112 OYSTERS. [ART. 72

Baltimore city into five inspection districts, and organize the
board of inspectors provided for the city of Baltimore in
section 57 of this article, and the general measurers and
inspectors provided in said section 57 shall be assigned to and
remain during the whole season at the specific points men-
tioned in said section, subject, however, to the direction of
the commander, and the commander of the State fishery
force shall have general control and supervision over all
measurers and inspectors, whether appointed by the Governor
or himself, and the said inspectors and measurers are hereby
required to report to him whenever he shall require the
same, and if they shall refuse or neglect to make such
report they shall be fined for each such failure or refusal the
sum of ten dollars, to be deducted from their salaries, and said
commander shall have the power to transfer any inspector or
measurer from any house or district whenever he may deem
it best for the good of the service to enforce the proper meas-
urement, the cull law and the collection of the tax for the
oyster fund.

1900, ch. 380.

60. It shall be the duty of said general measurers and
inspectors of oysters to see that the law in reference to the
measurement and inspection of oysters be strictly complied
with by all subordinates, and the general measurers and
inspectors of oysters shall have authority at all times to enter
all places and all vessels where oysters are being measured
and inspected in the shell and to inspect all the measures or
instruments used in measuring oysters and to see that the
inspection laws are properly enforced, and if the measures are
incorrect, the said general measurer and inspector of oysters
shall take possession of the incorrect measures and the
inspectors of oysters are authorized, directed and required to
arrest any person or persons violating any of the provisions
of this article; it shall be the further duty of the general
measurers and inspectors of oysters to return under oath to
the Comptroller of the State annually a complete statement
of the amount of oysters measured and inspected in the city,
town or port for which they shall be respectively appointed.