2070 WICOMICO COUNTY. [ART. 23.

1886, ch. 78.

87. It shall not be lawful for any persons to take or catch
oysters within the waters of said county, except citizens of this
county, or in Nanticoke river, except citizens of Wicomico and
Dorchester counties; and any person violating the provisions of
this section shall be subject to like penalties as are prescribed in
the preceding sections of this sub-title of this article.

Ibid.

881 All white owners and masters of canoes, boats or vessels
licensed to take or catch oysters, residents of Wicomico county,
are constituted officers for the purpose of arresting and taking
before any judge of any circuit court or justice of the peace
who shall have jurisdiction therein, any person who may be en-
gaged in violating any of the provisions of this sub-title of this
article, and of seizing any canoe, boat or vessel engaged therein;
and all such owners and masters are vested with power to summon
the posse comitatus to aid in making such arrest and seizure.

1886, ch. 78.

89. If any canoe, boat or vessel, shall be used by any person
within the limits of Wicomico county, in the same manner or way
in which they are used to take oysters with scoop, scrape, dredge
or drag, or similar instrument, it shall be the duty of any officer
created by this sub-title of this article to pursue such canoe, boat
or vessel, and if the said canoe, boat or vessel shall be found to
have on board any scrapes, cranks, dredges, or any similar instru-
ments, or any other equipments necessary to take oysters with
scoop, scrape, dredge or similar instrument, it shall be the duty
of said officer to seize the said canoe, boat or vessel, and to arrest
the persons found on board, and bring them before some justice
of the peace in said county, to be dealt with according to the
provisions of this sub-title of this article; and the necessary
appurtenances to take oysters with scoop, drag, dredge or simi-
lar instrument being on board of said canoe, boat or vessel shall
be sufficient evidence that the said canoe, boat or vessel has been
used in viokting the provisions of this sub-title of this article.

Ibid.

90. All moneys received from tonging licenses shall be paid
by the clerk of the circuit court for Wicomico county to the