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oyster season current at the time the Commander reopens same, as above
provided. Thereafter the said areas shall be thrown open to public
use in the same manner as other natural beds and bars are now used,
unless the said areas are again set aside for replenishing, in accordance
with the provisions of this sub-title. Any person who shall catch oysters
upon such reserved areas contrary to the provisions, conditions and
restrictions of this section, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon
conviction thereof shall be imprisoned in jail or in the House of Cor-
rection, for not less than three months, nor more than one year, in the
discretion of the Court.

1914, ch. 753.

135. The Comptroller of the State Treasury shall pass the amount
of the special charge or tax of five cents per bushel, provided for by this
sub-title, to the credit of a fund to be known as the "Oyster Conserva-
tion Fund." This fund shall be drawn upon only for reimbursing to
persons holding the Deputy Commander's certificates, the expense of
catching, removing and transplanting seed oysters, not to exceed five
cents per bushel; and any excess thereafter remaining may be used by
the Commander for purchasing oyster shells or obtaining other seed
oysters, to be transplanted under the direction of the Commander upon
such areas within the location mentioned in Section 133, as may be
hereafter set apart by him for that purpose.

1914, ch. 753.

136. The Commander of the State Fishery Force shall assign one
or more boats of the force to guard areas reserved under the provisions
of this sub-title, and to supervise the taking of oysters therefrom. The
said boat or boats shall remain on guard throughout each oyster season
in which the reservation of such areas continues; and when such areas
are reopened for public use, it shall he the duty of the Deputy Com-
mander of the said boat or boats to prevent oysters caught upon such
areas from being removed contrary to the provisions of this sub-title,
and to arrest all violators of such provisions.

1914, ch. 753.

137. It shall be the duty of the Commander of the State Fishery
Force to report in detail to the General Assembly of Maryland concern-
ing the progress of the work under this sub-title for replenishing the
natural beds, bars and rocks, such report to be printed and submitted
immediately prior to the convening of said Assembly in each of the
years 1916 and 1918, to the end that the system of replenishing natural
beds, bars and rocks may, if successful, be extended to other localities
of this State.