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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

SEC. 6. And be it enacted, That before grant-
ing such license the Comptroller shall receive
for it from the applicant at the rate of three

Three dollars
per ton.

dollars per ton for every ton the boat may
measure, and licenses may be issued after the
beginning of the oyster season at the rate of
fifty cents per ton per month for the remainder
of the season, and the license shall be exhibited
whenever called for by any officer of the State
of Maryland.

Misdemeanor.

SEC. 7. And be it enacted, That any master or
person in charge of any vessel who shall vio-
late any of the provisions of the preceding
sections by taking oysters unlawfully, shall
be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon
indictment and conviction in any Circuit Court
in this State, before which such case is tried,
shall be sentenced to the House of Correc-
tion for a term not less than three months nor
more than one year, and the boat or vessel
used in such violation, together with the pa-
pers, furniture and tackle on board of said

Penalty.

boat or vessel at the time of said violation,
shall be forfeited, but shall be released upon
the payment of not less than one hundred
dollars nor more than five hundred dollars,
and costs and expenses for each and every
violation of the preceding sections, in the dis-
cretion of the Court.

SEC. 8. And be it enacted, That upon in-
formation given under oath to any Judge of
the Circuit Court or Justice of the Peace, of

Violation.

any violation of any of the provisions of this
act, he shall issue his warrant to the Sheriff
or any Constable, requiring any of them to
whom it may be directed, to summon a posse
comitatus, if necessary, and proceed forth-
with to arrest the party or parties alleged to

Arrest.

have been engaged in the violation of this
act, and to seize and take possession of any
boat, canoe or vessel, together with all her
tackle and apparel on board of the same, and
deliver the same to the Judge of the Circuit