The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-09-20

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Commissions vessels boats and vehicles.
Each associate member shall supervise the
planting and transplanting OF shells and
oysters in the area in which he is a resi-
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 pc nxed
in the budget, surveyor, who snail pc
annum, as may be fixed in the budget,
q captain, who shall be paid such salary
not to exceed $4,000 per annunn, as may pc
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
mission. shall appoint or continue In en-
pl0yment q biologist and such other en-
pl0yees 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
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 CON
missioner, shall have and exercise all the
powers and duties herein conferred upon
the Commission. 1t 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 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
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
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
at all times. III
Any person violating the provisions of
meanor and upon conviction thereof shall
be fined not less than 500, nor more than
$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
g. Bars areas asea
bling grounds, clam grounds and pound
nets, and shall perform such other sur
veying or engineering work as may be
required by the Commissioner.
(hl Tho oantain shall ha 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. The cap
tain shall have and exercise all the powers
and authority conferred by this Article
upon the county inspectors hereinafter pro-
(c) 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 ap-
proval Of the Commission, shall appoint q
county for each sn sssrv
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,
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the faithful performance. Of the duties Inn
posed upon them by this Article. Each
county inspector shall be responsible for
as te ana for the @
spection of all oysters, crabs and fish taken
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 designated
BY the Commissioner. Each county inspec-
tor. shall have the right TO- arrest. seize
and as 6y aw
who may be placed under him and shall
be directly responsible to the Commissioner
Of Fisheries and subject to his orders;
with the duty Of enforcing the laws re-
Quiring longing, dredging, claiming, crab
bing, pound net seine and other licenses
IN his a1S Se the oyseT
and shall pay. on such other duties as may
be prescribed by the Commissioner OF
ia. The Commissioner, with the APP
proval of the Commission, may appoint
not more than fifty deputy inspectors, each
Of whom shall receive such salary not to
exceed 2o per aRau% as may be a shss
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 I'M
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, measurers and
members Of the State Fishery Force, SUBJ
ject in all cases to the orders Of the Com
missioner Of Fisheries.
LIB. The Commissioner shall appoint az
county or deputy inspectors such male
persons as can read and write, ana are
sufficiently, Intelligent to. pass an exami;
nation in the making out Of reports, ana
upon other phases Of their duties, as de-
shall be appointed as a county inspector
or deputy inspector until he shall have
passed q physical examination to be given
by q 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 It 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 30
Of the Annotated Code, as enacted by Chap
ter Al 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. 5. And be it further enacted, That
Sections and IL of Article q Of the An
notated Code Of Maryland ll9S5 Supple,