172 OYSTERS. [ART. 71.

15. Who not allowed to take oysters in certain waters penalty . not applicable to Somerset county. 16. Unlawful to catch oysters outside of the county where licensed penalty fishing bay in Dorchester county. 17. Property condemned to be sold by sheriff notice to be given proceeds of sale. 18. Right to appeal bond jury 19. Jurisdiction of offences outside limits of a county proceedings in name of state costs. 20. Liability of vessels owned by non- residents to seizure, &c. 21. Officers may arrest, &c , with or with- out warrant. 22. Comptroller to charter a vessel to cruise.

23. Duty of officer in command of steamer 24. Officer to return his commission and report to comptroller pay of officer, &c. 25 Charter money 26. Justices to try and docket cases re- cognizance judgment or fine 27 Oysters not to be taken on Sunday- penalty. 28. Disposition of sales of licenses, &c 29 What owners of land to have Tight of bedding, &c. 30 Exclusive rights of owners 31. Penalties for taking oysters imbed- ded, &c. 32 Disposition of fines, &c 33 Number of license to be displayed on boat, &c. penalty.

1867, c. 184 repeals this article and the acts of 1864, c. 333 and 1865, c. 181 and enacts

as follows:

1867, C. 184, s 1 Oystermen to take out licenses.	SEC. 1. No owner, master, captain, hirer, borrower, or employee of any owner or other person shall use or employ any canoe, boat or vessel of any kind or description whatever in taking or catching oysters for sale in the waters of this state, or in buying or selling oysters in the state without having first ob- tained a license to so use or employ such canoe, boat or other vessel as hereinafter provided.
Ibid s.2. Comptroller to issue licenses to residents.	2. The comptroller of the treasury shall, upon the application of any resident of the state of Mary- land, being the owner of any boat or vessel licensed or enrolled in any custom house of the United States, in said state, issue to such resident license to take or catch oysters with scoop, drag, scrape, dredge or any other instrument within the waters of the Chesapeake
Provisos.	bay, and to buy and sell oysters in the state ; provided, that said license shall not authorize the taking or catching of oysters with scoop, scrape, drag or dredge, between the first day of June and September in each year, which is hereby expressly forbidden ; and pro- vided also, that no steamboat or other vessel pro- pelled by steam machinery shall be used for taking or catching oysters in any of the waters of this state.