Clerk authorized to issue the same, or some Jus
tice of the Peace, upon whose certificate of the
taking of such oath the Clerk shall issue said li-
cense that he is a bona fide resident of the county
in which such application is made, and that he
will obey and comply with all the provisions of
the laws of this State regulating the taking and
catching of oysters; and every person to whom
such license may be granted shall be required to
paint the name or number of his canoe or other
boat on said boat to correspond with said name or
number in such license; and any person neglect-
ing or refusing to comply with this provision
shall, on conviction thereof, before a Justice of the
Peace, pay a fine of not less than five dollars, nor
more than ten dollars, one-half to be paid to the
informer and the residue to the Comptroller of the
Treasury.

Comptroller
to have licenses
printed.

Sec. 9. And be it enacted, That the Comptroller
of the Treasury shall cause to be printed and de-
livered to the Clerks of the Circuit Courts for the
several counties, and the Clerk of the Court of
Common Pleas of Baltimore city, the requisite
number of such blank licenses, and take receipts
for the same as for other licenses furnished, and
the said Clerks shall, on the first Monday in June
and December in each year) return to the said
Comptroller, a list and account of such licenses
issued by them.

Penalty for
violating pre-
ceding sections

Sec. 10. And be it enacted, That if any person
shall take or catch Oysters with rakes or tongs in
any waters of this State without having first ob-
tained license as required by the preceding sections
of this law, lie shall upon conviction thereof be-
fore any Justice of the Peace for the county where
the offence may be committed, be fined not less
than twenty, nor more than one hundred dollars,
or forfeit the canoe or steamboat so used or em-
ployed, in the discretion of the Justice before
whom the same may be tried, one half of said fine
to be paid to the informer and the residue to the
School Fund of the county wherein the offence
may have been committed.

Owners and
masters consti-
tuted officers.

Sec. 11. And be it enacted, That all owners and
masters of canoes, boats or vessels licensed under
this Article, being white men, are hereby consti-