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8. The Commission shall exercise all the
powers herein conferred except that the
Commissioner shall be wholly responsible
for the enforcement of the fish and she'll
fish laws, and shall be in command OF the
Geeh associate sSa Supervise the
planting. and transplanting Of shells ana
oysters in the area in which he is q resi-
dent IN eco w6n sa per
form such other duties as may be ulrecteu
by the Commission.
o. The Commissioner, with the approval
Of the Commission, shall appoint secre.
tary, who shall be paid such salary not
to exceed $500 per nnnum as may pc nxed
in the budget, surveyor, VINO snaii De
annum, as may be fixed in the budget,
q captain, who shall be paid such salary
not to exceed $1,000 per annum. as may pc
Marine Laboratory and Biological Research,
who shall receive such salary as may ne
fixed in the budget. The Commissioner,
tor, and with the approval Of the Com
mission, shall appoint or continue IN en-
ployment biologist and such other en-
NAV deem necessary, and the salaries of
each of such employees shall be fixed by
the Commission. The Commissioner, with
pIoy such clerks and stenographers and ,i
other employees as may be necessary. Al Al
employees provided for In this Article
shall hold their respective ayt A u9Sse
64A of the Annotated Code Of Maryland.
The Commission shall have power to re-
quire any employee Of the Commission VINO
handles funds, to furnish bond in sucn
amount as the Commission may determine.
10. The Secretary Of the Commission
shall have and exercise all the powers ana
fh the county inspectors hereinafter provided
for. The secretary, acting under the CON
troll supervision and direction Of the Com
missioner, shall have and exercise all the
6nt conferred
the Commission. It shall be the duty OF
the secretary to audit the books Of the va
rious oyster packers, crab and clam SNIP
Of the above seafoods, who may ship direct,
for the purpose Of .ascertaining the total
number Of bushels Of oysters caught wltnin
the waters Of the State of Maryland, the
number of gallons shucked and shipped,
the pounds Of crabs and crab meat, guam
titles of soft crabs and CLAIMS, quantlties
in bushels or gallons Of oysters that are
purchased from points out Of the state,
and shall file with the Commission weeRiy
reports showing the result of such audit.
In order to enable said secretary to Sc
cure the information required, all persons
engaged in the pursuits mentioned herein
shall keep books, statements and accounts,
and all such books, statements and ac-
counts shall be open to inspection by the
secretary or his duly authorized agents
at all times.
ANY person violating the provisions of
this section shall be guilty Of a misde..
meanor and upon conviction thereof shall
be fined not less than $780, nor more than
Of court until he complies Herewith. An
monies arising from fines collected under
this section shall be RENTED to the Comp
troller for credit to the Conservation Fund.
of surveying and marking natural oyster
bars, reserved areas, leased bottoms, crab
bing grounds, clam grounds and pound
nets, and shall perform such other sur
0r on
required by the Commissioner.
(b) The captain shall be in command OF
all vessels and boats owned or controlled
by the Commission, and under the control
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-
(c) The Director Of the Marine Labora-
tory and Biological Research under the
supervision and direction of the Commits
oher shall nave the
carried on in connection herewith, ana
shall perform such other duties as the
Tbe Go may dieesa with the APP
proval of the Commission, shall appoint Q
county inspector for each tidewater coun-
ty. each of whom shall receive such salary
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,
II the penalty Of &c tbs dntes upon
posed upon them by, this Article: Eacn
county inspector shall be responsible for
the enforcement of all laws and regulations
pertaining to fisheries, and for the In
spection Of all oysters. crabs and fsh taken
within the county for which he Is appoint
ed and in such parts OF the Atlantic ocean
and its tributaries and the Chesapeake Bay
and its tributaries az 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 count. county inspector shall be charged
with the duty Of enforcing the laws re-
Quiring longing, dredging, claiming, crab
bng pound net seine ana ana pt1e me- aWa 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 Commissioners. with the ap-
proval of the Commission, may appoint
not more than fifty deputy inspectors, each
Of whom shall receive such salary not to
exceed 81 200 per annum, as may be nxeG
in the budget. The Commissioner shall
have the right to employ such deputy in
deputy inspectors shall have and exercise
the powers and duties herein conferred
upon the county inspectors and when SO
der the control, supervision and direction
Of the county inspectors. Both the county
inspectors and deputy inspectors shall have
and exercise the rights, powers and du-
ties Of the former deputy. commanders, gen
eral inspectors, special inspectors, inspec.
tors, general measurers, measurers ana
members Of the State Fishery Force, sub
ject in all cases to the orders Of the Com
missioner Of Fisheries.
LIB. The Commissioner shall appoint as
county or deputy inspectors. such male
persons az can read and write, ana are
sufficiently intelligent to pass an exami-
nation in the making out Of reports, ana
upon other phases of their duties, as de-
termined by the Commission. No person
shall be appointed as a county inspector
or deputy Inspector until he shall have
passed a 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 It may deem
proper for the benefit of the fisheries.
I'D. All sums of money provided to be
paid to the Conservation Department under
the provisions of Section ID of Article 80
of the Annotated Code as enacted by Chap
ter All Of the Acts Of 1929. shall hereafter
he maid over to the Commission or FISH