FRANK BROWN, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

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natural bed or beds in the water of South river; nor in any
creek, cove, arm or inlet of South river in said county, above
a line drawn in a northeasterly direction from Turkey point to
Rulor's deep hole on the north bank of said river; nor in West
river and Rhode liver above a straight line drawn from Dutch-
man's point on the east or northeast bank of Rhode river in a
southeasterly direction to Curtis point on the swamp shore of
West river; nor in any inlet, cove or tributaries of said rivers,
for the period of two years from the first day of September,
1894; nor in the Severn river within a straight line drawn
from Chinks point bar to Greenbury's point bar in said river,
and a straight line drawn in a northeasterly direction from the
Santees wharf, at the U. S. Naval Academy, to the east bank of
said river immediately opposite said wharf, for the period of
one year from the first day of September, eighteen hundred
and ninety-four; and that all such license shall be granted in
the same manner and upon the same terms and conditions as
provided in article seventy two of the Code of Public General
Laws of Maryland, title "Oysters," sub-title "Tonging," and
the amendments thereto.

Exempted
waters.

188 B. If any person shall use any canoe or boat not licensed
as required by the preceding section, in taking or catching
oysters with rakes or tongs in the waters of Anne Arundel
county, or if any person having such license shall take or
catch any oysters with rakes or tongs on the natural beds or
bars in the waters of South river, West river, Rhode river and
Severn river, or any creek, cove, arm or inlet thereof, above
the said lines drawn as provided in the preceding section, he
shall upon conviction thereof before any justice of the peace

Taking
oysters
without
license.

of said county, or in the Circuit Court for said county, be fined
not less than twenty dollars nor more than one hundred
dollars; and in case of refusing to pay said fine and cost of
prosecution, the said party shall be confined in the Maryland
house of correction for three months; and in all cases under
this section the accused shall have a right to appeal from the
justice of the peace to the Circuit Court for the said county;
provided, that nothing iu this act shall be construed to prevent
persons engaged in planting oysters in South river, West river,
Rhode river and Severn river, from removing or planting the
same.

Penalty.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That this act shall take effect
from the 20th day of April, 1894.

Approved April 6th, 1894.

Effective.