1861, ISDEX.

CHAP.

SEC.

WORCESTER COUNTY— Not iawM for any

person to catch or take away oysters

from the waters of Synnapuxent

Bay, in Worcester county, between

the last day of April and the first

day of September, in any year, nor

shall any bysters be taken from any

part of said Bay during that time

to plant in any other part of the

waters thereof; nor shall it be law-

ful at any time to use rakes or

dredges in taking or catching oys-

ters in this Bay.

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Before it shall be lawful for any one

to catch or take oysters from said

Bay, they are to first obtain a written

permit from all the acting Justices

of the Peace in District number

three, so to do, which permit is to

expire on the last of April annually,

and shall limit the quantity to be

taken in any one week to ten bush-

els, and to be granted only to resi-

dents of this State; and any person

taking oysters from said Bay with-

out such permit, or exceeding the

quantity named therein, to be

deemed a violation of this act, each

justice of the peace to be entitled to

receive fifty cents for every permit so

granted,

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Any person violating this act upon

conviction, before a justice of the

peace, for every offence to forfeit and

pay to the informer the sum of ten

dollars, with all costs of prosecution;

and if a negro, and unable to pay

the fine, the justice of the peace

shall order the constable to inflict

upon his person not over thirty-nine

lashes.

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Act to take effect on and from the first

day of July next,

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