheries and
prescribing its powers and duties to repeal
and re-enact, with amendments, Sections 9
and IL of Article ~ of the Annotated Code
of Maryland 1885 Supplement) title "Oys-
ters," subtitle "Culling"; to add two new
sections to Article ~ of the Annotated Code
of Maryland Q935 SUPPLEMENT- totle "Oys-
ters, subtitle General Measures and In
spectors," said new sections to be known as
Sections 81 and 81, providing for the in
spection of oysters and the collection of the
tax thereon; to repeal and re-enact with
amendments Section 1919 of Article 70 of
the Annotated Code of Maryland 1935 Sup
plementl, title Oysters" subtitle Oyster
Culture"
Section l. Be it enacted by the General As
sembly of Maryland That Sections |, 2, 3, a.
5, 6, 7, 8, 8, 10, IL and IL of Article 19A of
the Annotated Code of Maryland 1885 Supple
ment), title Conservation of Natural Resour-
ces," be and the same is hereby repealed.
Sec q And be it further enacted. That
Sections 36, 81, 49, 80, 40, al, AZ, 43,
A, As, 46, AZ and AS of Article 70 of the An
notated Code of Maryland 1924 Edition., title
Oysters" subtitle "State Fishery Force"
Sections 80, 81, "a and 81 of said Article r.
title Oysters" subtitle General Measures
and Inspectors" Sections 80, lis, 1855 and
1854 of said Article ~, title Oysters" sub
title Oyster Culture" and Section as of Ar
ticle 10 of said Code, title Estate Auditor" De
and the hereby repealed.
Sec. g. And be it further enacted, That
Chapter 165 of the Acts of 1906 be and the
same is hereby repealed.
Sec. 4. And be it further enacted That a
subtitle and sixteen new sections be
and the same hereby added to Article 19A
of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1935 Sup
plement), title Conservation of Natural Re-
sources" said subtitle to be known as
tions to be known Sections l, 2, 8, 4, 5, g.
Z, s, 9, 10, II, II, 12A, LIB, 12C and I'D to
follow Immediately after said subtitle and to
read as follows:
COMMISSION OF FISHERIES"
l. The Commission of Fisheries of the State
of Maryland is hereby created and established
The said Commission shall be composed of
five members, citizens and residents of this
State, all of whom shall have practical knowl-''
edge of the tidewater fisheries. One of the
members of said Commission shall be desig-
n ted as the Chairman and shall be known
the Commissioner of Fisheries" The mem
bers of the Commission, including the Chair
man thereof, shall be appointed by the Gov
ernor. by and with the advice and consent of
the Senate for terms of two years, beginning
on the first day of June succeeding their ap-
pointment, the terms of the first members of
said Commission to be appointed under this
Act to begin on June l, 1889. One associate
member shall be a resident of that section of