JOHN LEE CARROLL, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR. 559
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length ; and also painted upon two pieces of canvass,
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one of which shall be sewed upon the starboard side
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of the jib and the other upon the port side of the
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mainsail of such boat, and such figures shall not be
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less than seven inches in length ; and the licenses for
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Talbot county shall be numbered from one upwards;
and those for Dorchester county from two hundred
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upwards.
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SEC. 8. And be it enacted, That any person who
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shall violate any of the provisions of the preceding sec-
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tions shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and
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upon conviction thereof by any judge of the Circuit
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Court, or a justice of the peace for either of said coun-
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ties, before whom such case may be tried, shall be fined
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Fined for
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not less than twenty-five nor more than one hundred
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violation.
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dollars, or forfeit the boat or vessel in possession of
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the party offending, together with the papers, fur-
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niture and tackle on board, in the discretion of the
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judge or justice hearing such case.
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SEC. 9. And be it enacted, That nothing in this
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act shall be construed to prevent the residents of
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Dorchester county, who have been licensed to catch
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How con-
strued.
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oysters in the waters of Fishing bay and Hungary
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river with scrapers, from enjoying the privileges of
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this act.
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SEC. 10. And be it enacted, That the Board of
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County Commissioners of Talbot county shall ap-
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Appoint
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point a competent person to measure all canoes or
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measurer.
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other boats authorized to catch oysters under this
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act in the waters of Talbot county according to the
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rule now in use by the custom-house of the United
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States, said measurer to receive as a fee for his ser-
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vices fifty cents per ton for each ton the boat may
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measure, to enter into bond to the county aforesaid
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in the sum of five hundred dollars for the faithful
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performance of his duty, and to hold his office dur-
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ing the term of said commissioners.
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SEC. 11. And be it enacted, That any resident of
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said counties desiring to use any canoe or other boat
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in catching or taking oysters for sale with rakes or
tongs in the said Choptank river, shall first obtain,
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Mast obtain
license.
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by application to the Clerks of the Circuit Courts of
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said counties, a license therefor, and such license
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