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	ration per day of the quality and quantity such as
	is allowed by law to the officers and crew of the
	revenue marine of the United States, but no rations
	shall be allowed to officers or crews of sailing vessels.
	SEC. 36. And be it enacted, That the officers and
	crews aforesaid shall be paid monthly by the treas-	Monthly pay-
	urer, upon warrant of the Comptroller, and the cer-	ments.
	tificate of the commanding officers that their duties
	have been performed as required by law.
	SEC. 37. And be it enacted, That all oysters in
	the shell, disposed of in the State of Maryland, shall	How measur-
	be measured in a sealed measure of any capacity,	ed.
	from half a bushel to three bushels, that may be
	agreed upon between the seller and purchaser ; pro-
	vided that the said measure or measures shall con-
	tain in quantity for each bushel thereof according
	to the following dimensions, that is to say : Sixteen	Dimensions
	and a half inches across from inside to inside at the	of measuie.
	bottom, eighteen inches across from inside to inside
	at the top, and twenty-one inches diagonal from the
	inside chime to the top, and the same shall be even
	or struck measure.
	SEC. 38. And be it enacted, That it shall be the
	duty of the purchaser or seller to have and use said
	measure or measures duly inspected and sealed by
	the proper officers, and that no other measure shall
	be used under a forfeit of fifty dollars for each and	Inspect and
	every offence, to be recovered before any justice of	seal measure.
	the peace by action of debt, in the name of the State
	of Maryland, one half to go to the informer, the
	other half to be paid to the Comptroller, to be
	placed to the credit of the oyster fund.
	SEC. 39. And be it enacted, That if any boat or
	vessel shall be seen sailing over any of the waters
	of this State which are exempted from dredging by	Officers to
	law, in the same manner in which they sail to take	pursue.
	or catch oysters with scoop, scrape, drag, dredge or
	similar instrument, the said boat or vessel shall be
	pursued by any officer or officers authorized by this
	act to make arrests, and if said boat or vessel ap-
	prehended by said officer shall be found to have on
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