ART. 71.] OYSTERS. 103

ARTICLE LXXI.
Oysters.

1. Licenses for boats, canoes, &c. 2. Duty of comptroller proviso: time to catch proviso 3 Licenses to residents of state- oath. 4 License to be exhibited. 6 Penalty fine and forfeiture. 6 License to catch oysters with rakes or toDga duration of license : proviso. 7 What license to state rates. 8 Oath of applicant number of boat: lino. 9. Blank licenses proviso. 10 Taking oysters without license pen- ally 11. Who may arrest. 12. Warrant for arrest. 13 Avoiding arrest seizure of canoes, &c . legal proceedings. 14 Resisting arrest penalty. 15. Where unlawful to take oysters . pen- alty. 16. Property condemned to be sold no- tice proviso, division of proceeds, pro- viso. 17 Appeal bond 18. Jurisdiction proceedings. 19. Seizure of bouts of non-residents sale. 20. Arrest with or without warrant. 21 Duty of oyster police. 22 Arrest of parties and seizure of boats, &c. duty of justice. 23. Returns to commissioners of oyster police.

21 Proceedings before justice- recogni- zance commitment. Judgment of condem- nation. 25. Taking oysters on Sunday or at night. 20 All moneys to be paid into treasury, doty of comptroller. 27. Owners of shore to have privilege, proviso owners to have priority . provisos . proceedings before judge. 28. Exclusive use of creek, &c. 20 Taking planted oysters penalty. 30. State's portion of fines, &c. 31 Duty of comptroller number ou main- sail and on jib: penalty. 82 Appropriation, commissioners of state oyster police force, &c. 33. Commander of oyster police force; misdemeanor 34 Commander to keep vessel on duty report salaries. 85. Arms and ammunition. 36. Rations. 37. Payment of officers and ciew. 38. Dismissal of officers. 39. Rules and regulations. 40 Death or disability of commander. 41. Repairs. 42. Oath and bond of commanding officer. 43. Articles of local law not repealed. 44. Commander of oyster police force to enforce the laws relating to wild fowl. 45. Craighill channel. 46. Penalty.

1870, c. 364 repeals 1868, c. 406 [Sup. 1868, p. 151] and enacts the following in lieu
thereof, and repeals all laws inconsistent herewith:

SEC. 1. No canoe, boat or vessel of any kind or de- scription whatever shall be used or employed in taking or catching oysters for sale, in the waters of this state, with scoop, scrape, drag, dredge or any similar instru- ment, without having first been licensed as hereinaf- ter provided for.	1870, c. 364, s. 2. Licenses for boats, &c , to dredge.
2. The comptroller of the treasury shall, upon the application of any resident of the state of Maryland, being the owner of any boat or vessel licensed or en- rolled in any custom house of the United States in said	Ibid. s. 3 Duty of comp- troller.