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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

Time in force.

this State; which license shall hold good for one

year, but shall only authorize the catching of oysters

between the first of October and the first of May ;

but it shall be lawful for the owner of any such boat

licensed, whenever said owner shall sell and convey

by bill of sale for a bona-fide consideration, said boat

unto any person who has been a resident of the State

of Maryland for at least one year, to transfer the said

license to said vendee with said boat ; which license

when transferred, shall entitle said vendee with said

Transferred

boat to the same privileges for catching oysters in

the waters of this State that the original vendor or

assignor had before said assignment; provided, the

said vendee and assignee shall appear before the

Comptroller of the Treasury and make oath before

him to all the facts, matters, things and prerequisites
required of said original vendor or assignor, before

taking out such license, upon which said license said

Comptroller shall certify the fact of said vendee or

assignee having taken said oath, and for which, said

assignee or vendee shall pay the sum of five dollars,

to be paid to the State of Maryland.

SEC. 3. Be it enacted, That the owner of such boat

Make oath.

shall make oath before the Comptroller or his clerk,

that he is the bona tide owner of such boat to be

described in the license; that he has been a resident

of the State for the time before mentioned; that

there is no lien on said boat held by a non-resident ;

that the said boat is not held with an intention to

violate the provisions of this law; such applicant

shall produce before the Comptroller, at the time of

such application, the Custom-House enrollment or

Produce
Custom-house

license of such boat, and if such boat is under Custom-

enrollment

House tonnage, the owner shall swear as to her ton-

nage ; the master of such boat shall make oath before

the Comptroller or his clerk, that he has been a

resident of the State of Maryland for twelve months

next preceding the time of taking such oath.

SEC. 4. And be it enacted, That before granting such

Charges.

license, the Comptroller shall receive for it, from the

applicant, at the rate of three dollars per ton, for

every ton the boat may measure ; the license shall

be exhibited whenever called for by any officer of

the State of Maryland.