FRANK BROWN, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

per cent, of the cargo or portion of cargo so purchased, then
the said cargo shall be deemed to be unculled.

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10. It shall be the duty of the captain or other person in
charge of any vessel, from which oysters are being taken, as :
provided in section 9 of this article, to keep said vessel at the
wharf or other place of delivery until the inspector of oysters
shall have inspected the oysters dumped on deck, as provided
for in the preceding section, and give a certificate in form
following :
BALTIMORE, —— —— , 18 — .

Inspection
of cargo.

This- is to certify, that I have this day inspected the oysters
contained in the vessel — —— — , captain ———— , delivered to
———— , and found said cargo to contain ———— per cent, of
marketable oysters.
(Signed,) ———————— ,
Inspector of Oysters.

Certificate.

And a.ny violation of this section by any captain or other
person in charge of any vessel, shall be deemed guilty of a
misdemeanor, and fined the sum of one hundred dollars for
every such offence.

Penalty.

10 A. It shall be the duty of any packer, commission man or
other purchaser to deduct from the purchase price of every
cargo or portion of a cargo, which contains more than five per
cent, of undersized oysters and shells, as ascertained in accord-
ance with the provisions of sections 9 and 10 of this article, a
sum of money representing the value of the excess of under-
sized oysters and shells above five per cent., and it shall be the
duty of any packer, commission man or other purchaser to pay
the sum, so deducted by him, to the State of Maryland, which
money shall become a part of the oyster fund; and every
packer, commission man or other purchaser shall monthly
make a sworn statement of the amount of money so deducted
by him, which statement shall be forwarded on the first day of
the month next succeeding the month in which such deduction
shall have been made, to the Treasurer of the State : and in
default of said payment and statement as herein provided, said
packer, commission man or other purchaser shall be deemed
guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be
sentenced to the county or city jail for thirty days; and in the
event of any one making a false oath, the offender shall be
indictable and punishable as is now provided for the crime of
perjury.

Purchaser to
deduct value
of excess of
unculled

oysters.