WILLIAM T. HAMILTON, ESQDIBE, GOVEBHOB. 307

	CHAPTER 198.
	AN ACT to repeal chapter one hundred and eighty-
	one of the acts passed at the January session,
	eighteen hundred and seventy-four, heing an act
	to repeal article seventy-one of the Code of Pub-
	lic General Laws, titled " Oysters," as amended
	and re-enacted by chapter three hundred and sixty-
	four of the acts passed at January session, eighteen
	hundred and seventy, and also chapter one hun-
	dred and sixty-seven of the acts passed at Janu-
	ary session, eighteen hundred and seventy-two,
	and to re-enact the same with amendments and
	add additional sections thereto.
	SECTION 1. Be it enacted ly the General Assem-
	bly of Maryland, That chapter one hundred and	Repealed.
	eighty-one of the acts passed at the January session, eighteen hundred and seventy-four, be and the same
	are hereby repealed and the following enacted in	Enacted in
	lieu thereof, to be article seventy-one of the Code of	lieu.
	Public General Laws, title " Oysters."
	SEC. 2. Be it enacted, That no steamer shall be
	used or employed in catching oysters in the waters
	of this State with scoop, dredge or similar instru-	Must obtain
	ment, and no other boat shall be used in catching	license.
	oysters with scoop, dredge or similar instrument,
	without first having been licensed as hereinafter
	provided.
	SEC. 3. And be it enacted, That the Comptroller
	of the Treasury shall, upon application of any per-
	son who has been a resident of this State for twelve
	consecutive months next preceding such application, and to no other person, issue a license to such resi-	Who to re- ceive license.
	dent to employ such boat in catching oysters with
	scoop, dredge or similar instrument, within the
	waters of Chesapeake Bay and in Eastern Bay, out-
	side of a line drawn from the southwest corner of
	second Kent point to Wade's point; provided that