The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-11-01

Zach associate member shall supervise the
planting. and transplanting, OF shells ana
oysters in the area In which he is . resi-
mined by the Commission, and shall per
form such other duties a. may be directed
by the Commission. No.
o. The Commissioner. with the approval
Of the Commission, shall appoint secre.
tary, who shall be paid such salary not
to exceed $500 per annum as may be axed
In the budget, a surveyor, who shall BE-
annum, az may be fxed in the budget,
q captain, who shall be paid such salary
not to exceed $1,000 per annun, as may be
fixed In the budget ana director n,; OF 1 the
who shall receive such salary as may be
fixed in the budget. The Commissioner.
after consultation with the present direc-
mission, shall appoint or continue in EN-
ployment biologist and such other en-
plOyees Of the Marine Laboratory as he
each Of such employees shall be fixed by
the Commission. The Commissioners, with
the approval Of the Commission, shall en-
ploy such clerks and stenographers and
other employees as may be necessary. All
employees provided for In this Article
shall hold their respective positions under
the provisions Of the Merit System, Article
The Commission shall have power to re-
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
sAall have and exercise all the powers and
authority conferred by this Article upon
the county inspectors hereinafter provided
for; The secretary, acting under LEI n. the CON
missioner, shall have and exercise all the
powers and duties herein conferred upon
the Commission. 1t shall be the duty OF
riOus oyster packers, crab and clam ship,
pers and fish dealers, including any catches
of the above seafOods, who may ship direct,
nor Inc p OF Of oSsra earht within
the waters Of the State of Maryland, the
number of gallons shucked and shipped,
the pounds Of crabs and crab meat, yuan
titles of soft crabs and clans, quantities
of each kind of fish, and also the quantity
in bushels or gallons of oysters that are
purchased from. points out OF the state,
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
and all such books, statements and ac-
counts shall be open to inspection by the
secretary or his duly authorized agents
at all times.
this section shall be guilty Of misde,,
meanor and upon conviction thereof shall
be fined not less than 500, nor more than
$500, and shall be adjudged In contempt
monies arising from fines collected under
this section shall be RENTED to the Comp
troller for credit to the Conservation Fund.
IL, (a) The surveyor shall have charge
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 De
required by the Commissioner.
(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 Commissioner may direct. Inc cap
tain shall have and exercise all the powers
upon the county inspectors hereinafter pro-
Vided for.
lei 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 fSar ees Inc
Commissioner may direct.
IL. The Commissioner. with the, APP
prevail of the Commission, shall appoint
County Inspector for each tidewater c0un-
ty, each of whom shall receive such salary
not to exceed $1,000 per annum as may De
fixed in the budget, and each of whom
in the penalty Of $1,000, conditioned upon
the faithful performance of the duties Inn
posed upon them by this Article ~ Each ssa
county inspector shall be responsive Ior
pertaining to fisheries, and for the In
spection Of all oysters, crabs and fish taken
within the county for which ne Is appoint
ed and in such parts Of the Atlantic Ocean
and its tributaries and the Chesapeake Bay
and Its tributaries as may be designated
by the Commissioner. Each county inspec-
tor, shall have the right to arrest seize SEIZE
have authority over any deputy inspector
who may be placed under him and shall
be directly responsible to the Commissioners
Each county Inspector shall be charged
with the duty of enforcing the laws re.
quiring longing, dredging, claiming, crab
bing pound net seine and 1t 1,a Il licenses s
lating to the collection of the oyster tax.
and shall pay on such other duties as may
be prescribed by the Commissioner of
ia. The Commissioner. with the ap-
proval Of the Commission, may appoint
not more than fifty deputy inspectors, each
of whom shall receive such salary not to
exceed $1,000 per annum, as may be liked
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 t airecI nt
inspectors and deputy inspectors shall have
and exercise the rights, powers and du-
ties Of the former deputy commanders, gen
eral inspectors, special inspectors. tnspec..
tors, general measurers, measurers 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 such male
persons az can read and write, and are
sufficiently intelligent to pass an exami-
nation in the making out Of reports, and
upon other phases of their duties, as de-
termined by the Commission. No person
shall be appointed as county inspector
or deputy inspector until he shall have
passed q physical examination to be given
by a physician selected by the Commission.
12C. It shall be the duty of 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.
paid to the Conservation Department under
the provisions of Section 10 Of Article 30
of the Annotated Code, as enacted by Chap
ter All Of the Acts Of 1929. shall hereafter
be paid over to the Commission OF Fish
cries and be annually expended BY 1t In
the propagation Of tidewater fish.
Sec. 8. And be 1t further enacted, That
Sections 0 and IL of Article Y Of the An
notated Code Of Maryland ll9S5 Supple;
ment), title "Oysters," subtitle "Culling,"
be and the same are hereby repealed ana