176 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 123

Section and it shall be the duty of the officer to arrest the person
in command of said boat or vessel together with all her equip-
ment and bring the same before a Judge or Justice of the Peace
of the County having jurisdiction, or if in the Chesapeake Bay
in the County most accessible or convenient.

158. From and after the date designated by the Commis-
sioner for re-opening of such reserved areas, until the date desig-
nated by him for closing same, oysters shall be caught upon
such reserved areas only by dredgers, scrapers or tongers of
the State holding licenses for the current season, in the manner
now prescribed by law, and subject also to the following special
conditions and restrictions, viz:

(1) Oysters caught upon reserved areas shall be subject to
a special charge or tax to be fixed by the Commissioner and
to be announced in the advertisement re-opening such area
or areas, said charge or tax to be not less than ten cents per
bushel, nor more than twenty cents per bushel, which tax shall
be collected by the buyers at the place where said oysters are
to be no further shipped in bulk in vessels, and shall be
paid weekly to the Comptroller or his agent by the buyers,
such tax to be in addition to any other charge on oysters now
or hereafter imposed by law, and payment thereof to be enforced
in the same manner as the inspection tax provided for by
Section 81 of said Article 72. The Deputy Commander shall
sign in triplicate certificates serially numbered and substan-
tially in. the form following;

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

I hereby certify that the cargo of oysters loaded
by Captain................ of the vessel................

was taken from reserved areas and is subject to a tax of
.............. cents per bushel, which is to be paid to the

Comptroller or his agent.

Deputy Commander.

The copies of each certificate so issued shall be given the captain
of the vessel in which oysters are to be transported from such
reserved areas, one of which shall be retained and the other
shall be delivered to the ultimate buyer of said oysters as here-
inbefore stated. The third copy shall be forwarded by the
deputy commander to the office of the Commissioner.

(2) Oysters caught upon reserved areas shall not be removed
therefrom until the Deputy Commander in charge thereof shall
have issued said certificates, as above provided.