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and for the laying of water mains and such other extensions as
are necessary to carry out the object of this Bill; and provided
further, before any contract be signed by either The County
Commissioners of Anne Arundel County or The Mayor and
City Council of Baltimore, the written approval of said Public
Service Commission shall first be obtained; and provided fur-
ther that said Public Service Commission shall have at all times
jurisdiction over said contract.

SEC. 6. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take
effect June 1st, 1927.

Approved April 5, 1927.

CHAPTER 467.

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact with amendments Sections 11
and 15 of Article 72 of the Code of Public General Laws
of Maryland, title "Oysters, " sub-title "Culling. "

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-
land, That Sections 11 and 15 of Article 72 of the Code of Pub-
lic General Laws of Maryland, title "Oysters, " sub-title "Cull-
ing, '' be and the same are hereby repealed and re-enacted with
amendments to read as follows:

SEC. 11. Any person, firm or corporation engaged in catch-
ing, buying, selling or packing oysters violating any provision of
Section 8 or 9 of this Article shall be deemed guilty of a misde-
meanor, and upon conviction before any justice of the peace or
court of competent jurisdiction shall be fined the sum of not less
than $100, or confined in jail not less than 30 days nor more than
six months, either or both, and in addition to such fine or
imprisonment said cargo shall be confiscated and returned to
natural beds or bars under the supervision of the oyster inspec-
tor or other officer making the arrest, and at the expense of the
violator, which expense shall be in addition to the fine imposed
and collectible in the same manner, and the boat or vessel shall
be held as security for the payment of said fine. If the violator
has taken oysters only with, tongs he shall be fined $25,
and the boat in which said oysters are found shall be held
as security for the payment of said fine. In addition to the