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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

Force to board his vessel at all times for that purpose; it shall
further be the duty of said master to enter upon said contract
or agreement all amounts of money paid on articles furnished,
with the price thereof, to eacli member of said crew during
the period of his service; it shall be the duty of said master
to pay off and discharge his crew or any member thereof
before the shipping commissioner of the district named as the
place of discharge in the said contract and agreement, and he
shall at that time produce and deliver up the said contract or
agreement to the said shipping commissioner, to be preserved
in his office, and lie shall account to said commissioner for any
member of the crew who may not be produced at such time.

Duty of offi-
cers of State
fishery force.

SEC. 74. It shall be the duty of the officers of the various
vessels of the State Fishery Force to make, from time to time,
inspection of the various vessels described herein, and to
examine, on such occasions, the contract and agreements here-
inbefore mentioned; and if it be found that there have been
violations of the provisions of this act, upon the part of the
master or owner of said vessel, and if said master or owner of
said vessel be found guilty of cruelty or brutality to any
member of crew of said vessel, to arrest such offenders and
seize such boat and bring the offender or offenders before a
justice of the peace or a judge of the court having criminal
jurisdiction, most convenient or accessible, to be dealt with as
to any violation of the provisions of this act, as hereinbefore
provided, as to any cruelty or brutality to any member of said
crew, as it is provided by the criminal laws of this State.

SEC. 75. Any master or person in charge of any of said

Violations by
masters.

vessels who shall violate any of the provisions of the preced-
ing section of this article, or any person found aiding or abet-
ting the same, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon trial
and conviction before a justice of the peace, or of a judge of
the court having criminal jurisdiction, shall be fined not less

Penalty.

than twenty-five dollars or more than one hundred dollars, and
stand committed until fine and cost are paid, or imprisonment
in the house of correction not less than three months, nor
more than twelve months.

SEC. 76. The commissioners appointed for Baltimore city

Clerical

assistance.

shall be required to engage such clerical assistance, as well as to
appoint such number of agents as shall be necessary fur the
proper expedition of the business of his office, the salaries and
expenses of said service to be deducted from the fees paid said
commissioners; and each commissioner appointed by the