1048 OYSTERS—STATE FISHERY FORCE. [ART. 72.

deputy commanders of the third district to guard the waters of
Choptank river and its tributaries; and the duty of the second to
guard the waters of Little Choptank river, in Dorchester county;
and the third to guard the waters of Pishing bay, Honga river,
Tar bay, Hooper's straits, Holland straits, and the waters of
Dorchester county, up to the line dividing Dorchester county
from the counties of Wicomico and Somerset; and the remaining
commanders to guard their respective districts; provided, that the
board of public works, or the commander of the fishery force,
are hereby authorized and empowered to order the deputy com-
mander to do duty in any of the waters, in the State, when-in the
judgment of either the same may be necessary

1836, ch. 296, sec. 25.

27. The board of public works shall have power to appoint a
suitable person to command said force; to appoint a deputy com-
mander for each steamer; to appoint the deputy commander for
each sloop, for their respective districts, from persons of the
counties whose waters comprise the different districts, who shall
be commissioned by the governor; and the said deputy command-
ers shall have power to appoint their subordinates and select their
crews; and the term of office of said commanders shall be for
two years, unless sooner removed for incompetency or neglect of
duty; and if any of said officers shall fail in the discharge of their
duty, by reason of collusion with parties interested in violating
any of the provisions of the preceding sections, he shall be deemed
guilty of a misdemeanor, and on indictment and conviction in a
court of law, shall be fined or imprisoned, at the discretion of the
court.

Ibid. sec. 26.

28. The board of public works shall have power to remove
any officer of said force for neglect of duty or incompetency; and
any officer commanding in said force shall have power to re-
move any subordinate under his command, and appoint a person
to fill the vacancy, whenever the interest of said service may, in
his judgment, require him to do so.

Ibid sec. 27. 1888, ch. 375.

29. The board of public works shall have power, and it
shall be their duty, to keep the steamers and sail vessels in good