ART. 72.] OYSTERS—SHUCKING. 1061

Shucking Oysters.

1886, ch 303. sec 1

56. All shucked oysters opened at any oyster house in this
State, or sold or delivered to any proprietors of any such oyster
house to be shipped in any line of transportation to the customers
of said proprietors, shall be shucked by the gallon and not by the
can or vessel of any other name and designation; and it shall not
be lawful for any such proprietor to contract with any person to
shuck or open oysters at any such house, or for the proprietor
thereof, for the purposes aforesaid, otherwise than by the gallon.

Ibid sec 2.

57. The said oyster houses, or the proprietors thereof, may use
the regular standard wine gallon measure; or in consideration of
the quantity of water contained in shucked oysters, the said
houses or their proprietors may use a cup, which is hereby de-
clared and determined to be an "oyster gallon cup" which shall
contain nine pints, wine measure, and no more; and no other than
the standard wine gallon measure or said "oyster gallon cup"
shall be used in said houses, or by the proprietors thereof, in
measuring any oysters to be shipped therefrom or used in the
business of said houses, or the proprietors thereof; and said
'oyster gallon cup," shall be inspected and stamped by the same
officer in the city of Baltimore, or in any of the counties of the
State, as is now required by law to inspect and stamp the wine
gallon measure; and the person neglecting so to have the same
stamped and inspected shall be subject to the same fines and
penalties as are now, or may hereafter be prescribed by law, for
neglecting to have inspected and stamped the wine gallon meas-
ure; and any person using any other measure than above pre-
scribed in any oyster house in this State, or any proprietor of any
of said oyster houses using any other than the above prescribed
measures to measure any oysters to be shipped by him or used in
his business, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction
thereof before any justice of the peace of said county shall be
fined not less than ten nor more than one hundred dollars, in the
discretion of the justice, and shall stand committed till fine and
costs are paid; one-half of which said fine shall be paid to the