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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

SEC. 8. And be it enacted, That the residents of

said county be allowed to catch oysters with scoops

or light dredges in the waters above named, by ob-

taining from the clerk of the Circuit Court for said

Obtain license.

county, a license which shall have effect from the

first day of September to the next ensuing Septem-

ber of each year; and provided that said license

shall not authorize the taking of oysters as aforesaid,

between the first day of April and the first day of

Stafe name
and residence.

October; every license shall state the name and

residence of the person to whom the same is to be

granted, the number, the name of the boat, and her

tonnage, if over five tons, by custom house measure-

ment; and every owner of a boat shall pay two

dollars per ton for every ton said boat or vessel shall

measure according to said custom house measure-

ment; provided that all boats measuring less than

five tons shall pay eight dollars for said license.

SEC 4. And be it enacted. That any applicant

for a license under the provisions of this act shall

Make oath or
affirmation.

be required to make oath or affirmation before the

clerk of the Circuit Court of said county, exhibiting

at the same time the custom house license, giving

the true tonnage of said boat, if over five tons, or

before any justice of the peace of said county, upon

whose certificate of the taking of such oath or affirma-

tion, and the correct tonnage of said boat as shown

by said custom house license, the said clerk may

issue said license as hereinbefore provided; the ap-

plicant shall set forth in said oath or affirmation

before obtaining said license, that he has been a

bona fide resident of said county for the twelve

months next preceding his application for said

license, and that he intends to use the said boat or

vessel to catch oysters with scrape, scoop or dredge

only, in the waters of said county, and that he will

comply with and obey all laws of this State regu-

lating the catching of oysters, and if said boat is

not over five tons, he shall make oath to that fact ;

Paint number
of boat.

and any person to whom license shall be granted
shall paint the number of his boat on each beam

near the gunwales, or on a white field with black

letters of seven inches in length; and any person

neglecting or refusing to comply with this provision

shall, upon conviction thereof before a justice of the

peace, the right of appeal within twenty days being