ART. 72] EXEMPTED WATERS—PACKING. 1609

shall pay the sum of twenty-five dollars for such license, and
in addition thereto the sum of one dollar per thousand bushels
for every thousand bushels over ten thousand bushels, so as
aforesaid estimated in his application, as the total number of
bushels to be shucked during said season, and all said moneys
received for said licenses 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 30. It shall 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 from which he may have obtained such license of the
total amount or number of bushels of oysters shucked by him
during the season preceding said twenty-fifth day of April and
to pay to said clerk the further license money of one dollar
per thousand for each thousand bushels of oysters shucked by
himself or his firm or corporation during the season over and
above the estimate given in his application for a license, which
report or return shall be forwarded to the comptroller, and if
said report or return shall show to the satisfaction of the
comptroller that the total number of bushels of oysters
shucked during the season was less than the number given in
the application for license of the person, firm or corporation
making such report or return, the comptroller shall draw his
warrant in favor of such person, firm or corporation for the
amount overpaid by such licensee calculated at the rate named
hereinbefore.

State v. Applegarth, 81 Md. 299. Smith v. School Commrs., 81 Md. 516.
Applegarth v State, 89 Md. 144.

1894, ch. 380, sec. 67. 1900, ch. 380.

78. If any person, firm or corporation shall engage or
attempt to engage in the business of packing or canning oysters
without first obtaining a license, as provided in the foregoing
section, or who shall fail to pay the tax of one dollar per thou-
sand bushels for each thousand bushels shucked by himself,
his firm or corporation in excess of the amount named in the
license issued to him or his firm or the corporation which he
represents, he shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and
shall be fined not less than two hundred and fifty dollars nor
more than one thousand dollars for each offense, and if any
person shall knowingly make any false statement in the appli-

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