JOHN WALTER SMITH, ESQ., GOVERNOR.

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248, 159. All money arising from fines and forfeitures
imposed by the provisions of this sub-title of this Article in so
far as said provisions relate to the taking or catching of oysters
in the waters in common between Dorchester and Talbot
Counties, shall be paid to the sheriff or any constable of said
counties respectively, and by him or them be paid monthly
to the County Commissioners, and said County Commissioners
are authorized to use such money, together with the sums
received for said licenses, which sums the clerks of said courts
are directed to pay over monthly to the County Com-
missioners of their respective counties after deducting there-
from his usual fees for issuing license and in providing police
officers for the proper enforcement of the provisions of this
sub-title of these respective Articles; and in case any surplus
remains at the end of the fiscal year of the said counties it
shall be placed to the credit of the school fund of the county
wherein such fines and forfeitures were imposed.

Money from
fines, etc.
How disposed
of.

249 and 160. The Comptroller shall, before the first day of
October in each year, furnish the Clerk of the Circuit Court
for Dorchester and Talbot Counties, respectively, two hun-
dred licenses, each to be issued by said clerks, with the de-
scriptions in said license of the boat and crew, the number of
the boat and the name of the person obtaining the license.

Comptroller
shall furnish
clerk certain
number of
licenses.

The said Comptroller shall also furnish to said clerks four
hundred duplicate numbers, each painted on canvas, the num-
bers on the licenses and the canvas shall correspond for each
county, and the licenses for Talbot County shall be numbered
from one to two hundred, and those for Dorchester shall be
numbered from two hundred and one to four hundred, and at
the time of issuing said licenses the clerks, respectively, shall
issue two of the canvas numbers to correspond to the numbers
of the licenses, and the numbers on said canvas numbers shall

Duplicate
numbers
painted on
canvas.

be orange color, seven inches long, and they shall be securely
fastened by the captain or managing owner of such boats, one
on the starboard side of the jib and one on the port side of the
mainsail. The said owners shall also have the said numbers
painted on each side the bow of such boat in black figures on
a white ground, and at least five inches long.

Where license
numbers
placed on
boat.

In event that either of said clerks shall have demand for
more licenses and numbers than herein provided for, he shall
make requisition on the Comptroller as required, and the said
Comptroller shall furnish the same.

250 and 161. Any master or person in charge of any boat
who shall violate any of the provisions of this sub-title of said

Additional
licenses.