ART. 71.] OYSTERS.

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same whenever called upon by any officer of the
state of Maryland or other person authorized to de-

mand the same; and every boat or vessel engaged in
the oyster trade in any of the waters of this state, shall
be licensed as required by law and be subject to all the
provisions of the several sections of this article.

All oyster boats
to be licensed.

6. Any person who shall violate any of the provi-
sions of the preceding sections, shall be deemed guilty
of a misdemeanor, and upon indictment and conviction
in any circuit court of this state, before whom such case

Ibid s. 6.
Penalty.

is tried, shall be fined not less than fifty nor more than
five hundred dollars, or forfeit the boat or vessel in
possession of the party so offending, together with the
papers, furniture and tackle on board of said boat or
vessel at the time of her seizure, in the discretion of
such justice of the peace or court, but said provisions
shall not apply to masters or owners of boats or Ves-
sels from other states, who may buy oysters from any
party or parties authorized by license to catch or take
oysters in any of the waters of this state.

Fine and for-
feiture

6. Any resident of this state owning or having in
his possession any canoe, or other small boat, and

Ibid. B 7.
Applications
for license.

desiring to take or catch oysters with rakes or tongs
in any of the waters of this state, shall first obtain by
application to the clerk of the circuit court for the
county wherein he may desire so to take or catch

oysters, a license therefor, and such license shall have
effect from first day of June in the year in which it
may be obtained, to the first day of June next suc-

Duration of
license.

ceeding; provided, that such license shall not author-
ize the taking or catching of oysters in any creek,
river, cove, inlet, bay or sound, within the limits
of any county other than where the license may be
granted.

Proviso.

7. Each and every license to take or catch oysters
with rakes or tongs, shall state the name and residence
of the person to whom the same is to be granted, the
name or number, together with the length of the canoe
(said length to be obtained by top or overall measure-
ment,) or other boat to be licensed, and the county in
which the same is to be used, and the period at which

Ibid. s. 8.
What license to
state.