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number other than that in the said license shall be exposed to view on said canoe or boat, and any person neglecting or refusing to comply with this provision, before using or employing the said ca- noe or other boat, for the purpose aforesaid, shall on conviction thereof before a Justice of the Peace, be fined not less than five dollars nor more than ten dollars, one-half to be paid to the informer and the residue into the Treasury of the State.	Neglecting or refusing.
Sec. 10. And be it enacted, That the Comptrol- ler of the Treasury shall cause to be printed and delivered 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 May, June, September, and December, in each year, return to the Comptroller a list and account of	Blank licenses
such licenses issued by them; provided, that no license to take or catch Oysters with rakes or tongs, shall be issued to any boat or vessel which is licensed to take or catch Oysters, with scoop, drag, dredge, or any similar instrument.	Provided.
Sec. 11. And be it enacted, That if any person shall use or employ any canoe or other boat not licensed as required by the preceding sections of this Article, in taking or catching Oysters with rakes or tongs, except for private use, he shall, upon conviction thereof before any Justice of the Peace for the county wherein the offence has been	How to catch.
committed, be fined not less than twenty nor more than one hundred dollars, or forfeit the ca- noe or boat so used or employed, 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 into the Treasury of the State. Sec. 12. And be it enacted, That all owners	Fine.
and masters of canoes, boats, or vessels licensed under this Article, being white men., are hereby constituted officers of this State for the purpose of arresting and taking before any Judge of any Circuit Court or Justice of the Peace, who shall have jurisdiction thereof, any person or persons who may be engaged in violating any of the pro- visions of this Article, and of siezing any canoe,	White men.