ROBERT M. McLANE, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

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Chapter 399.

AN ACT authorizing the Governor to appoint General

Measurers of Oysters for the State of Maryland.

SECTION 1. Se it enacted by the General Assembly

of Maryland, That the governor, at each session of

Number to ap-

the general assembly, shall appoint for the city of

point.

Baltimore five persons, to be known as general meas-

urers of oysters, and one for each of all the other

ports of this state, to be known as general measurers

of oysters, and the general measurer for the ports of

How known.

Oxford and Cambridge shall have the same power

over the vessels buying oysters in the Choptank river

that are hereinafter given to said general measurer

over the port for which he was appointed; each of

the general measurers of oysters shall give bond to the

Give bond.

State of Maryland, in the sum of three thousand dol-

lars, for the faithful performance of his duties; it shall

be the duty of said general measurer of oysters to see

that the licensed measurers shall properly measure the

oysters, and that the law in reference to the measure-

ment of oysters is complied with; all the licensed

measurers shall be under the control of the general

Who to control

measurers, and no licensed measurer detected in the

perpetration of a wilful fraud shall thereafter measure

any oysters under his said license; provided, however,

that nothing in this act shall be construed to authorize

the general measurer so appointed to prevent any

licensed measurer from measuring oysters so long as

he or they have properly performed his duty as said

licensed measurer; said general measurers shall re-

ceive a compensation for the faithful performance of

Compensation.

their duties of five cents per hundred bushels, to be

paid by the seller. The city of Baltimore shall be

divided into five oyster districts, as follows : number

one, extending from Locust point to the intersection of

Light and Lee streets; to number two, from the inter-

section of Light and Lee streets to Long dock; num-

ber three, from Long dock to foot of Thames street;

Divided Into

number four, from the foot of Thames street to the

districts.

intersection of Boston and Alice Ann streets; number

five, from the intersection of Boston and Alice Ann

streets to the south-eastern extremity of the city; the

general measurers shall weekly change districts, and no