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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

to see that said fines are duly collected and paid over as afore-
said; and the surplus, after paying all costs for prosecution in
such cases, shall be paid to the State Comptroller for the use
of the oyster fund, with a statement of the fines imposed and
costs of the same; the justice of the peace or clerk of the
court which imposes said fine, in any and every case, shall, in
writing, inform the Comptroller of the treasury of the fine,
upon whom laid, and the amount of said fine, with date of
same. Any one who shall violate any provisions of this
section shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon
conviction thereof before any judge or justice of the peace in
this State, shall be fined not less than twenty-five dollars nor
more than three hundred dollars, in the discretion of the court
or justice of the peace before which person shall be tried, or
imprisoned in the county jail for not less than one month nor
more than six months.

Unlawful to
use steamer.

18. No steamer shall be used or employed in catching or
taking oysters in the waters of this State with scoop, dredge
or similar instrument; and no other boat shall be used in catch-
ing oysters with scoop, dredge or similar instrument, without
first having been licensed as hereinafter provided.

Dredging

license.

19. The Comptroller of the Treasury shall, upon application
of any person who has been a resident of this State for twelve
consecutive months next preceding such application, issue a
license to such resident, and to no other person, to employ
such boat in taking or catching oysters with scoop, dredge or
similar instrument within the waters of Chesapeake bay,
Potomac river and in Eastern hay, outside of a line drawn
from the southwest corner of Second Kent point to Wade's
point; provided, that nothing herein contained shall authorize
the taking or catching of oysters with scoop, dredge or

Exempted
waters.

similar instrument, on any oyster bar within one and a half
miles of Tolley's point, Sandy point, Hacket's point, Thomas'
point, Holland's island bar and Three Sisters, nor within one
and one-half miles of Holland's point bar, nor of Swan point
bar, nor between Poplar island and the mainland of Talbot
county, south of a line drawn from the north point of Poplar
island to Lowe's point on the mainland, nor north of a line
drawn from the end of south bar of Poplar island to Paw Paw
cove on Tilghnan's island, nor within one-fourth of a mile
west of Poplar island, nor within one-half of a mile of Plum
point, nor within the boundary lines of any county, unless
herein otherwise specified; which license shall hold good for