EDWIN WARFIELD, ESQ., GOVERNOR.

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and found the same to contain ———— bushels of merchant-
able oysters and ———— bushels of unmerchantable oysters.
Signed...... ............
70. At the beginning of each oyster season the commander
of the State Fishery Force shall divide the inspection points

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in Baltimore city into four inspection districts and organize
the board of inspectors provided for the city of Baltimore in
Section 68 of this Article, and the general measurers and
inspectors provided in said Section 68 shall be assigned to
and remain during the whole season at the specific points
mentioned in said section, subject, however, to the discretion
of the commander, and the commander of the State Fishery
Force shall have general control and supervision over all
general measurers and inspectors and special inspectors,
whether appointed by the Governor or himself; and the said
general measurers and inspectors and special inspectors are

Inspection
points of Bal-
timore
divided into
four districts

hereby required to report to him whenever he shall require
the same, and if they shall refuse or neglect to make such
report they shall be fined for each said failure or refusal the
sum of ten dollars, to be deducted from their salaries, and
the said commander shall have the power to transfer any
general measurer or inspector or any special inspector from
any house or district whenever he may deem it best for the
good of the service to enforce the proper inspection, the cull
law and the collection of the tax for the oyster fund.
71. It shall be the duty of said general measurers and

Report to be
made.

inspectors of oysters to see that the law in reference to the
inspection of oysters be strictly complied with by all subor-
dinates, and the general measurers and inspectors of oysters
shall have authority at all times to enter all places and all
vessels where oysters are being measured and inspected in the
shell and to inspect all the measures or instruments used
in measuring oysters and to see that the inspection laws are
properly enforced, and if the measures are incorrect, the said
general measurer and inspector of oysters shall take posses-
sion of the incorrect measures, and the inspectors of oysters
are authorized, directed and required to arrest any person or
persons violating any of the provisions of this article. It
shall be the further duty of the general measurers and
inspectors of oyster to return under oath to the Comptroller
of the State annually a complete statement of the amount
of oysteis inspected or measured in the city, town or port
for which they shall be respectively appointed.

To see that
law is strictly
compiled
with, etc.