1900. ] OF THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES. 1735

and all oysters measured in the shell, as required by
law, shall be even measure to the top of the tub only,
and any person or persons engaged in the business of
buying or selling oysters in this State, who shall own or
have in his possession any instrument of measurement for
oysters in the shell which differs in size or description
from the measures hereinbefore mentioned, or shall de-
mand a greater measure than hereinbefore mentioned,
shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and punished upon con-
viction by a court of competent jurisdiction; be fined a
sum of not less than $50, nor more than $100, or commit-
ted to the House of Correction for a period of not
less than three months nor more than six months, or both,
in the discretion of the judge or justice of the peace
trying the same; and in case a fine is imposed under the
provisions of this section, said fine to be paid over by
the officer making the arrest to the Comptroller of the
State, to be credited to the Oyster Fund; one half, how-
ever, to be paid to the informer. "

Which amendment was read and adopted, and

The bill, as amended,

Was read a third time and passed by yeas and nays
as follows:

AFFIRMATIVE.

Messrs.

Speaker, Linthicum, Sanford,
Ditty, Mackie, Knott,
Krems, Keys, Lehmayer,
Feldmeyer, Perkins, Latrobe,
Walbach, of G., Dudley, of Q. A., Curtis,
Lancaster, Norman, Robinson.
Choate, Smith, Staley,
Stewart, Anderson, of Wor., Wolfinger,
Mann, Waters. Clark,
Sandman, Bast, Hutton,
Jeffers, Lakin, Radcliffe,
Collins, Mitchell, Close,
Dudley, of Talbot, Hopkins, Critchfield,
Ward, Satterfield, Anderson, of Car.,
Dryden, Scrimger, Roberts,
Disharoon, Brown, of Bal. city, Finzel—50.
Pattison, Bramble,

NEGATIVE—None.
Said bill was then returned to the Senate.