1478 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 510

than $100 and the boat in which said oysters are found shall
be held as security for the payment of said fine.

Section 11A. All the provisions of this Article relating to
the inspection and culling of oysters and the imposition of
penalties for the violation of the cull law shall apply to oys-
ters in the shell found anywhere within the State, whether
afloat or ashore, and whether said oysters have been caught
within the waters of this State or shipped or brought into
Maryland from other States.

Section 17. Any person found guilty of violating any pro-
visions of the above section, shall be deemed guilty of a misde-
meanor, and upon conviction thereof before any court of
competent jurisdiction shall be fined not less than fifty dol-
lars nor more than three hundred dollars in the discretion of
the court or justice of the peace by which such person shall
be tried, or be imprisoned in the county or city jail or in the
House of Correction for not less than one month nor more
than twelve months, in the discretion of such judge or justice
of the peace.

Section 20. No steamer or power boat of any kind shall
be used or employed in catching or taking oysters in the waters
of the State with scoop, dredge or similar instrument, and the
captain of any boat who shall have on his boat any engine or
motor of any kind, whether attached to said boat or not, which
is adapted to or can be used in the propulsion of said boat,
shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof,
shall be fined not less than fifty dollars nor more than three
hundred dollars, and no other boat shall be used in catching
oysters with scoop, dredge or similar instrument without first
having been licensed, as hereinafter provided.

Section 25. Any master or person in charge of any vessel
who shall violate any of the provisions of the preceding sec-
tions from 20 to 22, inclusive, by taking oysters unlawfully
shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction
before any justice of the peace or any court of competent
jurisdiction, shall be fined not less than fifty dollars nor more
than one hundred dollars, or sentenced to the House of Cor-
rection for a term of not less than three months nor more than
one year, or be both fined and imprisoned in the discretion of
the Court, and the boat or vessel used in such violation, together
with the papers, furniture and tackle on board of said boat