The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-09-06


Commissioner shall be wholly Responsible
for thu enforcement of the fish and she'll
fish laws, and shall be In command OF the
sSa the
planting and transplanting. Of shells and
oysters In the area in 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 secre.
tary, who shall be paid such salary not
to exceed $500 per annum as may be nxed
in the budget, a surveyor, who shall pc
paid such salary not to exceed $SvUO per
q captain, who shall be paid such salary
not to exceed $1,000 per annnm as may pc
fixed In the budget, and Director or the
Marine s snd as may
fixed In the budget. The Commissioners,
after consultation with the present direc-
tor, and with the approval Of the Com
mission, shall appoint or continue IN EN-
ployment a biologist and such other EN-
ployees of the Marine Laboratory as ne
may deem necessary, and the salaries OF
the Commission. The Commissioner. with
the approval of the Commission, shall en-
ploy such clerks and stenographers and
other employees as may be Necessary th;s Article
shall hold their respective positions under
the provisions Of the Merit System, Article
64A 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
for. The secretary, acting under the con-
missioner, shall have and exercise all the
powers and duties herein conferred upon
the Commission. It shall be the duty or
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 seaf0ods, who may ship direct
for the purpose of ascertaining the total
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 elams quaa5tiiseS
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
shall keep books, statements and accounts,
counts shall be open to inspection by the
secretary or his duly authorized agents
at all times.
Any person violating the provisions of
mes s or's and upon Conviction thereof shall
be fined not less than 800, nor more than
$500, and shall be adjudged in contempt
Of Su a ne sro Rass
this section shall be RENTED to the Comp
troller for credit to the Conservation Fund.
II, (a) The surveyor shall have charge
surveying and
bling grounds. clam grounds and pound
nets, and shall perform such other sur
veying or engineering work as may be
required by the Commissioner.
OBJ The captain shall be in command Of
all vessels and boats owned or controlled
by the Commission, and under the contro!
and direction Of the Commissioner shall
supervise the maintenance and replacement
Of the same and perform such other duties
as the Commissioner may direct. The cap
tain shall have and exercise all the powers
and authority conferred by this Article
upon the county inspectors hereinafter pro-
(cj The Director Of the Marine Labora-
tory and Biological Research under the
siOner shall have charge Of the Marine
Laboratory and the Biological Research
carried on In connection Herewith, and
shall perform such other duties as the
Commissioner may direct.
IL. The Commissioner, with the. APP
prevail Of the Commission, shall appoint Q
county for aca sch
not to exceed $1,000 per annum as may be
fixed In the budget, and each of whom
shall give bond to the State Of Maryland,
In the penalty Of $1,000, conditioned upon
the faithful performance of the duties i'm
posed upon them by. this Article, Each
county. inspector shall be responsible Tor
pertaining to fisheries, and for the In
spection Of all oysters, crabs and fish taken
within the county for which he Is appoint
ed ana II
and its tributaries as may be designated
by the Commissioner. Each county tnspec-
tor shall Have the right to arrest, seize
have authority over any deputy inspector
who may be placed under him and shall
be directly responsible to the Commissioners
Each 81 county Inspector shall Be- charged
with the duty Of enforcing the laws re-
curing longing, dredging, claiming, crab
bing, pound net seine and other licenses
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.
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. Inc
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, tnspec,
tors, general Measures, 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 snch male
persons az can read and write, and are
sufficiently intelligent to pass an examt-
nation In the making out OF reports, ana
upon other phases Of their duties, as de-
termined by the Commission. No person
shall be appointed as d 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 or
the seafood products Of this State and to
prepare such advertising or other matter
as Il 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 1t may deem
proper for the benefit Of the fisheries.
I'D. All sums Of money provided to be
paid to the Conservation Department under
the provisions Of Section ID of Article S9
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,.