HENRY LLOYD, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

SEC. 4. And be it enacted, That it shall not
by lawful for the owner or master or any per-
son on board of any vessel in this State, to
affix any crank, spool-winder or other machin-
ery or equipment for operating or handling

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scoops, scrapes or dredges, or to have on board
any vessel a scoop, scrape or dredge with in-
tent to affix the same to said vessel for use in-
taking or catching oysters, without having first
obtained a license to take or catch oysters
with a scoop or dredge as aforesaid, and the
fact of having such scoop, dredge or scrape on
board of any vessel shall be prima facie evi-
dence of an intent to use the same contrary to
this section.

SEC. 5. And be it enacted,, That the owner of
such boat shall make oath before the Comp-
troller, or his Clerk, or if the owner be a resi-

License to
fix crank, &c.

dent of Baltimore city, he may make oath be-
fore the Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas,
or if a resident of a county, he may make oath
before the Clerk of the Circuit Court for said
•county that he is the bona fide owner of such
boat, to be described in the license; that he
has been a resident of the State for the time
hereinbefore prescribed; that there is no lien
on said boat held by a non-resident, directly
or indirectly, and that the said boat is not held
and shall not knowingly be used with an inten-
tion to violate or evade the provisions of this
law; and such applicant shall produce before
the Comptroller at the time of making such

Make oath.

application the certificate of the taking of
such oath and the Custom House tonnage — the
owner shall swear as to her tonnage; the master
of such boat shall make oath before the Comp-
troller, or his Clerk, or, if a resident of Balti-
more city, before the Clerk of the Court of
Common Pleas, or before the Clerk of the Cir-
cuit Court of the county wherein he may re-
side, that he has been a resident of the State
of Maryland for twelve months next preceding
the time of taking such oath.

Tonage.