Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-09-20

for the enforcement Of the fish and she'll.
fish laws, and shall be In command Of the
COMMISSIONS vessels, boats and vehicles.
planting and transplanting, Of shells and
oysters In the area in which he 10 o resi-.
dent In accordance with policies deter.
mined by the Commission, and shall per.
form such other duties as may be directed
by the Commission.
o.. The Commissioner. with the approval
tary, ' who shall Be- paid paid s spcS salary not
to exceed $500 per annum as may be dxeA
In the budget, surveyor, who shall be
paid such salary not to exceed $1,000 per
a captain, who shall be paid such SALARY
not to exceed 5000 per annum, as may bS
fixed in the budget. and Director Of the
who shall receive such sSiSTy as AS may s
after after consultation with the present dire.
sSr nd .a n the % son e the Com
ployment q biologist and such other en-
ployees Of the Marine Laboratory 40 n
may deem necessary. and the salaries Of
the Commission. The Commissioner, with
the approval Of the Commission, shall EN-.
ploy such clerks and stenographers and
employees provided for in this Article
the provisions Of the Merit System. Alticle
The Commission nm O 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.
shall have and exercise all the powers and
authority conferred by this Article upon
the county inspectors hereinafter provided
troll, supervision and direction Of the Com
missioner, shall have and exercise all tho
powers and duties herein conferred upon
the secretary to audit the books Of tn, va.
rious oyster packers, crab and clam ship
pers and fish dealers, including any catches
for the purpose. Of .ascertaining the total
number Of bushels of oysters caught within
the waters Of the State of Maryland, the
g cGabs anS crab
titles of soft crabs and clans, quantities
Of each kind Of fish, and also the quantity
in bushels or gallons Of oysters that are
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 accountA
and all SUCH books, statements and ae-
secretary or his duly authorized agents.
at all times.
Any person violating the provisions e
this section shall be guilty Of Q misd4:
$500, 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 charg4
Of surveying and marking natural oyster
bling grounds. clam grounds and pouAN
nets, and shall perform such other suys
veying or engineering work 40 may %
(b) The captain shall be in command -
all vessels and boats owned or controlled
by the Commission, and under the control
supervise the maintenance and replacement
of the same and perform such other duties
as the Commissioner may direct. The cap.
and authority conferred by this Article
upon the county inspectors hereinafter pro-
Vid qeS T TSr: D,rector n. thu Marin. raho,..
tory and Biological Research under the
supervision and direction of the Commits.
sioner shall have charge Of the Marine
ana tine
shall perform such other duties az the
may direct.
prevail N; Of II the Commission, shall appoint
ty, each of whom shall receive such salary
to the SaSet per ana eaeh Whom
shall give bond to the State Of Maryland,
In the penalty Of $1,000, conditioned upon
fp Pna% pg this IS a ns Sesi Each
county inspector shall be responsible for
the enforcement OF all laws and regulations
IF rab and fGf he fatsn
within the county for which he is appoint
ed and In such parts of the Atlantic Ocean
and its tributaries and the Chesapeake Bay
by the Commissioner. Each county inspec-
tor shall have the right to, arrest, seize
and conascate as provided by law, shai!
who may be placed under him and shall
be directly responsible to the Commissioners
Of Fisheries and subject to his orders;
with the duty Of enforcing the laws re-
curing longing, dredging, claiming, crab
bling, pound net seine and other licenses
lating to the collection Of the oyster tax,
and shall pay on such other duties as may
be prescribed by the Commissioners Of
ia. The Commissioner. with the ap:
prevail Of the Commission, may appoint
not more than fifty deputy inspectors, each
exceed 81 200 per annum, as may be hxed
In the budget. The Commissioner shall
have the right to employ such deputy In.
ieputy inspectors shall have and exercise
he powers and duties herein conferred
upon the county inspectors and when 90
der the control, supervision and direction
Df the county inspectors. Both the county
inspectors and deputy inspectors snail nave
md exercise the rights, powers and du-
lies Of the former deputy. commanders, gen.
sral inspectors, special inspectors, inspec:
.ors, general measurers, measurers and
members of the State Fishery Force, sub
lect in all cases to the orders or the Com
missioner of Fisheries
12B. The Commissioner shall appoint al
,ounty 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
,ermined by the Commission. No person
shall be appointed as a county inspector
,r deputy Inspector until he shall have
passed physical examination to be given
By a physician selected by the Commission.
12C. 1t shall be the duty of the Com:
missioner to promote the advertising of
he seafood products of this State and to
prepare such advertising or other matter
is It may deem advantageous to the well
ARE and Improvement Of the seafood INDUS.
nv, 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 DO
paid to the Conservation Department undeH
he provisions Of Section IL Of Article ~
of the Annotated Code, as enacted by Chap
Ter All of the Acts Of 1929. shall hereafter
be paid over to the Commission OF Fish
cries and be annually expended Dy IL In
tha nr0na cation of Gdewater fish.