1062

LAWS OF MARYLAND.

Penalty for
violation of
said Articles.

Articles relating to the catching of oysters in the Choptank
River shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and on con-
viction before any justice of the peace or Judge of the Circuit
Court of either of said counties, shall be fined not less than
one hundred nor more than three hundred dollars, and the
license of the master of the boat which shall have been issued
to him to take or catch oysters shall be forfeited and cancelled,
and if said master and person in charge of said boat be the
owner thereof, then, in such case, the said boat so unlawfully
used shall not again be used in said waters for the remainder
of the season for which said master was so licensed to use the
same.

Unlawful for
damaged boat,
etc., to be used
in catching
oysters.

251 of Article 10 and 162 of Article 21. It shall not be
lawful for any damaged boat, canoe or vessel to be employed
to catch oysters with scoop, scrape, or dredges in the waters
in common between Dorchester and Talbot Counties; and all
timbers, more than five and one half inches in depth, used in
the construction of said boat, to which her bottom is fastened
or any and all other materials used to make the space be-
tween the ceiling and bottom planks, over five and one half
inches, and all ceiling over two inches thick, and any, or all
materials used between such ceiling and deck, decreasing
custom-house tonnage, shall be considered damaged.

Governor shall
appoint
admeasurers.
Duties of

The Governor of this State shall, on or before the first day
of July in each year, appoint two competent persons, one
from Dorchester County, and one from Talbot County, to be
known as admeasurers, to examine and measure all boats over
six gross tons, (custom-house measurements) or smaller
boats, if in the judgement of said admeasurers they have
reason to believe such boats have been incorrectly
measured, prior to the granting, by the Clerks of said Circuit
Courts, a license to catch oysters with scoop, scrape or dredge,
and the said admeasurers acting together, as soon as notified,
and paid one dollar each for each boat and traveling expenses,
and the cost of certificate and revenue stamp by the captain or
managing owner of such boats proceed to examine and meas-
ure the same, if after examining and measuring such boat the
admeasurer finds that such boat is under seven tons gross
or under ten and fifty-two one-hundredths tons gross, and
if such last-mentioned boat was licensed to take oysters
with scoop, scrape or dredge on said waters for the season
ending March I5th, 1900, and no damage in any of said boats,
they shall under oath so certify to the Clerk of the Court of
the county to which application for license is to be made,
giving the tonnage of such boats, and shall also give a dupli-