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be unconstitutional and invalid, such judgment shall not affect, impair
or invalidate the remainder thereof, but shall be confined in its operation
to the clause, sentence, paragraph or section thereof so found unconstitu-
tional and invalid. ¹

Clams.

1931. ch 431, sec 101 1933 (Special Sess. ), ch. 75, sec. 101A 1935, ch 223

101A. Any resident or land owner of Maryland desiring to take or
catch clams from the waters of Worcester County for sale shall first
obtain a license from the clerk of the court of said county and shall pay the
sum of $5. 00, and in addition thereto 25 cents to the clerk of the court
for issuing same.

Said license shall be good for the year of issuance only.

All persons taking and catching clams under the provisions of this
section shall exhibit their license whenever required to do so by any
officer of the Conservation Department or other officer of the State.

Boys of twelve years of age and under shall not be required to secure a
license.

1931. ch 431, sec. 102. 1933 (Special Sess. ), ch. 75, sec. 101B.

101B. Any person engaged in the business of shipping or marketing
darns taken from the waters of Worcester County shall first obtain a
license from the clerk of the court of Worcester County and shall pay
the sum of $25. 00, and in addition thereto 50 cents to the clerk of the
court for issuing same.

Provided, that nothing herein contained shall be construed to prohibit
the catcher of clams to market his own catch.

In addition to the above license fee of $25. 00, a separate license fee of
5 cents per thousand or fractional part thereof on the number of clams
bought, sold or marketed by him shall be paid.

A clam dealer shall be further required to deduct the 5 cents per thou-
sand or fractional part thereof on all clams sold him by the catcher and
shall remit this, together with the additional license fee of 5 cents per
thousand or fractional part thereof, to the inspector of the Conservation
Department weekly on a report provided for that purpose.

It shall be the duty of the inspector to collect said license of 10 cents
per thousand or fractional part thereof from the dealer and 5 cents per

¹ Sec 3 of ch. 471 of acts of 1929 is as follows: All acts or parts of acts, general or
local, passed by the session of the General Assembly of Maryland in the year 1929,
relating to or in any way affecting Article 39 of the Code of Public General Laws of
Maryland, title "Pish and Fisheries, " or in any manner amending or adding to said
article, as said article existed before the passage of this act. or in any way inconsist-
ent with this act, shall in no wise be affected by the passage of this act but all such
laws shall have the same force and effect as if this act had not been passed

Sec. 5 of said ch 471 reads as follows: All laws or parts of laws, general or local,
pertaining to fish and fisheries (except terrapin and turtle, and except as in this act
provided), enacted prior to the Session of the General Assembly of Maryland in the
year 1929, be and the same are hereby repealed.