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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

SEC. 25. And be it enacted, That the Board of

Purchase

Public Works is empowered and directed to purchase

arms.

for each of the guard boats such arms and ammu-

nition as may be necessary to make them efficient.

SEC. 26. Be it enacted, That for the more efficient

working of the State Fishery Force, the waters of

Divide into

this State shall be divided into seven districts, of

districts

which the waters of Kent county and Queen Anne's

shall be the first; the waters of Queen Anne's and

Talbot shall be the second ; the waters of Dorchester

and Talbot the third ; the waters of Wicomico the

fourth; the waters of Somerset county the fifth;

the waters of Anne Arundel county the sixth ; the

waters of St. Mary's, Charles and Calvert the sev-

enth ; each of the said districts shall be guarded by

one sailing vessel, except the third and seventh,

How guarded

which shall be guarded by two ; and it shall be the

duty of the deputy commander of the first district

to guard the waters of Chester river belonging to

Queen Anne's county, and the waters of Kent coun-

ty, including Swan Point Bar; and the duty of the

commander of the second district to guard the

waters of Eastern bay and its tributaries, and the

waters of Talbot county as far down as Black Wal-

nut Point ; and it shall be the duty of one of the

deputy commanders of the third district to guard the
waters of Choptank river and its tributaries which

lay in Talbot county; and the duty of the com-

mander of Wicomico county boat to guard the waters

of Wicomico county, and the line between Somerset

and Wicomico county; and the remaining com-

manders to guard their respective districts ; provided

that the Board of Public Works or the commander

of the Fishery Force are hereby authorized and em-

Perform du-
ties in other

powered to order the deputy commanders to do duty
in any of the waters in this State, when in the

waters.

judgment of either they may deem it necessary.

SEC. 27. And be it enacted, That the Board of

Public Works shall have power to appoint a suitable

Power to ap-
point.

person to command said force; to appoint the deputy
commanders for their respective districts from per-

sons of the counties whose waters comprise the dif-

ferent districts, who shall be commissioned by the

Governor, and the said commander and deputy