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other half to the Comptroller, to be placed, to the credit of the
"Oyster Fund. "

Exempted Waters.

1894, ch. 380.

65. It shall not be lawful for any person or persons to
use any vessel licensed to take or catch oysters in the waters of
this State, in taking or catching oysters with scoop, scrape,
dredge, tongs or rake, or any similar instrument, east of a straight
line from Richland point to Pone point, on the lower end of
Bloodworth island, in the State of Maryland; provided, that
this article shall not apply to bona fide resident citizens of Dor-
chester county licensed to take or catch oysters in the waters of
said county.

Packing Oysters.

1894, ch. 380.

66. Any person, firm or corporation engaged in the business
of packing or canning oysters for sale or transportation, shall, on
or before the first day of September in each year, take out a
license to engage in such business, by application, under oath, to
the clerk of the circuit court for the county in which the place
of business of such applicant may be situated, or to the clerk of
the Court of Common Pleas, if the place of business of such
applicant shall be in Baltimore city; and such applicant shall
state the number of bushels of oysters which is proposed to be
packed by himself, or his firm or corporation, during the succeed-
ing eight months; and at the time of issuing such license shall
pay the sum of twenty-five dollars for such license, and in addi-
tion thereto, the sum of one dollar per thousand bushels for
every thousand bushels over ten thousand bushels, so as afore-
said estimated in his application, as the total number of bushels
to be packed during said season, and all said moneys received for
said license shall be paid over and accounted for by the said
several clerks of courts to the comptroller of the State, to be
placed to the credit of the "Oyster Fund, " as provided by section
29 of this article. It shall further be the duty of each person, firm
or corporation obtaining a license under this section, to make a
sworn report, and return under oath within thirty days after the
twenty-fifth day of April in each year, to the clerk of the court