1638 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 702

where oysters caught beyond the limits of the State of Mary-
land and brought within said State in less than cargo lots are
sold, and get from such sellers a statement, under oath, as to
the number of bushels sold from time to time, and return to
the general measurers and inspectors a certificate thereof, to
be forwarded to the Comptroller, as required in the case of
certificates for cargoes, and payment of the amounts so found
to be due shall be similarly enforced. Wherever it is claimed
that oysters found within the State of Maryland were caught
beyond the limits of said State, the burden shall be upon the
person making such claim to establish the truth thereof by
clear and satisfactory evidence. All such general measurers
and inspectors or special inspectors may be removed at any
time by the Conservation Commission for neglect or malfeas-
ance in office. The said Commission shall furnish to each of
the said special inspectors certificates in book form, supplied
with carbon paper, so that each of the said triplicate certifi-
cates shall be exactly the same; the form of the certificates shall
be as follows:

.............................. 19....

I hereby certify, that I have this day inspected for Captain
................. of the Schooner.................. a cargo

of oysters caught beyond the limits of the State of Maryland,
and sold to......................... and found the same to

contain................. bushels of merchantable oysters and

....................... bushels of unmerchantable oysters.

(Signed)........................

72. At the beginning of each oyster season the Conserva-
tion Commission shall divide the inspection points in Balti-
more city into four inspection districts and organize the board
of inspectors provided for the city of Baltimore in section 69
of this article, and all general measurers and inspectors pro-
vided in said section 69 shall be assigned to and remain during
the whole season at the specific points to which they are assign-
ed, subject, however, to the discretion of the Commission; and
the Commission shall have general control and supervision over
all general measurers and inspectors and special inspectors;
and the said general measurers and inspectors and special in-
spectors are hereby required to report to the Commission when-
ever required, and if they shall refuse or neglect to make such
report they shall be fined for each said failure or refusal the
sum of ten dollars, to be deducted from their salaries, and the
said Commission shall have the power to transfer any general