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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

Chapter 355.

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact with amendments

section ninety-four, ninety-five and ninety-seven, of

article nineteen, of the Code of Public Local Laws

of this state, title '' Somerset county," sub-title

" Oysters," as amended by chapter one hundred and

twenty-nine of the Acts of Assembly of eighteen

hundred and sixty-seven, and chapter three hun-

dred and seventy-six of the acts of eighteen hun-

dred and seventy-eight, and to repeal and re-enact

sections ninety-nine and one hundred and one of

article nineteen of the Code of Public Local Laws,

title " Somerset county," snb-title " Oysters."

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly

of Maryland, That sections ninety-four, ninety-five

and ninety-seven, of article nineteen of the Code of

public Local Laws of this state, title " Somerset

county," sub-title " Oysters," as amended by chapter

one hundred and twenty-nine of the acts of eighteen

Repealed and
re-enacted.

hundred and sixty-seven, and chapter three hundred

and seventy-six of the acts of eighteen hundred and

seventy eight, and sections ninety-nine and one hun-

dred and one of article nineteen of the Code of Pub-

lic Local Laws, sub-title " Oysters," be and the same

are hereby repealed and re-enacted, so as to read as

follows :

94. It shall be lawful for the citizens of said county

Lawful

to catch or take oysters with a scoop, drag or dredge,

in any of the waters of said county, not parcel of any

creek, cove, river or inlet, or within any waters of

said county, designated for any of the above purposes
by the county commissioners thereof, upon obtaining

an annual license therefor as hereinafter directed, and

not otherwise; and the county commissioners of said

Apply proceeds

county shall have power to apply the proceeds of said

of license.

license, of all vessels over ten tons. to maintaining

and replenishing the oyster beds within the limits of

said county, for the use of the citizens of said county

who may be duly licensed as hereinafter provided ;

and the said county commissioners shall have power

to make such regulations and designations, not eon-