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Proceedings and Acts of the General Assembly, March 30, 1868
Volume 142, Page 1913   View pdf image (33K)
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502 JOURNAL OF PROCEEDINGS [Mar. 17,

SEC. 16. And be it enacted, That for the purpose of inquir-
ing into the undeveloped resources of wealth of the State
within the limits of the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries,
the Superintendent of Labor and Agriculture may, with the-
concurrence of his co-Commissioners of the State Oyster Po-
lice force, require the commanding officer of said force to
make such inquiries and examinations as will tend to devel-
op the oyster fisheries, and preserve them as a permanent
source of revenue to the State; and the said commanding
officer shall frequently report the result of his investigation
to the said Superintendent.

SEC. 17. And be it enacted, That the Superintendent of
Labor and Agriculture shall, before entering upon the dis-
charge of his duties, give bond to the State of Maryland,
with security or securities, approved by the Governor, in the
penalty of fifty thousand dollars, with condition that he will
truly and faithfully discharge, execute and perform all and
singular the duties of him required, and which may be
required by the Constitution and laws ; and the said bond
shall be recorded in the office of the Clerk of the Court of
Appeals, and certified copies under seal of said Court, may
be used in evidence in any Court in this State.

SEC. 18. And be it enacted, That the said Superinten-
dent of Labor and Agriculture shall keep his office in the
city of Baltimore, and may rent a room for the transaction of
his business, until other suitable accommodations are pro-
vided by law.

SEC. 19. And be it enacted, That the said Superinten-
dent of Labor and Agriculture may employ an assistant,
whose compensation shall be $2,500 per annum ; and also
such clerks and runners as the business of his office may from-
time to time require, who shall be paid for their services out
of the fund hereinafter appropriated.

SEC. 20. And be it enacted, That to enable the said Su-
perintendent to perform the duties enjoined by the Constitu-
tion and by this Act, the sum of $12,000 is hereby appropri-
ated for the year 1868, and a like sum for the year 1869, to be
paid upon the order of the Superintendent by the Treasurer,
upon the warrant of the Comptroller.

SEC. 21. And be it enacted, That this Act shall take ef-
fect from the date of its passage.

Which were adopted,

And the bill, as amended, read a second time, and ordered
to beengrossed for athird reading.

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