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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

Chester County," sub-title "Oysters," be and the same is

hereby repealed and re-enacted with amendments so as to

read as follows :

SEC. 239. It shall not be lawful for any person, except

Only

bona fide resident citizens of Dorchester County, to take or

citizens
may take

catch oysters for any purpose, in any manner, or with any

oysters

instrument whatever, in the waters of Bramock's Bay,

inshore of a straight line drawn from the end of Hill's Point

to the end of Cook's Point; or in the waters of Cook's

Point bay or cove, inshore of a straight line drawn from

the end of Cook's Point to the end of Todd's Point, or in

the waters of Todd's Point Bay, inshore of a straight line

drawn from the end of Todd's Point to the end of Castle

Haven Point ; or in the waters of Lecompte's Bay, inshore

of a straight line drawn from the end of Castle Haven

Point to the end of Horn's Point ; provided that the waters

.

of Bramock's Bay east of a straight line from the west-

ward side of Hill's Point to the westward end of Middle-

wood's Bluff on Crook's Point, and the waters of Lecompte's

Bay inshore of a straight line drawn from the end of Cas-

tle Haven Point to the end of Horn's Point are reserved for

tongmen ; and it shall not be lawful to take or catch

oysters with scoop, scrape or dredge, or similar instrument

in the waters of the Bramock's Bay or of Lecompte's Bay

hereinbefore reserved for tongmen.

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

Effective.

from the date of its passage.

Approved April 4th, 1892.

CHAPTER 305.

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact with amendments section

four of article thirty-three of the Code of Public General

Laws of Maryland, title " Election," sub-title " Registra-

tion of Voters."

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of

Maryland, That section four of article thirty-three of the

Amend-
ment.

Code of Public General Laws of Maryland, title " Elec-

tions," be and the same is hereby repealed and re-enacted

so as to read as follows :

4. Each of said officers of registration, before entering

Oath of

upon the duties of his office shall take and subscribe the

registration
officers

oath or affirmation prescribed in the sixth section of the

first article of the constitution of this State, the said oath