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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

bay and its tributaries, and the waters of Talbot county

as far down as Black Walnut point; and it shall be

Duty of deputy

the duty of one of the deputy commanders of the third

commander.

district to guard the waters of Choptank river and its

tributaries, and the duty of the second to guard the

waters of Little Choptank river, in Dorchester county;

and of the third to guard the waters of Fishing bay,

Honga-river, Tar bay, Hooper's straits, Holland straits,

and the waters of Dorchester county, up the line divid-

ing Dorchester county from the counties of Wicomico

and Somerset, and the remaining commanders to guard

their respective districts; provided that the board of

public works, or the commander of the fishery force

are hereby authorized and empowered to order the

deputy commanders to do duty in any of the waters

in this state when, in the judgment of either, they

may deem it necessary.

SEC. 28. And be it enacted, That the board of pub-

lic works shall put the boats of the force in good

Board of public
works put force

condition, and provide new sloops or vessels where it

in good condi-

shall be necessary, so as to carry out the provisions of

tion.

this act, and shall, in addition to the steamer Governor

Hamilton, provide two new steam propellers, to be

built of iron, with a speed not less than fourteen

miles per hour, properly equipped for service, as guard

boats, and not to cost a greater sum than thirty-five

thousand dollars each, and the governor, together with

E. E. Jackson and Joseph B. Seth, are hereby authorized

to contract for and superintend the construction of such

steamers, and the board of public works may sell the

steamer Lelia and turn the funds arising from such

sale over to the comptroller, to be placed to the credit

of the oyster fund, and the sum of eighty thousand

dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is

hereby appropriated out of the money standing to the

credit of the oyster fund for the purpose of building,

repairing and equipping such boats; and the treasurer

of the state is hereby required and directed, upon the

warrant of the comptroller, to pay the sums of money

as directed by the said board of public works, but no

compensation shall be paid to said commissioners for

Purchase pro-

such supervision; and the act of eighteen hundred

hibited.

and eighty-two, chapter two hundred and seventy-five,

appropriating a sum of money for the purchase of two

tugs or propellers, one of which has been received,

and the other has not, is hereby repealed, and the