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Vacancy...................St. Mary's Co.......To guard the waters of St.

Mary's and St. George's
rivers and Smith's creek.

J, Fred. Robinson....Queen Anne's Co....To guard waters of Ches-
ter river from October
i5th, 1902, to March igth.
1903. under Ch. 214,1894,
'Clerk to the Commander,

Lloyd Lowndes..............................Talbot County.

These appointments are made by the Board of Public Works for two
years, under Chapter 380, of the Acts of 1900. The local boats are
appointed by the Board of Public Works for the term, from November
ist to March 15th following, under Chapter 380, of the Acts of 1900.
The Clerk to the Commander is appointed by the Commander.

The State Fishery Force has charge of the enforcement of the
Oyster Law and the policing of the waters of the State where oysters
are caught. ——-—

GENERAL MEASURES AND INSPECTORS OF OYSTERS.

C. C. Sterling..................................Crisfield................................1904

Robert F. Walter.............................Nanticoke............................ 1904

Louis F. Larrimore...............*...........St. Michael's........................1904

Joseph Lowe....................................Tilghman's Island................1904

J. A. Delahay...................................Oxford.................................1904

William P. Baldwin..........................Annapolis.............................1904

B. B. Sevier.....................................Annapolis ............................1904

Walter Sherman..............................Cambridge ...........................1904

P. Geoghegan..................................Cambridge ............................1904

Calvert Orem...................................Cambridge ...........................1904

William Pohler................................ Baltimore City......................1904

Isador C. Kathman...........................Baltimore City......................1904

Benjamin K. Green..........................Baltimore City...................,„,,. 1904

Thomas H. Tankersley.....................Baltimore City......................1904

William J, Kennedy., ....................Baltimore City......................1904

The Governor at each session of the General Assembly appoints
fifteen General Measurers and Inspectors of Oysters as follows: Five
for Baltimore City, two for Annapolis, one for Oxford, one for Tilgh-
man's Island, one for St. Michael's, three for Cambridge, one for
Nanticoke, and one for Crisfield. Senate confirmation not requited.
(Chapter 380, 1900, Section 57).

The General Measurers and Inspectors of Oysters supervise the
measuring¹ of oysters in bulk in order to prevent the sale of small or
unculled oysters, and generally to assist in the enforcement of the
oyster law.

STAT3 G AMR WARDEN— Cumberland, Md.

State Game Warden,

John W. A veritt..................... Allegany County.......................1904

The State Game Warden is appointed by the Governor for two years
from the first day in April. (Chapter 293, 1896).

The State Game Warden has charge of the enforcement of the
Game and Fish Laws of the State. He is assisted by numerous depu-
ties located in the several counties.

FISH COMMISSIONERS.

Jesse W. Downey........................Frederick County......................1904

Clarence L. Vincent....................Worcester County......................1904