770 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 353

Commission shall have power to require any employee of the
Commission who handles funds, to furnish bond in such amount
as the Commission may determine.

10. The Secretary of the Commission shall have and exer-
cise all the powers and authority conferred by this Article
upon the county inspectors hereinafter provided for. The
secretary, acting under the control, supervision and direction
of the Commissioner, shall have and exercise all the powers
and duties herein conferred upon the Commission. It shall
be the duty of the secretary to audit the books of the various
oyster packers, crab and clam shippers and fish dealers, in-
cluding 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 Commission
weekly reports showing the result of such audit.

In order to enable said secretary to secure the information
required, all persons engaged in the pursuits mentioned here-
in shall keep books, statements and accounts, and all such
books, statements and accounts shall be open to inspection
by the secretary or his duly authorized agents 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 lie complies therewith.
All monies arising from fines collected under this section
shall be remitted to the Comptroller for credit to the Con-
servation Fund.

11. (a) The surveyor shall have charge of surveying and
marking natural oyster bars, reserved areas, leased bottoms,
crabbing grounds, clam grounds and pound nets, and shall
perform such other surveying or engineering work as may be
required by the Commissioner.

(b) The captain shall be in command of all vessels and
boats owned or controlled by the Commission, and under the
control and direction of the Commissioner shall supervise
the maintenance and replacement of the same and perform
such other duties as the Commissioner may direct. The cap-
tain shall have and exercise all the powers and authority
conferred by this Article upon the county inspectors herein-
after provided for.

(c) The Director of the Marine Laboratory and Biological