458 OYSTERS. [ART. 72

————, and found said cargo to contain ———— per cent, of
marketable oysters.

(Signed, )———————,

Inspector of Oysters.

And any violation of this section by any captain or other
person in charge of any vessel shall be a misdemeanor, and he
shall be fined the sum of one hundred dollars for every such
offense.

1894, ch. 380.

10 A. It shall be the duty of any packer, commission man or
other purchaser to deduct from the purchase price of every cargo
or portion of a cargo, which contains more than five per cent,
of undersized oysters and shells, as ascertained in accordance
" with the provisions of sections 9 and 10 of this article, a sum of
money representing the value of the excess of undersized oysters
and shells above five per cent., and it shall be the duty of any
packer, commission man or other purchaser to pay the sum, so
deducted by him, to the State of Maryland, which money shall
become a part of the "Oyster Fund; " and every packer, commis-
sion man or other purchaser shall monthly make a sworn state-
ment of the amount of money so deducted by him, which state-
ment shall be forwarded on the first day of the month next
succeeding the month in which such deduction shall have been
made, to the treasurer of the State; and in default of said pay-
ment and statement as herein provided, said packer, commission
man or other purchaser shall be deemed guilty of misdemeanor,
and upon conviction thereof shall be sentenced to the county or
city jail for thirty days; and in the event of any one making a
false oath, the offender shall be indictable and punishable as is
now provided for the crime of perjury.

Ibid.

11. Any packer, commission man or boatman who shall con-
spire or agree with any other person to evade any of the pro-
visions of this article, or who shall knowingly connive at or
participate in such violation, shall be deemed guilty of a misde-
meanor, and on conviction before any court or justice of the
peace having jurisdiction shall be fined not less than one hundred
dollars nor more than five hundred dollars, or imprisoned in the