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peace of the county wherein the offence was com-	Penalty
mitted, not exceeding fifty dollars.
SEC. 14. And be it enacted, That it shall be unlaw-	Sunday or at
ful for any person to catch oysters on Sunday or at	night
night, and any person violating this section shall be
fined a sum not less than fifty nor more than five
hundred dollars by the judge or justice of the peace
trying the case.
SEC. 15. And be it enacted, That the Comptroller
of the Treasury shall have painted in black figures	Numbers
on white canvass, two sets of numbers, correspond-
ing to the license to catch oysters, with scoop, dredge
or similar instrument; each figure shall be twenty-
two inches in length, and of proportionate width,	Size
and the figures at least six inches apart; and he
shall give to each person taking out such license
two numbers thereof, one of which shall be firmly
sewed upon the starboard side, and in the middle of
that part of the main sail which is above the close
reef, and the other number on the port side, and in
the middle part of the jib, which is above the bon-
net and reef; these numbers shall be placed in an	Placed
upright position, and worn at all times during the
dredging season, and shall not be concealed or de-
faced, and no other number shall be exposed to view
or used than that which is furnished by the Comp-
troller ; any captain who shall violate the provisions	Violating
of this section, shall be deemed guilty of a misde-
meanor, and upon conviction in any Circuit Court
of this State, shall be fined not less than fifty nor
more than one hundred dollars, or imprisonment in
the jail of the county where the case is tried not
more than six months, iu the discretion of the court;
provided, the court or jury trying the same, shall be
convinced that the provisions of this section have
been intentionally violated.
SEC. 17. And be it enacted, That any resident of this	Obtain license.
State, desiring to use any canoe, or other boat, in
catching or taking oysters, for sale, with rakes or
tongs, in any of the waters of this State, shall first
obtain, by application to the clerk of the Circuit
Court for the county wherein he may reside, a
license therefor, and such license shall have effect
from the first day of June, in the year in which it