ELIHU E. JACKSON, ESQUIBE, GOVERNOR.

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wards over the period of the omissions hereinbefore made, and

that for such work he shall receive such compensation as the law

now allows for similar work, to wit : ten cents for each folio of

one hundred words necessarily iised therein; provided, the said

compensation to said clerk shall not exceed in the aggregate five

hundred dollars in any one year.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That the cost and expense of the

work so directed to be done, shall be paid by Prince George's

Commis-
sioners au-

county, and the county commissioners for said county are hereby

thorized to

authorized and required to levy such sum as may be necessary to

levy.

pay for the same, upon the certificate of the commissioner of the

land office showing the amount, and that said work has been sat-

isfactorily performed.

SEC. 3. And be it enacted, That this act shall take effect from

Effective.

the date of its passage.

Approved April 8, 1890.

CHAPTER 600.

AN ACT to amend article ten, of the Code of Public Local Laws,

title "Dorchester county," sub-title "Fish," by adding certain

sub-sections thereto.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted ly the General Assembly of Maryland,

That article ten, of the Code of Public Local Laws, title "Dor-

To amend.

chester county," sub-title "Fish," be and the same is hereby

amended by adding the following sub-sections, to come in after

section one hundred and eighty of said article.

SUB-SEC. 1. It shall be unlawful for any person except a bona

fide resident of Dorchester county, who has resided therein for the

Unlawful.

twelve months next preceding, to use any boat, canoe or vessel, or

be employed thereon in any capacity in taking and catching crabe

with scrapes, drag, dredge or similar instrument in any of the

waters of Dorchester county, the Great Choptank river excepted,

SUB-SEC. 3. The clerk of the circuit court for Dorchester county

shall, upon application of any owner, who has been a bona fide resi-

dent of said county for the term of twelve months next preced

ing such application, and to no other person, issue a license to

such owner to employ his boat, canoe or vessel in taking and catch

ing crabs with scrapes, drags, dredges or similar instruments in

License to

the waters of Dorchester county, the Great Choptank river ex

resident

cepted; provided, said boat, canoe or vessel has been owned in

owners

whole by residents of said county for the six months next preced

ing the date of such application; provided, said boat, canoe or

vessel be six months or more old, but if not so old then to be