ART. 71.] OYSTERS.

outside thereof, near the gunwale, in black figures,
not less than three inches in length and of propor-
tionate width, in a white ground, and no number
other than that in the said license shall be exposed
to view on said canoe or boat, and any person neglect-
ing or refusing to comply with this provision, before
using or employing the said canoe or other boat, for
the purpose aforesaid, shall on conviction thereof be-

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fore a justice of the peace, be fined not less than five
dollars nor more than ten dollars, one-half to be paid
to the informer and the residue into the treasury of
the state.

Fine.

9. The comptroller of the treasury shall cause to be
printed and delivered to the clerks of the circuit courts
for the several counties, and the clerk of the court of
common pleas of Baltimore city, the requisite number
of such blank licenses, and take receipts for the same,
as for other licenses furnished; and the said clerks
shall, on the first Monday in May, June, September
and December, in each year, return to the comptroller
a list and account of such licenses issued by them;

Ibid. s. 10
Blank licenses.

provided, that no license to take or catch oysters, with
rakes or tongs, shall be issued to any boat or vessel
which is licensed to take or catch oysters, with scoop,
drag, dredge or any similar instrument.

Proviso.

10. If any person shall use or employ any canoe or
other boat not licensed as required by the preceding
sections of this article, in taking or catching oysters,
with rakes or tongs, except for private use, he shall,
upon conviction thereof before any justice of the peace
for the county wherein the offence has been committed,

Ibid s. 11.
Taking oys-
ters without
license.

be fined not less than twenty nor more than one hun-
dred dollars, or forfeit the canoe or boat so used or
employed, in the discretion of the justice before whom
the same may be tried ; one-half of said fine to be
paid to the informer, and the residue into the treasury
of the state.

Penalty.

11. All owners and masters of canoes, boats or ves-
sels licensed under this article, being white men, are
hereby constituted officers of this state, for the purpose

Ibid. s. 12.