Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-08-23

for the enforcement Of the fish and she'll hell
Commissions vessels, boats and vehicles
Each associate member shall supervise the
| planting and transplanting Of shells and
dent in accordance with policies deter
| mined by the Commission, and shall per-
form such other. duties as may be directed
by the Commission.
8. The Commissioner, with the approval
| of the Commission, shall appoint a secre.
tary. who shall be paid such salary mot
in the budget, a surveyor, who shall be
paid such salary not to exceed 5000 per
as may sb pc be main IL t s%eb budget
not to exceed 5000 per annum, as may b
fixed in the budget, and q Director Of the
Marine Ella Laboratory and Biological Research
fixed in the budget: The Commissioner,
after consultation with the present direc.
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ployment a biologist and such other en-
ployees Of the Marine Laboratory as he
each Of such. employees shall be fixed By
the Commission. The Commissioner, with
the approval Of the Commission, shall en-
ploy such. clerks and stenographers and
employees provided for in this Article
shall hold their respective positions under
GA 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 all the powers and
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 Of
the secretary to audit the books Of the va
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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,
titles It'll s' Of soft crSbs 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,
and shall file. with the Commission weekly
reports showing the result Of such audit.
In order to enable said secretary to Sc
cure the information required, all persons
engaged in the pursuits mentioned herein
shall keep books, statements and accounts,
and all SUCH books, statements and ac-
secretary or his duly authorized agents
at all times.
Any person violating the provisions OF
this section shall be guilty Of q mi LI,;
be fined not less than 500, nor more than
$500, and shall be adjudged in contempt
oGsg arans ne frO@ anes under
this section shall be RENTED to the Comp
troller for credit to the Conservation Fund.
IL, (a) The surveyor shall have charge
bars, reserved areas, leased bottoms, crab:
bling grounds, clam grounds and pound
nets, and shall perform such other sur.
veying or engineering work az may DO
required by the Commissioner.
(b) The captain shall be in command Of
all vessels and boats owned or controlled
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and direction Of the Commissioner shall
supervise the maintenance and replacement
Of the same and perform such other duties
tain shall have and exercise all the powers
and authority conferred by this Article
upon the county inspectors hereinafter pro-
(c) The Director Of the Marine Labora-
tory and Biological Research under the
supervision and direction of the Commits
Laboratory and the Biological Research
carried on in a1Snr 6ss dho
s9a ma TeH direc aer uu'ieS
II. The Commissioner, with the APP
proval of the Commission, shall appoint
ty, each of whom shall receive such salary
not to exceed $1,000 per annum as may be
fixed in the budget IT, and each e Ta
in the penalty of $1,000, conditioned upon
the faithful performance of the duties i'm
posed upon them by this Article, Each
the enforcement of all laws and regulations
pertaining to fisheries, and for the in
spection Of all oysters, crabs and hsh 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 it's tributaries as may be designated
by the Commissioner. Each county inspec-
tor shall have the right to arrest, seize
and contiscate as provided by law, shall
have authority over any deputy inspector
who may be placed under him ana shall
be directly responsible to the Commissioner
of Fisheries and subject to his orders:
Each county inspector shall be charged
with the duty of enforcing the laws re-
curing longing, dredging, claiming, crab
bing, pound net seine and other licenses
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 APP
prevail 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
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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 I'M
der the control, supervision and d1rectlon
Of the county inspectors. Both the Go4 hn "
and exercise the rights, powers ana du-
ties of the former deputy commanders, gem
eral inspectors, Speclal inspectors, lnspec..
tors, general measurers, measurerS and
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 exam1,
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 a county inspector
or deputy inspector until he shall have
passed physical examination to be given
by a 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 vel
fare and Improvement of the seafood 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 undeI
the provisions Of Section 10 Of Article 80
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 by IL IN
the propagation Of tidewater fish,.
Sec. g. And be it further enacted, Tnat
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