Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-10-04
1910
PROCLAMATION OF THE GOV
ERNOR OF MARYLAND
STATEWIDE REFERENDA

Maryland, an ACC was passed Known
as Chapter 353, providing for the
creation Of a commission of fisheries,
and prescribing its powers and duties,
and providing for the inspection OF
oysters and the collection Of the tax
thereon; and
WHEREAS, at the January 1889
session of the General Assembly Of
Maryland, an Act was passed known
as Chapter 1872, to repeal and re-enact,
with amendments, Sections 1, 2, 5,
and 6 Of Article 101 Of the Annotated
Code Of Maryland (1935 SUPPLEMENT-,
title "Workmen's Compensation" SUBJ
title estate Industrial Accident Com
mission; in words and figures as
follows: u
!, 8, ., 10, ii ip and e Of Article ia Of the
Annotated Code Of Maryland (1035 Sup:
plement), title "Conseryation Of Natural
g. e. e. to IS sePfal 49, se st. ana sS Is
Article 72 Of the Annotated Code Of Mary
land (19M Edition), title "Oysters," sub:
sason ss St. Essaass AND s. feRs
72, title "Oysters," subtitle General
ssstISns o. '1 H. 1ss aaa Of ssia
aoyster Culture; to repeal Section 4e Of
Article 10 of said Code, title Estate Audi
tor; to repeal Chapter 165 of the Acts
teen new sections to Article 19A Of said
Code, title CONSERVATION Of Natural
Resources" said new subtitle to be
said new sections to be known as Sec
1s Sss &c ana 126 prcvidins for the crea
prescribing its powers and duties; to re-
peal and re-enact, with amendments, Sec
lions and ii Of Article 72 Of the Ammo
s sa csas s Of MaszePd 9Ss s"eRa-
q Of the Annotated Code of Maryland
ing''; to add two new sections to Article
(19S5 Supplement-, title "oysters." sub:
said new sections to be known as Sec
lions 81 and "a, providing for the inspec-
tion Of oysters and the collection Of the
amendments, Section 1Se Of Article q Of
the Annotated Code of Maryland (1935
supplementl, title "oysters," subtitle
Assembly Of Maryland, That Sections j, 2.
ia Of the Annotated Code Of Maryland
19S5 Supplement-, title "Conservation OF
hereby repealed.
Sections I; SO, 81, So, so. 20. q. r. IS. a, Is.
and g Of Arse a Hs the APn te
subtitle Estate Fishery Force"
title "oysters,' subtitle General Measur:
and i5SA Of said Article q. title oysters,s
subtitle Oyster Culture" and Section 10
Of Article. 10 Of said Code. title Estate
be and the same are hereby re-
pealed.
Sec. 8. And be It further enacted. That
same 10 hereby repealed.
SeS a Ss sTtsen new sections
1sX Of the Annotated Code Of MaFyland
l19s5 Sugpiemen0, title . "ConssrEnata;eSlna q
be known as "Commission Of Fisheries"
and said new sections to be known as Sec
tiSns J s . 10 =, =, ia;
after said subtitle and to read 90 folloWSs
COMMISSION OF FISHERIES"
I. The Commission Of Fisheries Of the
State OF Maryland is hereby created and
established. The said Commission shall be
Of FIVE st member citizens S SaS
have practical knowledge. Of the tidewater
One Of the members Of said Com
mission shall be designated as the Chair
sioner Of Fisheries" The members of the
including the Chairman thereof.
shall be appointed by the Governor, by and
for terms of two years, beginning on the
first day of June succeeding their appoint
ment, the terms of the first members OF
Act Act to begin on June /, 1889. One asso-
ciate member shall be a resident or that
section of the Eastern Shore north of the
choptank River, one associate member tI snail
Shore south of the Choptank River, one
associate member shall be resident of
that section Of the Western Shore, out:
and Charles one associate member shall
be resident of that section OF the West
srn Shore eomprisi9g the counties ties Of Go st:
Of Fisheries shall be chosen
rom the State at large. All vacancies
among said members shall be filled by the
The Senate.
2. The Commissioner Of Fisheries shall
receive such salary, not exceeding S4,ooO
per annum as may be liked in the budget
mission shall each receive such salary not
exceeding 81 400 per annum as may DE
q. On June i. 1889, all the rights, pow
,rs, duties and functions heretofore con-
erred upon or exercised by the Conserva-
ion Commission with respect to oysters,
hsllhsh fn fb staSe enS
hereof, Chesapeake Bay and tidewater fish,
fisheries, and hatcheries and the State Bio
ogical Laboratory shall be ransferred to
~ the Commission of Fisheries and there
lpon the said Conservation Commission
hall be abolished.
4. The Commission shall have the. gen.
raj supervisory power, regulation and con-
roll over the following natural resources
II the State, within the bounds of the tide
wafer. viz: fish, crabs, terrapin, oysters.
Jams and other shellfish. The Commission
hall be charged with the execution Of all
avs now in force or hereafter enacted re-
ating to any of the above subjects, and
particularly with the enforcement OF all
avs relating to licenses and inspections.
ME- Commission shall have control over the
inspection of oysters, fish or crabs, wher-
yer caught or sold in the State Of Mary:
and, and of the enforcement Of the Gull
avs and other protective Measures. The
Commission is empowered to provide such
rms, ammunition and equipment as may
,e required for the vessels, boats and yes.
els owned by 1t or owned by the State OF
Maryland and subject to the control OF the
The Commissioners, with the
approval of the Commission, shall be au-
horized to operate, sell, buy, lease, ex-
.hange, rent or repair such vehicles, YES
els, boats, nets and other equipment as
nay be necessary for the work OF the Com
s. The Commission shall establish and
maintain a permanent office in the City Of
annapolis. where its meetings shall be hello
md where all books, records, charts ana
o the work Of the Commission, shall be
he first and third week Of each month ut
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