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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

of August in each year, furnish the clerk of each of

their respective counties two hundred blank certifi-

cates of license, to be filled up by said clerks with

the description of the boat and crew, and number of

the boat, and name of person obtaining the license;

and all boats licensed under this act, shall have the

number of said license painted on each side of the

Faint numbers

bow of such boat, in black figures, to be on a white

ground of a size not less than five inches in length;

and also painted upon two pieces of canvas, one of

which shall be sewed upon the starboard side of the

jib, and the other upon the port side of the mainsail

of such boat, and such figures shall not be less than

seven inches in length; and the licenses for Talbot

county shall be numbered from one upwards ; and

those for Dorchester county from two hundred

upwards.

SEC. 7. And be it enacted, That any person who

Violation

shall violate any of the provisions of the preceiing

sections, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor,

and upon conviction thereof by any judge of the

circuit court, or a justice of the peace for either of

said counties, before whom such case may be tried,

shall be fined not less than twenty-five nor more

than one hundred dollars, or forfeit the boat or

Penalty for
violating

vessel in possession of the party offending, together
with the papers, furniture and tackle on board, in

the discretion of the judge or justice hearing such

case.

SEC. 8. And be it enacted, That nothing in this act

Be construed

shall be construed to prevent the residents of Dor-

chester county, who have been licensed to catch

oysters in the waters of Fishing Bay and Hongo

River with scrapers, from enjoying the privileges of

this act.

SEC. 9. And be it enacted, That the Board of County

Commissioners of Talbot county, shall appoint a

Appoint a com-

competent person to measure all canoes or other

petent person

boats, authorized to catch oysters under this act, in

the waters of Talbot county, according to the rule

now in use by the custom-house of the United

States ; said measurer to receive as a fee for his ser-

vices, fifty cents per ton for each ton the boat may

measure; to enter into bond to the county aforesaid,