Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-09-27

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Commissions vessels, boats and vehicles.
Each associate member shall supervise tho
planting. and transplanting Of shells and
dent in accordance with policies detsE-
mined by the Commission, and shall Der.
form such other duties a. may be directea
by the Commission.
o.. The Commissioner. with the approval
Of the Commission, shall appoint Q secre.
tary, who shall be paid such salary NOT
to exceed $500 per annum as may be Mxe1
paid such salary not to exceed 5000. PET
annum, az may be fixed In the budget
a captain, who shall be paid such salary
fixed in the budget, and q Director Of the
Marine Laboratory and Biological Research
who shall receive such salary as may p
after after 20 Sns With the SGesens
mission. shall appoint or continue in sm-
ployees Of the Marine Laboratory 40 10
may deem necessary, and the salaries ct
each Of such employees shall be fixed by
the approval Of the Commission, shall EN-.
ploy such clerks and photographers and
other employees as may be necessary. An
sRai Seid their Respective positions A unSes
the provisions Of the Merit System, Article
GA OF the. Annotated Code Of Maryland.
quire any. employee Of the Commission who
handles funds, to furnish bond In such
amount AZ the Commission may determine.
10: The Secretary Of the Commission
authority conferred By this Article upoa
the county Inspectors hereinafter provided
for: The secretary. acting under the con-
missioner, shall have and exercise all the
powers and duties herein conferred upon
the Commission. It shall be the duty q
r ns oyss er ns S1d clam ship
pers and fish dealers, including any catches
Of the above seafoodS, who may ship direct,
for the purpose Of ascertaining the total
the waters Of the State Of Maryland, the
number Of gallons shucked and shipped,
ths pounds o e crabs and and crab meat
Of each kind Of hsh, and also the quantity
in bushels or gallons Of oysters that ara
purchased from points out Of the states
reports showing the result Of such audit.
In order to enable said secretary to -.
cure the information required. all persons
engaged In the pursuits m mentioned hsrsie
and all SUCH books. statements and ac:
secretary Or his duly authorised agents
Any person violating the provisions -
this section shall be guilty Of 9 misdA:
meanor and upon conviction thereof shap
monies arising from fines collected under
.hs section tic s5 30 re ssTstsd 70 ne
II, (a) The surveyor shall have ehares
Of surveying and marking natural eZseas
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(b) The captain shall b IN command. g
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supervise the maintenancs and fspiseem9sk
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and authority confsrrsd by this. xrtiaH
upon the county inspectors hersinafssf prs'
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laboratory and the biological RfssassS
carried o. IN connection thersvith. aA1
c cSa iR:IioDsn may Ss3 direct Ssa.' au'
II. The Commissioner. with the. -.
proVal OF the Commission, shall appoint Q
Sues o D%som i sSs Haf Secss sS sss
axed in the budget, ard each Of whom
sha III give bend q 70 s sss II npo
posed upon them BY this Article; ,, Each sSs
county inspector shall be sespGns1Ilst 1os
pertaining to fisheries, and for the IN
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-
and confscate as provided by law, shall
have authority over any deputy inspector
who may be placed under him and shall shall
OF Fisheries and subject to his orders:
Each county inspector shall be charged
with the duty of enforcing the laws re-
bling, pound net seine and other licenses
In his assigned territory, and the laws re-
latlng to the collection Of the oyster tax,
be prescribed by the Commissioners OF
ia. The Commissioner. with the ap.
not more than fifty deputy inspectors, each
Of whom shall receive such salary not to
exceed $1,000 per annum, as may DO hxed
have the right to employ such deputy in
spectors by the month or by the year. The
deputy inspectors shall have and exercise
the fS" county aag and when SO
directed by the Commissioner shall act un-
der the control, supervision and direction
Of the county inspectors. Both the county ny
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. Tire Commissioner shall appoint as
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, and
upon other phases Of their duties, as de-
termined by the Commission. No person
shall be appointed as county inspector
or deputy Inspector until he shall have
passed a physical examination to be given
by physician selected by the Commission.
12C. 1t shall be the duty of the Com:
missioner to promote the advertising or
the seafood products Of this state and 70
prepare such advertising or other matter
as It may deem advantageous to the well
fare and Improvement of the seaf0od 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 %
paid to the Conservation Department under
the provisions Of Section - Of Article ID
of the Annotated Code, as enacted by Chap.
ter All Of the Acts Of 1920, shall hereafter
be paid over to the Commission OF Fish.
cries and be annually expended by IL IN
the propagation Of tidewater fish,.
Sec. 8. And be It further enacted, Tnas
Sections and II OF Article ~ Of the An
notated Code Of Maryland (19S5 Supple:
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