Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-10-11

Tor the enforcement OF the hsh and sholls
Commission'S vessels, boats and vehicles.
Each associate member shall supervise tie
planting and transplanting Of shells aAA
Ss In sse In viz po 4: as ss
mined BY the Commission, and shall Der.
form such other duties 40 may be directoA
by the Commission.
Of the Commission, shall appoint q secroe
tary, who shall be paid such salary NOT
to exceed $500 per annum 40 may Do Axe1
paid such salary mot to exceed 5000 PEI
annum, az may be fixed In the budget,
q captain. who shall be paid such salary
Fixed in the budget, and q Director Of tie
Marine Laboratory and Biological Research,
who shall receive such salary as may b
after consultation with the present dire
mission. shall appoint or continue In en-.
pioyees Of the Marine Laboratory a. he
may deem necessary, and the salaries OF
each Of such employees shall b fixed bY
the the commission. The Commissioner, with
ploy such clerks and stenographers and
other employees as may be necessary. An
sRa SeS for in this Article
the provisions Of the Merit System, Article
GA Of the Annotated Code Of Maryland.
The Commission shall have power to re-
handles funds, to furnish bond in such
amount as the Commission may determines.
10; The Secretary Of the Commission
shall have and exercise all the powers and
the county inspectors hereinafter provided
troll. supervision and direction Of the Conn
powers and duties herein conferred upon
the Commission. Il shall be the duty oe
the secretary to audit the books Of the va
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,
the pounds Of crabs and crab meat, GUAM.
Of each kind Of fsh. and also the quantity
in bushels or gallons Of oysters that are
purchased from points out Of the State,
and shall als with the Commission weekly
In order to enable said secretary to %.
cure the Information required. all persons
engaged In the pursuits mentioned herein
and all such books, statements and ac-
counts shall be open to inspection By the
secretary or his duly authorized agents
ut all times.
Any person violating the provisions q
this section shall be guilty Of q misde:
meanor and upon conviction thereof shall
be fined not less than $500, nor more than
pOVU, anu budlI De duJuQkeU IN cOuIemnS
Of court until he complies Herewith. All
monies arising from fines collected under
this section shall be RENTED to the Comp
troller for credit to the Conservation Fund.
IL, (a) The surveyor shall have charge
of surveying and marking natural oyster
bars, reserved areas, leased bottoms, crab.
bling grounds, clam grounds and pound
veying or engineering. work a. may b
required b the Commissioner.
.(b) The captain shall be in command q
all vessels and boats owned or controlled :
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-
(cj 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 connection Herewith, and
shall perform such other duties az the
may direct.
IL. The Commissioner, with the. APP
proval Of the Commission, shall appoint Q
county. inspector for each tidewater coun.
not to exceed $500 per annum as may be
fixed in the budget, and each OF whom
shall give bond to the State Of Maryland,
posed upon them by this Article. Each
county inspector shall be responsible for
to fisheries, and for, the In
spection Of all oysters, crabs and fish taken
within the county for which he is appoint
and Tits its tributaries and the Chesapeake Bay
and its tributaries as may be designated
by the Commissioner. Each county inspec-
tor shall have the right to, arrest, seize
have authority over any, deputy inspector
who may be placed under him and shall
be directly responsible to the Commissioners
Each county inspector shall be charged
with the duty OF enforcing the laws re-
curing longing, dredging, claiming, crab
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 Commissioners OF
ia. The Commissioner, with the APP
prevail of the Commission, may appoint
of whom shall receive such salary not to
exceed 81, 200 per annum, as may be fixed
in the budget. The Commissioner shan
spectors by the month or by the year. The
deputy inspectors shall have and exercise
the powers and duties herein conferred
upon the county inspectors and md :, when mel SO
der the control, supervision and direction
Of the county inspectors. Both the county
ana deputy inspectors eudA nave
and exercise the rights, powers and du-
ties of the former deputy commanders, gen.
eral inspectors, special inspectors, inspec:
tors, general measurers, measurers AND
Of the State Fishery Force, sub
ject in all cases to the orders OF the Com
Of Fisheries.
LIB. The Commissioner shall appoint a.
county 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, ana d
termined by the Commission. No person
shall be appointed as county Inspector
or deputy Inspector until he shall have
passed q 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 1t may deem advantageous to the well
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 De
paid to the Conservation Department under
the provisions Of Section IL OF Article W
Of the Annotated Code, as enacted by Chap.
ter 471 of the Acts Of 1929. shall hereafter
be paid over to the Commission OF Fish.
cries and be annually expended Dy IL IN
the propagation Of tidewater fish.
Sec. 3. And be it further enacted. Tnas
Sectiona and II Of Article q Of the An.