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fee for each license issued under this act, the sum of	Fee for
fifty cents, and shall be required to pay the residue	license.
of the license money into the public school fund of
said county, quarterly, and to keep a correct state- ment of said fund on file in his office.
SEC. 12. And be it enacted, That all boats licensed
under the provision of this act shall be privileged to take or catch oysters in the waters of the Great	No addi- tional cost of licenses
Choptank River where it is now lawful for boats to
take or catch them with scoops or light dredge, with-
out additional cost of license.
Approved April 5, 1878.

CHAPTER 326.
AN ACT to protect the oysters in the waters of the
Great and Little Choptank rivers, and prohibit
the taking thereof in the months of June, July,
and August, except for bedding the same in the
waters of the coves, creeks, or tributaries of said
Great and Little Choptank rivers.
SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly
of Maryland, That it shall be unlawful to take or	Unlawful to
catch oysters with tongs, rakes, or any other instru-	catch oysters.
ment, in the waters of the Great and Little Chop-
tank rivers, or their tributaries, in Dorchester county, in the months of June, July, and August, of each
and every year, except to bed in the coves, creeks,
and tributaries of the said Great and Little Chop-
tank rivers, or for domestic use.
SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That any person or
persons violating the provisions of the preceding
section, shall, upon conviction thereof, forfeit and	Penalty for
pay the sum of ten dollars and the forfeiture of boat	violation.
or canoe used in said violation, and for every subse-
quent violation a fine of twenty dollars shall be im-