ART. 72] . DREDGING. 46 L

1894, ch. 380.

17. The fines accruing under any of the provisions of this
article shall be paid by the sheriff, constable or officers of the
State fishery force collecting the same within ten days, to the
clerk of the circuit court for the particular county where such
fine may accrue, or to the clerk of the Criminal Court of Balti-
more, if such fine shall accrue in said city; and it shall be the
duty of the State's attorney for the several counties and for
the city of Baltimore to keep an account of said fines imposed
and to make a monthly report thereof to the clerk of the cir-
cuit court for their respective counties, or to said clerk of
the criminal court, as the case may be, and to see that said
fines are duly collected and paid over as aforesaid; and the sur-
plus, after paying all costs for prosecution in such cases, shall be
paid to the State Comptroller for the use of the "Oyster Fund, "
with a statement of the fines imposed and costs of the same;
the justice of the peace or clerk of the court which imposes said
fine, in any and every case shall, in writing, inform the comp-
troller of the treasury of the fine, upon whom laid, and the
amount of said fine, with date of same. Any one who shall
violate any provisions of this section shall be deemed guilty of a
misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof before any judge or
justice of the peace in this State, shall be fined not less than
twenty-five dollars nor more than three hundred dollars, in the
discretion of the court or justice of the peace before whom such
person shall be tried, or imprisoned in the county jail for not less
than one month nor more than six mouths.

Dredging.

1894, ch. 880.

18. No steamer shall be used or employed in catching or tak-
ing oysters in the waters of the State with scoop, dredge or
similar instrument; and no other boat shall be used in catching
oysters with scoop, dredge or similar instrument, without first
having been licensed as hereinafter provided.

Ibid.

19. The comptroller of the treasury shall, upon application of
any person who has been a resident of this State for twelve con-