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to the officers and crews of the revenue marines of the United States, and
the sum of thirty cents per day for each man is hereby appropriated to
carry into effect the provisions of this section, which sums are payable out
of the oyster funds of the State of Maryland to and upon the approval of
the commander of the state fishery force; provided, however, that the
provisions of this section shall only apply to the officers and crews of the
state fishery force employed on steamers and vessels owned by the State
of Maryland. And nothing herein shall apply to the officers and crews
upon any boat or boats leased or hired by the State.

An. Code, 1924, sec. 46. 1912, sec. 44. 1904, sec. 43. 1894, ch. 380, sec. 43.

47. It shall be the duty of all officers of the oyster police force to dili-
gently watch and guard and to arrest all violators of any of the provisions
of this article, and the commanders of both the vessels and steamers shall
keep their boats on duty at all times both day and night so far as pos-
sible, Sundays included, and shall cruise near to the line dividing the
grounds which they are assigned to guard from the dredging grounds, and
shall harbor as near said line as it is possible for them to do, and shall
remain on board their boats at all times, unless disabled by sickness or
excused by the commander of the force, and shall keep a log of their move-
ments, and shall once in each month forward a copy of such log to the
office of the commander; any violation of duty in these respects shall be
deemed a sufficient cause for the removal of any officer, and he shall be so

removed.

See notes to sec. 37.

An. Code, 1924, sec. 47. 1912, sec. 45. 1904, sec. 44. 1894, ch. 380, sec. 44.

48. The state fishery force shall have authority to enforce all laws of
this State relating to fish, whether general or local, and the several deputy
commanders of sloops and vessels shall be required to visit the tributaries
and streams of their respective districts at least once in two weeks between
the first day of May and the first day of October, and at any other time
when notified by citizens or others of violations, and they shall arrest and
bring to trial all persons found violating any section of this article and
cause them to be tried and punished as provided by law.

Under act of 1886, ch. 296, sec. 41, officers of the state fishery force had authority to
arrest without a warrant. A written charge need not be filed with magistrate. Kane v.
State, 70 Md. 548.

As to fish and fisheries, see art. 39.

See notes to sec. 37.

An. Code, 1924, sec. 48. 1912, sec. 46. 1904, sec. 45. 1894, ch. 380, sec. 45. 1900, ch. 380.

1904, ch. 259.

49. The commander of said force shall have control and direction of
said force, under the supervision of the board of public works, with power
to direct its movements, and shall have an office, to which place all com-
plaints and applications for assistance shall be addressed, and it shall be
his duty to have kept an itemized account of all expenses and disburse-
ments of said force and same report monthly to the board of public works,
accompanied by proper receipts and vouchers. The said commander shall
be permitted to have a clerk at a salary of one thousand dollars per annum;
said clerk shall remain at the office in Annapolis and issue, by power, all
orders necessary for the proper maintenance and supply of said force;
he shall, as often as practicable, hold consultation with said commander