The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-08-30

fore any justice Of the peace or court OF
competent Jurisdiction shall be fined the
sum of not less than ten dollars ($10) nor
more than fifty dollars ($50) and any per-
son, firm or corporation engaged In catch
ing oysters by means Of dredges, or sell
ing oysters SO caught, or buying or pack
Sections and D 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
lars (S50.00) nor more than One Hundred
Dollars or confined In jail not less than
80 days nor more than six Months, either
impp H said cargo shall be confis-
Gated and returned to natural beds or bar
under the supervision Of the oyster inspec-
tor. or other officer making the arrest,
and at the expense of the .vi0lator, which
expense shall be In addition to the fine
imposed and collectible in the same man.
ner, and the boat or vessel shall be held
If the yiolator, has taken oysters only with
tongs he shall be fined as above, and the
boat In which said oysters are found shall
hea as sf
Justice Of. the peace or judge may. In a
case where the yiolator has been previously
convicted Of violating the provisions Of this
under which said violator may be operating
for the purpose of catching, shucking,
packing or canning oysters. In case there
Is an appear OF waiver OIL LTlul DeIOTe JUS
tice Of the peace. in order to provide for
the disposition Of any oysters that have
been declared unmerchantable, the cargo
Of oysters shall remain In the possession
or custody of the Inspector or other OFF,
Ger making the arrest until the captain OF
the boat or vessel or the packer shall have
reculled the oysters In question; and the
culiing is done, after ascertaining the guam
tity or understandable oysters and shells
SO culled out, shall give the captain or
other person In charge of said vessel or
packing house, certificate showing the
number Of bushels Of such unmerchantable
oysters and the said captain or other per-
son shall return said understandable Oys-
bars under the supervision Of the officer.
The cost Of reculling and expenses incl
dent to same shall be borne by the vio-
lator.
new section be and the same is hereby
added to Article 72 Of the Annotated Code
of Maryland 1935 Supplement), title "Oys.
ters." sub title General Measurers and
Inspectors" said new section to be known
as Section 81, to follow Immediately after
said subtitle and to read as follows:
81. Each. county inspector or deputy
inspector shall inspect, all oysters in the
district to which he is assigned by the
Commissioner Of Fisheries, and upon the
inspection Of any such oysters, he shall
make certificate of the number Of bush
given to the purchaser. one to the seller
An inspection charge Of &c per bushel is
hereby levied upon, all oysters caught
within the limits of the State of Maryland,
unloaded from vessels at the place in Mary
land where said oysters are to be no fur
Their shipped in bulk in vessels, to. be
but to be paid weekly TO the Comptroller
of the State Treasury or his agent by the
buyers; the certificate retained by the in
spector shall be mailed by him weekly to
ho bfc appnf and in
the amounts of money shown to be due be
not paid in one week thereafter to the
Comptroller or his agent, which is hereby
parties so indebted may be levied on and
sold by the Comptroller or his agent as in
cases Of taxes in default, without other
is also made a charge on oysters caught
within the limits Of the State of Maryland
and sold by commission merchants and
others selling by less than the cargo; and
also an inspection charge of six cents per
barrel containing not more than three
bushels of oysters caught within the lin
its of the State of Maryland; on oysters
caught within the limits Of the. State of
Maryland contained in bags an inspection
charge Of four cents per bag containing
not more than two bushels; and all trans
ahs nn fgn oysters tbe
State Of Maryland, consigned to Baltimore,
shall furnish to the inspector or collector
Of oyster tax, a copy, Of their manifest
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 statement under oath
as to the number of bushels sold from
time to time and return to the inspectors
a certificate thereof to be forwarded to the
Comptroller as required in the case Of GER
tifcates for cargo, and the payments Of the
amounts SO found to be due shall be SINH
larly 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: