1164 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 568

of a stake on which shall be painted the license number and
the name of the licensee, such stake not to exceed the lawful
distance from shore and be established in the water, when said
stake shall be established on or before October 10th, then said
stake shall be termed as a blind as hereinafter provided.

(b) And be it further provided, that no booby, brush or
stake blind shall be licensed or erected in the waters of Chester
River and its tributaries within the jurisdiction of Kent Coun-
ty [above Bogle's Wharf, except within that part of Chester
River known as Grey's Inn Creek and Comegy's Bight.

(c) And be it further provided, that this Section shall not
apply to any person who has an established licensed blind or
blinds located in the waters of Anne Arundel County or in the
waters of the Chesapeake Bay opposite the shore line of said
County prior to January 1st, 1927, and said licensee shall
have the right to renew said license on or before the first day
of June of each year thereafter.

(d) And be it further provided that no booby, brush, or
stake blind shall be licensed or erected in the waters of
Bohemia River and its tributaries, within the jurisdiction of
Cecil County.

40. It shall be lawful in or over the waters to erect, set
or maintain a booby, brush or stake blind, and same shall be
stationary; in which shall be built a platform for the purpose
of shooting from. It shall be unlawful to erect, set or main-
tain any blind at a greater distance than 300 yards from the
natural shore, from which same may be erected. Said blinds
shall not be less than 500 yards apart measured in a straight
line.

(a) It shall be unlawful on any of the rivers of this State
for any person to erect, set or maintain a blind at a farther
distance from the shore than one-half of said river where said
river is less than 600 yards in width, nor shall any person
place any blind on any of the rivers across any channel where
said channel runs near the center of said river.

(b) Provided, however, that in the tributaries of the Chesa-
peake Bay and the Potomac River in the Counties of Charles,
Calvert and St. Mary's, said blinds shall not be less than 250
yards apart measured in a straight line.