Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-09-06

B. The Commission shau exercise al m
powers herein conferred except that the
for the eDforce S Of the fsh and shell.
fish laws, and shall be In command Of the
Each associate member shall supervise tho
oysters in the area in which he Is a resi-:
mined by the Commission, and shall peft
form such other duties az may be directed
by the Commission.
Of the Commission, shah appoint q secre,
tary, who shall be paid such salary moe
to exceed $500 per annum as may be Gxed
In the sua budget, surveyor who :. s be- 3
annum, as may be hxed In the budget,
q captain, who shall be paid such salary
a9ed e tSe bSSSe psrd &c
Marine Laboratory and Biological Research,
who. shall receive such salary as may b
a asa 10 shs ROas TIE tSs S1s
mission, shall appoint or continue in em-
Il tSs Sans ana Sosa ether s% n
may deem necessary, and the salaries OF
each Of such employees shall be fixed by
the Commission. The Commissioners, with
ploy such clerks and stenographers and
other employees as may be necessary. AL
provided f2E IN As Article 5as
the provisions Of the Merit System, Article
GA Of the Annotated Code Of Maryland.
The Commission shall have power to re-
GaTf fends te fa r aas H eS
amount as the Commission may determine.
10. The Secretary Of the Commission
shall have and exercise all the powers ana
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
powers and duties herein conferred upon
the Commission. 1t shall be the duty OK
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.
titles Of soft cr&bS 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,
reports showing the result Of such audit.
In order to enable said secretary to 90.
cure the information required, all persons
engaged In the pursuits mentioned herein
shall keep books, statements and accounta,
and all SUCH books, statements and ac-
secretary or his duly authorized agents
Any person violating the provisions .os
this section shall be guilty Of Q misda;
meanor and upon conviction thereof 9hau
$500, and shall be adjudged in contempt
Of court until he complies Herewith. Al
monies arising from fines collected under
troller for credit to the Conservation Fund.
II, (a) The surveyor shall have charge
Of surveying and marking natural oyster
bars, reserved areas, leased bottoms, crabs
nets, and shall perform. such other SUR
veying or engineering work a. nay b
required by the Commissioners.
OBJ The captain shall be In command q
all vessels and boats owned or controlled
by the Commission, and under the control
and direction Of the Commissioner shall
Of the same and perform such other duties
as the Commissioner may direct. The cap
tain shall have and exercise all the powers
Se
lei The Director Of the Marine Labors.
sSIs and direction as Of the commis.
Laboratory Labor y'- and the Biological Research
sSsTed or I'M ater a9ts a.
IL. The Commissioner, with the. ap.
Of the
ty, each Of whom shall receive such salary
not to exceed 81, 800 per annum as may be
fixed in the budget and each ef Of Ta0m
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 for
the enforcement Of all laws and regulations
pertaining to fisheries, and for the in
spection of all oysters, crabs and fish taken
ed and in such parts of the Atlantic Ocean
and its tributaries and the Chesapeake Bay
and its tributaries az may be DESIGNATED !
tor shall have the right to. arrest, seize
and confiscate as provided by law, shall
have authority over any. deputy Inspector
be directly responsible to the Commissioner
of Fisheries and subject to his orders:
Each county inspector shall be charged
quiring longing, dredging, claiming, crab
bling, pound net seine and other licenses
in his assigned territory, and the laws re-
and shall pay ON such other duties as may
be prescribed by the Commissioners OF
t ia. The Commissioner, with the ap.
provai 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
the powers and duties herein conferred
upon the county inspectors and when so
directed by the Commissioner shall act un-
DER the cOuLrOl, bupeEtl5lOu anu uAACSbAvAA
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 ana
members of the State Fishery Force, sub
ject in all cases to the orders OF the Com
missioner Of Fisheries.
12B. The Commissioner shall appoint as
county or deputy inspectors. such male
persons as 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
OF deputy inspector until he shall have
passed a physical examination to be given
by a physician selected by the Commission.
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 well
fare and Improvement Of the seafood INDUS;
try. and shall cooperate with the seafooo
Industry in any lawful manner It may deem
proper for the benefit Of the fisheries.
I'D. All sums of money provided to pc
paid to the Conservation Department undeH
the provisions Of Section - Of Article ~
Of the Annotated Code, as enacted BY Chap