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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

dent purchaser of said boat, which license,
when transferred, shall entitle said vendee,
after he has taken the oath or affirmation be-

Transfer of
license.

fore said Clerk, required of the vendor, to all
the rights and privileges of said vendor; the-
said Clerk shall endorse the date and name of
the vendee upon said license, and receive from
said vendee the sum of twenty cents; every
license shall state the name and residence of
the person to whom the same is granted, the
name, number and tonnage of the boat, if over
five tons by Custom House measurement, and
every owner of a boat shall pay two dollars,
per ton for every ton said boat shall measure;
provided, that all boats measuring less than
five tons, shall pay eight dollars for said
license.

SEC. 5. And be it enacted, That the manag-
ing owner of such boat shall make oath or
affirmation before the said Clerk, that he is-
the bona fide managing owner of such boat

Oath by man-
aging owner.

described in the license; that he has been
a resident of said county for the time before
mentioned; that the boat is wholly owned by-
residents of said county; that there is no lien,
interest or claim on said boat held by a non-
resident of Dorchester county; that the said
boat is not held with an intention to violate
the provisions of this law; that said boat has
been owned in whole by residents of said
county the six preceding months; provided,
said boat is six or more months old; and the
master of said boat shall also make oath before
said Clerk, that he has been a resident of said
county for twelve months next preceding the

Oath by mas-
ter.

time of taking such oath, and that he will
comply with and obey all the laws of this
State and county regulating the catching of
oysters, at the same time exhibiting to the
said Clerk the Custom House license of said
boat, if over five tons.

SEC. 6. And be it enacted, That any master
or person in charge of any boat, canoe or ves-