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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

in express terms in the writing by which the devise, gift or

conveyance is made reserve to himself, all the right, title

and interest to the said street or highway.

Effective.

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

from the date of its passage.

Approved April 7th, 1892.

CHAPTER 685

AN ACT to authorize and empower the Board of Public

Works to build and equip three new sailing vessels, for

the use of the State Fishery Force and to sell three of the

old sloops now used by said force, and also to provide for

certain local guard boats during the oyster season.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of

State

Maryland, That the Board of Public Works, be and they

Fishery

are hereby authorized to purchase or build three new sail-

Force

ing vessels for the use of the State Fishery Force to take

the place of three of the sloops now in the said service, and

to name the same and to sell the three sloops so replaced,

and also to provide for four small sailing vessels to serve

during the oyster season to be stationed, one at Herring Bay,

one at the mouth of the Manokin River, one at the month

of the St. Mary's River and one at the Somerset and Dor-

chester line in Hooper's Straits.

Sale of

SEC. 2. Be it enacted, That the said Board of Public

sloops

Works be authorized to sell the said three sloops, either at

public or private sale, and to turn over the proceeds of sale

to the comptroller to be placed to the credit of the oyster

fund.

SEC. 3. Be it enacted, That the said Board of Public

Works shall be authorized to rent or hire a suitable boat to

Bent boat.

assist in guarding the waters before named, to wit ; Hering

Bay, Manokin River, St. Mary's River, Holland's Straits

and Hooper's Strait at a cost not to exceed fifty dollars per

month for such hiring and to appoint a suitable person to

command such boats, at a salary of fifty dollars per month

from the first day of September to the first day of April

following, and the commander shall be authorized to select

such number of seamen to serve on said boats, as the said

Board of Public Works shall authorize, not to exceed three

in number one of whom shall receive a salary of forty dol-

lars per month and the remainder thirty dollars per month,