HERBERT R. O'CONOR, GOVERNOR. 1407

of thirty days from the beginning of the season where he shall
take or catch such oysters.

(b) Tonging License for Women. The County Commis-
sioners of any county are hereby authorized to give to any
woman who has no visible means of support special written
permission which shall constitute a license, to take or catch
oysters with tongs from any natural oyster bar of this State,
and no fee shall be charged for such permission.

(c) How to Apply -for a License. Every applicant for a
tonging license shall be required to appear before the Clerk
of the Circuit Court of the county wherein he may reside,
and make oath or affirmation that the facts which he shall set
forth are strictly true; that he has been a bona fide resident
of the county for twelve months next preceding his application
for said license; that he desires and intends to use said
license in the county in which he resides or in the waters used
in common by his own and other counties; and that he will
comply with and obey all laws of this State regulating the
taking or catching of oysters with tongs or patent tongs.

(d) Issuance of License. Upon taking the oath described
in the preceding section and upon receipt of a license fee of
Three Dollars and fifty cents ($3. 50), the Clerk of the Circuit
Court of the County wherein the applicant resides shall issue
a tonging license authorizing the person licensed to take or
catch oysters with tongs or patent tongs, subject to the further
regulations or restrictions provided in this Article.

(e) Contents of License. Each and every tonging license
issued in conformity with the provisions of this Article shall
state the name, color, age, residence of the person to whom the
license is granted, the number of the license and the name of
the county from which the license was issued.

(f) Printing of License Form. The Comptroller of the
Treasury shall cause to be printed and delivered to the
Clerks of the Circuit Courts of the counties the requisite
number of blank licenses and shall take receipts for the same
as for other licenses furnished; and the said Clerks shall on
the. first Monday of March and December of each year return
to the Comptroller a list and account of such licenses issued
by them, and at the end of each tonging season shall return
all unused licenses to the Comptroller.

(g) Clerks' Fee. For every license issued as described
above, the Clerks of the Circuit Courts of the counties shall
receive twenty-five cents (25) of the Three Dollars and fifty
cents ($3. 50) paid for such license.