The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-09-13

q. TRc commission buuu cNtfclbc ulA tIo
powers herein conferred except that the
for the enforcement Of the fish and she'll.
fish laws, and shall, be In command ct the
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 resi-
mined by the Commission, and shall per-
form such other duties as may be directed
by the Commission.
0. The Commissioners, 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 shall n De
paid such salary not to exceed $3,000 per
annum, as may be fixed In the budget,
q captain, who shall be paid such salary
not to exceed $1,000 per annuni, as may pc
fxed In the budget, and a Director OF the
Marine Laboratory and Biological Research,
who shall receive such salary as may be
fixed In the budget: The Commissioner,
tor, and with the approval Of the, Com
mission, shall appoint or continue In en-
ployment biologist and such other en-
ployees of the Marine Laboratory as he
NAV deem necessary, and the salaries of
each Of such employees shall be nxed w
the Commission. The Commissioner, 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
64A of the Annotated Code of Maryland.
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 al! the powers anu
authority conferred by this Article upon
the county inspectors hereinafter provided
for. The secretary, acting under the con-
troll, supervision and direction Of the Com
missioner, shall have and exercise all the
the Commission. It shall be. the duty Of
the secretary to audit the books Of the va
rious oyster packers, crab and clam snip
pers and fish dealers, including any cai sant
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
titles of soft crabs and clans, quantities
Of each kind of fish, and also the quantity
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
engaged in the pursuits mentioned herein
shall keep books, statements and accounts
and all such. books, statements and ac-
secrets secretary or his p duly authorized agents
at all times.
ANY person violating the provisions of
this section shall be guilty OF misde,
be fined not less than 500, nor more than
$780, and shall be adjudged in contempt
Of court until he complies Herewith All
this section shall be RENTED to the Comp
troller for credit to the Conservation Fund.
II, (a) The surveyor shall have charge
Of surveying and marking natural oyster
bas can and
nets, and shall perform such other sur
veying or engineering work as may be
required by the Commissioner.
Obi The captain shall be in command Of
ali vessels and boats owned or controlled
by the Commission, and under the contro!
and direction of the Commissioner shall
Of Che 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-
lcj 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
IL. The Commissioner, with the ap-
proval of the Commission. shall appoint
ty, each Of whom shall receive such salary
not to exceed 81 500 per annum as may be
fixed in the budget, and each OF whom
shall give bond Il 70 s state IF msd5 npUa
the faithful performance Of the duties Inn
posed upon them by this Article. Each
county. inspector shall be responsive Tor
pertaining to fisheries, and for the In
spection Of all oysters, crabs and fish taken
within the county for which ne 10 appoint
and its tributaries and the Chesapeake Bay
and its tributaries as may be designated
BY the Commissioner. Each county inspec-
s sGa s conscat ss as 1s provided BY law shall
have authority over any deputy inspector
who may be placed under him and shall
be directly responsible to the Commiss sdara
Each county inspector shall be charged
with the duty Of enforcing the laws re-
curing longing, dredging, claiming, crab
In his assigned territory, and the laws re-
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-
proyal of the Commission, may appoint
mot more than fifty deputy inspectors t Re eac e
exceed 81 200 per annum, as may be fixed
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 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, sub
ject in all cases to the orders Of the Conn
missioner Of Fisheries.
lob. 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, ana
upon other phases Of their duties, as de-
termined by the Commission. No person
shall be appointed as q county inspector
or deputy Inspector until he shall have
passed a physical examination to be given
By 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 It may deem advantageous to the wei
fare and Improvement Of the seafo0d 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 Ii OF Article ~
Of the Annotated Code, as enacted by Chap
ter All of the Acts Of 1920. shall hereafter
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