PHILLIPS LEE GOLDSBOROUGH, GOVERNOR. 1327

upon such reserved areas only by dredgers, scrapers or tongers
of this State holding licenses for the current season, in the
manner now prescribed by law, and subject also to the following
special conditions and restrictions, viz:

(1) Oysters caught upon reserved areas shall be subject to
a special charge or tax of five cents per bushel, which shall be
collected by the buyers at the place where said oysters are to
be no further shipped in bulk in vessels, and shall be paid
weekly to the Comptroller or his agent by the buyers, such tax
to be in addition to any other charge on oysters now or here-
after imposed by law, and payment thereof to be enforced in
the same manner as the inspection tax provided for by Section
70 of said Article 72. The Deputy Commander shall sign in
triplicate certificates serially numbered and substantially in
the form following:

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I hereby certify that the cargo of oysters loaded by Captain
................ of the vessel................ was taken from

reserved areas and is subject to a tax of five cents per bushel,
which is to be paid to the Comptroller or his agent.

Deputy Commander.

Two copies of each certificate so issued shall be given the
Captain of the vessel in which oysters are to be transported
from such reserved areas, one of which shall be retained and
the other shall be delivered to the ultimate buyer of said oysters
as hereinafter stated. The third copy shall be forwarded by
the Deputy Commander to the office of the Comptroller.

(2) Oysters caught upon reserved areas shall not be removed
therefrom until the Deputy Commander in charge thereof shall
have issued said certificates, as above provided.

(3) Said oysters shall be inspected and measured at the
place of sale where the oysters are to be no further shipped in
bulk in vessels, and before unloading the Captain of each vessel
shall exhibit and deliver to the buyer one of the certificates
furnished by the Deputy Commander, showing that such cargo
of oysters is subject to the tax of five cents per bushel. Such
oysters shall be unloaded only in the presence of an inspector,
whose duty it shall be to inspect, measure and report upon
such oysters to the Comptroller, in the same manner as upon
other oysters sold in this State.