A. W. BRADFORD, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

placed upon the quarter-deck or binnacle of said
licensed vessel, so as to be exposed to the full gaze
or view of every person who may board said ves-

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sel ; provided,, that no steamboat, steam vessel or
steam machinery shall be used for the purpose of
taking or catchin'g oysters with a scoop, dredge,
drag or any other instrument whatever ; every
vessel engaged in carrying oysters, or used o.r em-
ployed in the oyster trade in the Chesapeake bay,
shall take out the license required by law, and be
subject to all the provisions of the several sections
of this Article.

Proviso.

5. That any person violating any of the pro-
visions of the preceding sections, shall pay,a fine
of not less than fifty, or more than five hundred
dollars, or forfeit the boat or vessel in possession
of the party so offending, together with his pa-
pers, furniture, tackle and apparel, and all things
on b9ard of her at the time of her seizure, or both,
pay such fine and forfeit such vessel and other pro-
perty, in the discretion of the Justice of the Peace
or Judge of the Circuit Court before whom such
case is tried.

Penalties.

6. That the Comptroller of the Treasury shall
cause to be printed and delivered to the Clerks of
the several Circuit Courts, and of the Court of
Common Pleas of Baltimore city, the requisite
number of such blank licenses, and take receipt
for the same as for other licenses granted, and the
Clerks of the several counties, and the Clerk of
the Court of Common Pleas of Baltimore city,
shall on or before the first Monday in June and
December, in each year, return to the Comptrol-
ler of the Treasury a list and account of the licen-
ses issued by them.

License to be
granted.

7. That the Clerks of the Circuit Courts for the
counties, and the Clerks of the Court of Common
Pleas in the city of Baltimore, shall issue license
to take or catch oysters with rakes or tongs, which
license shall state the names and residence of the
person to whom the same is granted, and said
license shall be numbered by the Clerks granting
the same, any pearson obtaining said license shall
be authorized to take and catch oysters with rakes
or tongs, from the first day of June, in each and
every, year, to the first day of June following in

Clerks of
courts to issue
license.