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bly of Maryland, passed January session, eighteen
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hundred and seventy-four, entitled "an act to au-
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thorize the citizens of Talbot and Dorchester coun-
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ties to take or catch oysters with dredge, scoop or
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scrape in the waters of the Choptank River," be and
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the same is hereby repealed, amended and re-enacted
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so as to read as follows :
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1. The Clerk of the Circuit' Court of Talbot or
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Issue license.
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Dorchester county shall, upon the application of any
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person who has been a resident of such county for
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twelve months next preceding such application and
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to no other person, issue a license to such resident
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to employ any boat of a capacity of ten tons or
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under, such capacity to be ascertained by Custom
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House measurement, in taking or catching oysters
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with dredge, scoop or scrape, in the waters of the
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Choptank River in said counties, for sale to any
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person, between the fifteenth day of September in
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each year and the first-day of June next following;
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provided, that nothing in this act shall authorize the
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taking of oysters with dredge, scoop or scrape above
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the place known as Jamaica shoals in paid river or
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in any tributaries of said river, above or below said
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Jamaica shoals; and provided further, that the ap-
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plicant shall pay to said clerk, before the issuing of
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Three dollars
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said license, the sum of three dollars per ton, according
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per ton
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to the capacity of the vessel to be licensed, which said
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license shall be good for twelve months from the day
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of its issue, and until such license is obtained, it shall
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be unlawful to use or employ any vessel in taking
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or catching oysters as hereinbefore described; pro-
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vided, that the waters of Talbot county lying be-
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tween Black Walnut Point and aline drawn from
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Tilghman's point to the southwest point of Parsons
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Island, except the paters between Poplar Island and
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the main land lying within a line drawn from a
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point of land on the north side of Ferry cove, known
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as Lowe's point, to the northern extremity of Tilgh-
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rnan's Island, to the southern extremity of south
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bar of Poplar Island on the south, which are hereby
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Reserved.
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reserved for the uae of tongmen, shall be opened to
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the citizens, of Talbot county, licensed under this
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act, between the fifteenth day of September in each
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year and the first day of May next following, but it
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