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OYSTERS. [ART. 71.

cipline of said oyster police force, which shall be sub-
mitted to the commissioners aforesaid for their consid-
eration, and when duly approved by them, shall have
the force of law and be binding upon the officers and
crew of said force.

Ibid s 47
Dentil or disa-
bility of com-
manding
officer.

46. In case of the death or permanent disability of
the commanding officer aforesaid, the commissioners
aforesaid shall have authority to fill the vacancy.

Ibid s.48
Appropriation.

47. To enable the said commissioners to equip and
put into service the oyster police force, the sum of
eight thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be
deemed necessary, in addition to the sum of twenty-
two thousand dollars hereinbefore mentioned, is hereby
appropriated, which shall be paid by the treasurer,
upon the requisition of said commissioners and the
warrant of the comptroller.

Ibid s 49.
- Repairs

48. The board of commissioners shall have power
to keep the said steamer and tender in suitable repair ;
and the treasurer of the state, upon the requisition of
said commissioners and the warrant of the comptroller,
is hereby directed to pay the sum or sums necessary to
carry out the provisions of this section.

Ibid s 50
Oath of com-
manding
officer
Bond.

49. The commanding officer of said force shall,
before entering upon the discharge of his duties, take
before the judge of one of the circuit courts, the oath
prescribed by the constitution, and shall enter into
bond to the state of Maryland in the sum of twenty
thousand dollars, to be approved by said judge, for the
faithful performance of his duties, as prescribed in this
article.

Passed and approved March 30, 1868.
1868, c. 223 enacts the following:

1868, c 228, s.l
Dragging or
dredging fol
oysteis on
Honga and
Nanticoke
rivers above
Roaring Point,
in Dorchester
county, &c.

50. It shall not be lawful for any person or persons
to take or catch oysters with rakes, drags or dredge
within the waters of the Honga river in Dorchester
county, nor in the Nanticoke river at or above Roar-
ing Point in Dorchester and Wicomico counties, in
quantities over five bushels in any one day during the