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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

156. The owner of such boat shall make oath before the said

clerk that he is the bona fide owner of such boat, and it shall be

described in the license that he has been a resident of the county

in which his application is made for twelve months, that there is

To make
oath.

no lien on said boat held by a non-resident, and that it is not held

with an intention to violate the provisions of the preceding sec-

tion, and shall also make oath as to the tonnage of such boat, and

the master of such boat shall make oath before said clerk bhat he

has been a resident of the said county for twelve months next

preceding the time of taking such oath.

159. All money arising from fines and forfeitures imposed by

section one hundred and sixty-one, shall be paid to the sheriff or

any constable of the county, and by him paid monthly to the

county commissioners, and the county commissioners are author-

To pay

ized to use such money together with the sums received for said

over.

licenses which sums the clerk is directed to pay over monthly to

the county commissioners, after deducting therefrom his usual

fees for issuing license iu providing proper police officers for the

proper enforcement of this sub-title of this article, and in case of

a surplus remaining over at the end of each fiscal year of the

county, it shall be placed to the credit of the school fund of said

county.

155 A. If any boat or vessel shall be seen sailing on any of the

waters which are exempted from scraping by law under this act,

in the same manner in which they sail to take or catch oysters

with scoop, scrape, drag or dredge, or similar instrument, the

said boat or vessel shall be pursued by any officer authorized by

law to make arrest; and if said boat or vessel apprehended by

said officer shall be found to have on board any wet oysters, or the

Prima

dredges or dredge line or deck wet, indicating the taking of oys-

facie

ters at said time, and properly equipped for taking or catching

oysters with scoop, scrape, drag or dredge or similar instrument;,

such fact shall be prima facie evidence that the said boat or vessel

has been used in violation of this article, and it shall be the duty

of the officer to arrest the person in command of said boat or

vessel, and to seize the said boat or vessel together with all her

equipments and bring the same before a judge or justice of the

peace of the county having jurisdiction, to be dealt with accord-

ing to law; provided, that nothing in this article shall be con-

strued to prohibit vessels from seeking harbor in any waters of

this State.

Effective.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That this act shall take effect from

the date of its passage.

Approved April 8, 1890.