Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-10-18
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 353, providing for the
creation Of a 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 732, to repeal and re-enact,
with amendments, Sections /, 2, B,
and Q Of Article 101 Of the Annotated
Code Of Maryland (19S6 SUPPLEMENT-,
title "Workmen's Compensation" SUBJ
title estate Industrial Accident Com
mission; In words and figures as
CHAPTER s5S
AN ACT to repeal Sections I. g. 4. g
I'D SHd q = Gs Afse tSa q sa tine
Plement), title Conservation Of Natural
3 Resources" to repeal e Sections 81 &c. 81 81
land (1924 Edition), title "oysters," sub;
ssctiSR,c 80 81 81 ana 81 81 saia AFsss
S ssssa: o. '1S snS sssa
Article 70, title "Oysters," subtitle
x o::r IS II ssd csd ss es ASd
tori; to repeal Chapter 1876 Of the. Acts
Of 1905; to add a new subtitle and six:
teen new sections to Article 19A Of said
S SSS; ssiS new sub title 70 Be-
known as Commission Of Fisheries" and
said new sections to BE- known s ss See Sec
i siSR' 1ac ana Srcvidis y aol The c asa
prescribing its powers and duties to 70.
and rS's9aSt WITH s% 9s =. EN- Sec
tstsd Cods ot Marylend liess supple
- Of the Annotated Code Of Maryland
5 D sSS sSS .' III. :''sts1; e A':s,:
title General MeSiurers and Inspect6rs,"
said new sections 60 be known 90 Sec.
on' q and DsSSv.S n fSs The S q; IS:
tax SI thereon Ss s 70 repeal and fs:snaet. with
the Annotated Code OF Maryland (1oS5
sSSHpls%sGS Mi.,,rs title "oystsrs subtitle
Section l.. Be It enacted b. the General
"a 3 3 .; 10; II and and y q . Article
Natural Resources" be and the same are
hereby repealed.
Sec. O. And BE- u further enacted, That
g. sn 49, e. o. g. i 81 Anne.
tated Code Of Maryland (192A Editionl, title
"Oysters," subtitle Estate Fishery Force"
sestc3s g. and g of s saS 4F Msas r.
and 1854 Of said Article q, title doysters,""
subtitle Oyster Culture" and Section 40
Ass BE- 10 an d Ss d same GSds a.. Ss1Dy s
pealed.
Sec. 8. And be IL further enacted, That
Chapter 1875 Of the Acts Of 1905 be and the
'A Sec. I. And Be- il further enacted. That
q new subtitle and sixteen new sections be
and the same are hereby sdded e Article
ia Of tine . c9Ss 81 Ui
be- known as "Commission Of Fisheries"
and said new sections to b known 20 Sec
ill., fss, he and 1Sb' t. follow ~ imnsdiatsls
after said subtitle and to read 40 follows'
COMMISSION OF FISHERIES"
I. The Commission Of Fisheries Of the
state Of Maryland is hereby created and
composed Of ave members, citizens and
residents Of this State, all of whom shall
have practical knowledge. Of the tidewater
mission sSal S Be dsssnated a. the Chair
man and shall be known 40 the Commits
sioner Of Fisheries" The members Of the
Commission, including the Chairman thereof;
with the advice and consent Of the Senate,
Tor terms Of two years. beginning ON the
arst day Of June succeeding their appoint:
said Commission to be appointed under this
Act to begin on June !, 1882: One assoc
,iate member shall be q resident Of that
Shoptank River, one associate member shall
be a resident Of that section Of the Eastern
Shore south Of the Choptank River, one
associate member shall be . Esssident en OF
side the counties Of st. Mary's, Calvert
md Charles. one associate member shall
be resident Of that section Of the West
Mary sa0f cai SUMP and Charles The Com
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 $4.oUU
per annum as may be fixed in the budget,
mission shall each receive such salary not
exceeding $1,000 per annum as may oe
rs, duties and functions heretofore con-
.erred upon or exercised by the Conserva-
lion Commission with respect to oysters,
,hellfish, the State Fishery Force or Oyster
thereof, Chesapeake Bay and tidewater fish,
and hatcheries and the State Bio
logical Laboratory shall be tran sferred to
md thereafter be exercised and performed
By the Commission Of Fisheries and there
Upon the said Conservation Commission
shall be abolished.
L. The Commission shall have the gen.
sral supervisory power, regulation and con-
troll over the following natural resources
IF 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
avs now in force or hereafter enacted re-
ating to any of the above subjects, and
with the enforcement Of all
avs relating to licenses and inspections.
The Commission shall have control over the
Inspection Of oysters, fish or crabs, wher-
aver caught or sold In the State Of Mary:
and, and Of the enforcement Of the Gull
avs and other protective Measures. The
Commission is empowered to provide such
arms, ammunition and equipment as may
De required for the vessels, boats and ves-
,els owned by it 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-
.horized to operate, sell, buy, lease, ex-
change, rent or repair such vehicles, YES
sells, boats, nets and other equipment as
may be necessary for the work Of the Com
s. The Commission shall establish and
q permanent Office In the City Of
Annapolis, where its meetings shall be held
and where all books, records, charts and