Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-09-06
1910
PROCLAMATION OF THE GOV.
ERNOR OF MARYLAND
STATEWIDE REFERENDA

WaEhEAS, at Cno January 1909
session Of the General Assembly Of
Maryland, an Act was passed known
as Chapter 1853, providing for the
creation Of 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 1872, to repeal and re-enact,
with amendments, Sections /, 2, 3,
and 8 Of Article 101 Of the Annotated
Code Of Maryland (1935 Supplement-,
title "Workmen's Compensation" SUBJ
title Estate Industrial Accident Com
mission; in words and figures as
follows: to-.
CHAPTER a5S
AN ACT to repeal Sections !. 2, g.. 4. 5, 9,
Annotated n ted G Code de- Of Maryland (1os5 Sup:
Resources; ! to repeal Sections 36, 81, Ss.
go 40 a. e. 49, A. a. A. a and 0s 4s Of
land (1924 EDITION., title Oysters" sub;
title Estate Fishery Force; to repeal
Sections 49, 81. "a and 81 ct 9i., said a6 Article
a a9fiGe' f. f. title soysters subtitle
Oyster ,S to rePe PEAL ss stafs 4S Of
tor; to repeal Chapter 165 Of the. Acts
Of 1905; to add new subtitle and six,
teen new sections to Article 19A Of said
Resources" said new sub title to be
known as Commission Of Fisheries" and
said new sections to be known as Sec
ts SR' 12c ana prcvdag For the asa
ton of a commission of fisheries and
prescribing its powers and duties; to ere re-
peal and re-e9act With am ne ~ rent Sec
tated Code of Maryland $685. Supple
ment), title "Oysters,"" subtitle "Cull::
70 Of the Annotated Code Of Maryland
(i5Ss5 suppiement), title "oysters." SUB:
title General Measurers and Inspectors"
said new sections to be known as Sec
tions 81 and "a, providing for the insp tS
tax thereon; to repeal and re-enaet, with
amendments, Section 129 Of Article q Of
the Annotated Code Of Maryland q9S5
ssgpplementl, title "oysters'" subtitle
Section l.. Be II, enacted By the General
8, 4, 8, 8, T. 8, o.. 10, II and Y Of Article
(19S5 SUPPLEMENT-. title "Conservation Of
Natural Resources" be and the same are
hereby repealed.
Sec. 2 And be It further enacted. That
g. Il sn 49, g. o. g. A Ss tie Aanc
Oysters" subtitle Estate Fishery Force"
ss s &C. 81 s. fna It sntS 4fes y
and 1854 Of said Article q, title aoysters,""
Oyster SaS od snd tie sta ts
Auditor" be and the same are hereby re-
pealed.
Sec. 8. And be It further enacted, That
Chapter 165 Of the Acts Of 1905 be and the
Sec. 4. And be 1t further enacted. That
q new subtitle and sixteen new sections be
and the same are hereby added to Article
(1935 SUPPLEMENT-, title "Conservation Of
Natural Resources" said new sub.t to
be known as "Commission of Fisheries"
and said new sections e b knoYn 81 Is Sc
i iSB. 1Sc and I'D. to follow W. Immediately
after said subtitle and to read as follows:
COMMISSION OF FISHERIES"
1. The Commission OF Fisheries Of the
Of y f6easea af be-
Of five members, citizens and
residents Of this State, all Of whom shall
have practical knowledge Of the tidewater
mission shall be designated as the Chair
man and shall be known as the Commits
sioner of Fisheries" The members of the
including the Chairman thereof,
shall be appointed by the Governor, by and
with the advice and consent OF the Senate,
for terms of two years, beginning on the
first day Of June succeeding their appoint.
said Commission to be appointed under this
Act to begin on June l, 1889. One asso-
.iate member shall be a resident of that
section of the Eastern Shore north of the
rhoptank 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 a resident 20, Of
side the counties of st. Mary's, Calvert
and Charles, one associate member shall
be resident of that section of the West
Mary's, Calvert and Charles; The Com.
Of Fisheries shall be chosen
from the State at large. All vacancies
Governor with the advice and consent Of
the Senate.
2. The Commissioner Of Fisheries shall
receive such salary. not exceeding $4,oOO
and the associate members of the Com:
mission shall each receive such salary not
exceeding $1,000 per annum as may be
3. On June /, 1889, all the rights, pow
BIS, duties and functions heretofore con-
lerred upon or exercised by the Conserva-
lion Commission with respect to oysters,
shellfsh, the state Fishery Forc S OF OysIeIT
thereof, Chesapeake Bay and tidewater hsh,
and hatcheries and the State Bio
logical Laboratory shall be transferred to
and thereafter be exercised and performed
BY the Commission Of Fisheries and there
upon the said Conservation Commission
shall be abolished.
T. The Commission shall have the gen.
eral supervisory power, regulation and con-
troll over the following natural resources
Of the State, within the bounds of the tide
water, viz: fish, crabs, terrapin, oysters.
CLAIMS and other shellfish. The Commission
shall be charged with the execution of all
laws now in force or hereafter enacted re-
ating to any of the above subjects, and
with the enforcement of all
laws relating to licenses and inspections.
The Commission shall have control over the
inspection of oysters, fish or crabs, wher-
ever caught or sold in the State of Mary:
land, and of the enforcement Of the Gull
laws and other protective Measures. The
Commission Is empowered to provide such
arms, ammunition and equipment as may
be required for the vessels, boats and yes.
sells owned by 1t 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-
thorized 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
mission.
&. The Commission shall establish and
maintain a permanent office In the City OF
Annapolis, where its meetings shall be held
and where all books, records, charts and