1516 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 674

duties upon packers and dealers engaged in the oyster, crab,,
clam and fish industry, and providing fines for the violation
thereof and disposition of same.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-
land, That a new section be added to Article 81 of the Code
of Public Greneral Laws of Maryland, title "Revenue and
Taxes", sub-title "State Auditor", to follow Section 240 of
said Article, and to be known as Section 240-A, to read as fol-
lows :

SEC. 240-A. The Governor shall appoint a deputy state
auditor, in addition to the ones provided for in the preceding
section, whose term of office shall begin when this act takes
effect, and shall hold office until the first Monday in may, 1928,
after which time he shall be appointed and hold office in the
same manner and for the same term, as provided for the other
deputy state auditors appointed by the Governor in the pre-
ceding section. Said deputy shall receive such salary as the
Governor may prescribe, and in addition thereto shall receive
his necessary travelling expenses. He shall be subject to all the
provisions of this sub-title relative to deputy state auditors,
and in addition thereto shall perform the following duties:

Said auditor shall audit the books of the various oyster pack-
ers, crab and clam shippers and fish dealers, including any
catchers of the above seafoods, who may ship direct, for the
purpose of ascertaining the total number of bushels of oysters
caught within the waters of the State of Maryland the number
of gallons shucked and shipped, the pounds of crabs and crab
meat, quantities of soft crabs and clams, quantities of each kind
of fish, and also the quantity in bushels or gallons of oysters
that are purchased from points out of the State, and shall file
with the Conservation Department weekly reports showing the
result of such audit.

In order to enable said auditor to secure the information
required, all persons engaged in the pursuits mentioned in the
preceding paragraph shall keep books, statements and ac-
counts, and all such books, statements and accounts shall be
open to inspection by said auditor at all times.

Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be
guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be
fined not less than $100. nor more than $500., and shall be
adjudged in contempt of court until he complies therewith. All
monies arising from fines collected under this section shall be
remitted to the Comptroller for credit of the Conservation
Fund.