Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-11-01
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competent Jurisdiction shall be fined the
sum Of not less than ten dollars ($10) nor
more than fifty dollars ($5O) and any per-
oysters o. SS Of IN or
Ing oysters in violation Of any provision Of
Sections 8 and 9 Of this Article. shall be
deemed guilty Of misdemeanor and, upon
conviction before any justice Of the peace
or court Of competent Jurisdiction, shall be
fined the sum Of not less than Fifty Dol;
Dollars or confined in jail not less than
80 days nor more than six months, either
Or both, and in addition to such fine or
Imprisonment said cargo shall be confis-
under the supervision Of the oyster inspec-
tor or other officer making the arrest,
and at the expense Of the .violator, which
imposed and collectible in the same man
ner, and. the. boat or vessel shall be held
ag security for the payment Of said fine.
tongs he shall be fined as above. and the
boat In which said oysters are found shall
be held as security for the payment Of said
ns In dit to the above STp the
case where the viOlator has been previously
convicted Of violating the provisions Of this
sui. title; suspend or revoke the license
for the purpose Of catching. shucking.
packing or canning oysters. In case there
lg an appeal or waiver OF trial before JUS
the disposition Of any oysters that have
been declared unmerchantable, the cargo
Of oysters shall remain in the possession
Ger making the ar arrest sp until the captain Of
the boat Or vessel or the packer shall have
reeulled the oysters in question; and the
sag Sen. sr the 1s suae
tity Of understandable. oysters and shells
50 culled out. shall give the captain or
other person In charge OF SAID vessel or
number Of bushels Of such understandable
oysters and the said captain or other per-
SON shall return said unmerchantable. oys-
bars under the supervision Of the officer.
dent to same shall be borne By the viO-
new :ectioS s. and tie same Se i hereby
q Maryland l1ss1 Supplementl. title "oys;
inspectors" said new section to be known
40 Section 81, to follow Immediately after
said sub little and to read as follows:
a. Each s;9unty inspector pc or.. or deputy
district to which be IL. assigned BY the
Commissioner Of Fisheries, and upon the
n.Psction IF any such oysters d he shall shall
els In triPlicate, one Of which shall be
given to the purchaser, one to the seller
and the ether retained b. the i5n nIIss,
within the limits Of the State Of Maryland,
unloaded from vessels at the place in Mary
Their shipped in bulk in vessels, to be
charged equally to the buyer and seller,
but to be paid weekly to the Comptroller
buyers; the certificate retained by the in
spector shall be mailed by him weekly to
tie Comptroller or his agent and in case
as psS Of n9 week az Re s9e
Comptroller or his agent, which 10 hereby
parties 50 indebted may Be levied on and
cases % Of '1 taxes n DEFAULT Witheut other
process Of law; the said inspection levied
10 also made 2 charge on oysters caught
Snd n o ta' BY ~ Sns ss Merchants H nS
others selling by less than the cargo; and
also an inspection charge Of six cents per
barrel CONTAINING not more , than n. three i,re
its Of the State Of Maryland; on oysters
caught within the limits Of the State Of
Maryland contained in bags an inspection
not more than two bushels and all trans
the shell caught within the limits Of the
state Of Maryland, consigned to Baltimore.
shall furnish to the inspector or collector
Of oyster tax, a copy. Of their manifest
showing the number Of bushels on board
on arrival OF steamer and to whom con.
signed. and the inspectors are charged
with the duty Of seeing that the proper
returns are made for the purpose Of this
section by such commission merchant or
retailer, and In performance Of their duty
the said inspectors are authorized and d.
rected to visit places where oysters caught
within the limits Of the State Of Maryland
IN less than cargo lots are sold, and get
from such sellers q statement under oath
as to the number Of bushels sold from
time to time and return to the inspectors
q certificate thereof to be forwarded to the
Comptroller as required in the case Of GER
tlhcates for cargo, and the payments Of the
iariy enforced. All oysters, found within
the State Of Maryland shall be presumed
to have been caught within the limits Of
the State Of Maryland and the burden of
proof shall be upon any one claiming to
the contrary, to establish his said claim
by clear and satisfactory evidence. The
Commissioner Of Fisheries shall furnish
to each Of the county inspectors and dep
uty inspectors certificates in book form,
supplied with carbon paper, SO that each
Of the said triplicate certificates shall be
exactly the same; the form Of the certif-
cate shall be as follows:
hereby certify that ! have this date