The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1940-08-22
CONSTITUTIONAL REFERENDA

ChOptank River. one associate member shall
be a resident of that section of the Western
Shore outside the counties of St Marys, Cal
vert and Charles, one associate member snail
be a resident of that section of the Western
| Shore comprising the counties of St Mary 5,
Calvert and Charles. The Commissioner of
| Fisheries shall be chosen from the State at
| large All vacancies among said members snail
be filled by the Governor with the advice and
| consent of the Senate
2 The Commissioner of Fisheries shall re-
| ceive such salary not exceeding $4,000 per an
! mum as may be fixed in the budget, and the
| associate members of the Commission shall
! each receive such salary not exceeding 81, 400
! per annum may be fixed in the budget
| g. On June l, 1889. all the rights, powers,
| duties and functions heretofore conferred upon
| or exercised by the Conservation Commission
| with respect to oysters, shelltish, the State
! Fishery Force or Oyster Navy and the Com
mander and personnel thereof, Chesapeake
| Bay and tidewater fish, fisheries and hatcher
| les and the State Biological Laboratory shall
| be transferred to and thereafter be exercised
and performed by the Commission OF FISHERIES
and thereupon the said Conservation Commas
| sion shall be abolished.
| A. The Commission shall have the general
supervisory power, regulation and control over
the following natural resources of the state,
within the bounds of the tidewater, VIZ tlsh
crabs, terrapin, oysters, CLAIMS and other shell
| fish. The Commission shall be charged with
| the execution of all laws now in force or here
after enacted relating to any of the above sub
| jects, and particularly with the enforcement
| OF all laws relating to licenses and inspections.
The Commission shall have control over the
| inspection of oysters, fish or crabs wherever
caught sold in the State of Maryland and
| of the enforcement of the Gull laws ana other
| protective measures. The Commission en-
powered to provide such arms, ammunition and
| equipment as may be required for the vessels
boats and vessels owned by it owned by the
| State of Maryland and subject to the control
| of the Commission. The Commissioner, with the
approval of the Commission, shall be author
lied to operate, sell, buy. lease, exchange,
4, asvla hoo
nets and other equipment as may be necessary
for the work of the Commission.
5. 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, other official
papers and documents relating to the work oil
the Commission shall be kept The Commission
/ shall meet during the first and third week
of each month at its office. in Annapolis, and
| in addition shall meet upon the call of the
Commissioner at such time and place he
may designate.
6. The Commissioner may ct any time per
init cause to be taken any fish or marine
organism for scientific purposes or for fish
! or shellhsh propagation.
Z. The Commission on or before the second
| Monday in January, in each year, shall pre-
pare and present to the Governor a printed
report showing the operations of the Com
mission during the preceding year, together
with financial statement showing its col
lections, receipts and disbursements. The sale
report shall include such statistical informa
ton relating to the seafood industry may
have been obtained by the Commission. Prior
to each meeting of the General Assembly, the
Commission shall make such recommendation
to the Governor for the Improvement of tn,
condition of the fisheries it shall deem
necessary or advisable. The Commission, upor
instructions from the Governor, shall cooper
ate with any Commission or other agency o.
the State Government appointed to study thu
welfare or improvement of the State Govern
ment.
8. The Commission shall exercise all thu
powers herein conferred except that the Com
missioner shall be wholly responsible for thu
enforcement of the fish and shellfsh laws, anC
shall be in command of the Commissions yes
sells, boats and vehicles. Each associate mem
Der shall supervise the planting and trans
planting of shells and oysters in the il
which he is Il resident in accordance with pol
ices determined by the Commission, and shall
perform such other duties may be directed
, by the Commission.
9. The Commissioner. with the approval o
the Commission, shall appoint a secretary
who shall be paid such salary not to eXcee
$500 per annum as may be fixed in the bud
get, surveyor who shall be pan
such salary not to exceed $4,000 pc
annum, may be fixed in the bud
get. u captain who shall be paid such salar
not to exceed 49, 900 per annum. may b
fixed in the budget, and Director of the Ma
rine Laboratory and Biological Research, VIII
shall receive such salary may be fixed il
the budget The Commissioner after consul
approval of the Commission shall appoint o
continue in employment biologist and sue
other employees of the Marine Laboratory a
he may deem necessary, and the salaries o
each of such employees shall be fixed by tn
Commission. The Commissioner, with the APP
prevail of the Commission, shall employ sue
clerks and stenographers and other employee
as may be necessary. All employees provide
for in this Article shall hold their respectiv
positions under the provisions of the Meri
System, Article 64A of the Annotated Code O
, Maryland. The Commission shall have powe
to require any employee of the Commission VIII
handles funds to furnish bond in such amour
as the Commission may determine.
10. The Secretary of the Commission shal
have and exercise ell the powers and author
ity conferred by this Article upon the count
inspectors hereinafter provided for. The secre
tary. acting under the control supervision an
direction of the Commissioner, shall have an
exercise all the powers and duties herein con
ferred upon the Commission. 1t shall be tn
duty of the secretary to audit the books o
the various oyster packers, crab and clam ship
pers and fish dealers. including any catche
of the above seafoods, who may ship direct
for the purpose of ascertaining the total mum
Der of bushels of oysters caught within tn
: waters of the State of Maryland the humble
of gallons shucked and shipped, the pound
! of crabs and crab meat, quantities of soft crab
and clans, quantities of each kind of fish, an
, also the quantity in bushels gallons o
oysters that are purchased from points out o
, the State, and shall file with the Commission
weekly reports showing the result of suc
audit.
In order to enable said secretary to secur
= the information required. all persons engage
IN the pursuits mentioned herein shall kee
| books, statements and accounts, and all sue
, books. statements and accounts shall be ope
to inspection by the secretary his duly au
thorized agents at all times.
Any person violating the provisions of thi
, section shall be guilty of misdemeanor an
upon conviction thereof shall be fined not les
, than 500. nor more than $500, and shall b
ii IIhn ,f H.,
plies Herewith. All monies arising from fine
collected under this section shall be remitte
! to the Comptroller for credit to the Conserva
. ton Fund.
, IL. (a) The surveyor shall have charge O
, surveying and marking natural oyster bars
: | reserved areas, leased bottoms, crabbn
grounds, clam grounds and pound nets an
shall perform such other surveying or en-
gineering work as may be required by the Com
, | missioner.
(b) The captain shall be in command of a
vessels and boats owned or controlled by tn
Commission, and under the control and direC
ton OF the Commissioner shall supervise tn
maintenance and replacement of the sam
and perform such other duties as the Commits
sioner may direct. The captain shall have an
exercise all the powers and authority con
ferred by this Article upon the county inspec
tors hereinafter provided for.
tc) The Director of the Marine Laborator
t and Biological Research under the supervis
ion and direction of the Commissioner sha
, have charge of the Marine Laboratory an
> the Biological Research carried on in cor
nection herewith and shall perform sue
other duties as the Commissioner may direct
4 II. The Commissioner, with the approve
of the Commission, shall appoint a county in
spector for each tidewater county, each @
whom shall receive such salary not to excee
2 $1,000 per annum as may be fixed in the bud
get, and each of whom shall give bond to tn
State of Maryland. in the penalty of 81 OO(
; conditioned upon the faithful performance @
the duties imposed upon them by this Artcl,