THOMAS SWANN. ESQUIRE. GOVERNOR. 731

Sec. 6. And be it enacted, That any person who shall violate any of the provisions of the preceding sections, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon indictment and conviction in any Cir- cuit Court of this State, before whom such case is tried, shall be fined not less than fifty nor more than five hundred dollars, or forfeit the boat or vessel in possession of the party so offending, to- gether with the papers, furniture and tackle on board of said boat or vessel at the time of her seizure, in the discretion of such Justice of the Peace or Court, but said provisions shall not ap- ply to masters or owners of boats or vessels from other States, who may buy oysters from any party or parties authorized by license to catch or take oysters in any of the waters of this State.	Penalty.
Sec. 7. And be it enacted, That any resident oi this State owning or having in his possession any canoe, or other small boat, and desiring to take or catch oysters with rakes or tongs in any of the waters of this State, shall first obtain by applica- tion to the Clerk of the Circuit Court for the county wherein he may desire so to take or catch oysters, a license therefor, and such license shall have effect from first day of June in the year in	Time of li- cense.
which it may be obtained, to the first day of June next succeeding ; provided, that such license shall not authorize the taking or catching of oysters in any creek, river, cove, inlet, bay or sound, within the limits of any county other than where the li- cense may be granted.	Proviso.
Sec. 8. And be it enacted, That each and every license to take or catch oysters with rakes or tongs, shall state the name and residence of the person to whom the same is to be granted, the name or number, together with the length of the canoe, (said length to be obtained by top or over- all measurement,) or other boat to be licensed and the county in which the same is to be used, and the period at which said license will expire, and every applicant for such license shall pay to the Clerk of the Court, where such license may be granted, and before the issuing and delivery of the same according to the following rates, viz : For every boat or canoe measuring in length twenty feet or less, the sum of four dollars ; measuring	Size of vessel,