JOHN LEE CARROLL, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR. 769

SEC. 5. And be it enacted, That this act shall take
effect wlien the same shall be accepted by a ma-
jority in value of the stockholders, of the president,	How effective
managers and company of the Baltimore and
Yorktown Turnpike Road aforesaid at any general
meeting.
Approved April 5, 1878.

CHAPTER 471.
AN ACT for the better protection of oysters in
the waters of the Patuxent river included within
the boundaries of Calvert county and Saint
Mary's county, between Point Patience and
Sheridan's Point in Calvert county, and Town
Point and Long Point in Saint Mary's county.
SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly
of Maryland, That it shall not be lawful for any	When unlaw-
person or persons to take or catch oysters for any	ful to catch
purpose, in any manner, or with any instrument	oysters.
whatever, in the waters of the Patuxent river
within the boundaries of Calvert county, between
Point Patience and Sheridan's Point in Calvert
county, and between Town Point and Long Point
in Saint Mary's county, from the first day of May
to the first day of October in each year after the
passage of this act ; provided, however, that this
act shall not be construed to prohibit the citizens
of Calvert county or Saint Mary's county from
taking from the waters thereof oysters for private
use, or for the purpose of replanting or bedding
in the waters of said counties, or for sale to the
citizens of the county wherein they are caught.
SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That upon information
given upon oath to any justice of the peace in and for the counties aforesaid, of any violation of the