1166 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 568

within the waters of Prospect Bay in Queen Anne's County,
at a greater distance than 1, 000 yards from the natural shore,
said blind not to be placed in water over eight feet in depth.

42. It shall be unlawful for any person at any time to

hunt any water fowl flying about their feeding grounds or

elsewhere over the waters of this State from a float, boat,
vessel, canoe or craft of any kind contrary to the provisions
of this subtitle. However, nothing herein shall prohibit any
person hunting in a licensed booby, brush or stake blind from
using a skiff or row boat propelled by oars for the purpose

of retrieving wounded or dead water fowl, when same has been
wounded or killed from said blind. Nothing contained in
Sections 39, 40 and 41, relative to the establishment of blinds,
shall apply to that territory of the Chesapeake Bay known as
the Susquehanna Flats as designated by law.

43. A bona fide resident of this State or a non-resident
owner of land bordering on the Potomac River or a non-
resident assessed at Five Hundred Dollars ($500. 00) or more
on the tax books of this State, may erect, set or maintain
a booby, brush or stake blind as provided in this sub-title,
after first obtaining a license so to do from the Clerk of the
Circuit Court of the County in which said blind is located
opposite the shore thereof, in the same manner as the hunting
licenses are issued, and said Clerk is authorized to issue said
license upon payment by the applicant of the sum of Five
Dollars ($5. 00), and in addition to the license fee so received
the Clerk issuing same shall collect and retain the sum of
Fifty Cents (50c), in lieu of all other compensation, as the
Clerk's fee. The Clerk of Court shall not issue to any one
person, license to erect, set or maintain more than two booby,
brush or stake blinds in or over the waters of this State, pro-
vided that license shall be issued for only one such blind in the
waters of Dickinson's Bay and Reed's Creek in Talbot County;
however, the issuance of two blinds shall not apply to co-part-
nerships, associations or corporations. Such license shall be
void on the first day of June of each year following the date
of issuance. Said Clerk shall not accept an application for
license for any blind until after June 1st of each year and
shall issue license in rotation as applications are received.
Such license shall not be transferable, and if used or pre-
sented by any person other than the person to whom it was
issued, such license shall be confiscated by the Game Warden