FRANK BROWN, ESQUIEE, GOVERNOR.

deputy commander of the first district to guard the waters of
Chester river belonging to Queen Anne's county, and the
waters of Kent county, including Swan point bar; and the
duty of the first commander of the second district to guard
the waters of Eastern bay and its tributaries; and the duty of
the second commander of the second district to guard the
tonging reservation of Poplar Island narrows and the waters
of Talbot county as far down as Black Walnut point; and it
shall be the duty of one of the deputy commanders of the
third district to guard the waters of Choptank river and its
tributaries as far as Cambridge; and the duty of the second to
guard the waters of Little Choptank river in Dorchester
county; and the third to guard the waters of Fishing bay,
Honga river, Tar bay, Hoopers straits, Hollands straits and
waters of Dorchester county, up to the line dividing Dorches-
ter county from the counties of Wicomico and Somerset; and
the fourth to guard the waters of the Great Choptank river
from Cambridge up as far as oysters grow, and the remaining
commanders to guard their respective districts; provided, that
the Board of Public Works or the commander of the fishery
force, are hereby authorized and empowered to order the
deputy commander to do duty in any of the waters in the
State, when, in the judgment of either, the same may be
necessary.

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34. The Board of Public Works shall have power to appoint
a suitable person to command said force; to appoint a deputy
commander, who shall command either steamer as directed by
the commander of the force: and to appoint the deputy com-
mander for each sailing vessel for their respective districts,
from among persons of the counties whose waters comprise the
different districts, who shall be commissioned by the Governor;
and the said deputy commanders shall have power to appoint

Commander
and deputies.

their subordinates and select their crews; and the term of
office of said commanders shall be for two years, unless sooner
removed for incompetency or neglect of duty; and if any of
said officers shall fail in the discharge of their duty, by reason
of collusion with parties interested in violating any of the
provisions of the preceding sections, he shall be deemed guilty
of a misdemeanor, and on indictment and conviction in a court
of law, shall be fined or imprisoned, at the discretion of the
court. No person shall be eligible to the office of commander
or deputy commander, who is the owner or has any interest in
any scrape or dredge boat, and it is hereby made unlawful for
the Board of Public Works to appoint any such person to be

Term of
office.