HERBERT R. O'CONOR, GOVERNOR. 1415

(i) County Waters Open to Dredging. Any boat licensed to
take or catch oysters by dredge in the waters of Dorchester,
Talbot, or Somerset Counties, shall take oysters only in the
waters herein assigned to the county wherein such license shall
have been granted.

1. Dorchester and Talbot Counties—All that portion of the
Choptank River within an area bounded as follows: beginning
at Upper Bar Neck Triangulation Station on Tilghman Island;
thence proceeding in a straight line easterly to Benoni Light-
house; thence in a straight line easterly to Chlora Point;
thence in a straight line easterly to Howell Point; thence
southerly across the Choptank River to Horn Point; thence
westerly to Castlehaven Point; thence westerly to Todd Point;
thence westerly to Cook Point; thence along shore to Hill's
Point; thence in a straight line to James' Point on James'
Island; thence in a straight line to Sharp's Island Lighthouse;
thence in a straight line to Blackwalnut Point; thence along
shore to Upper Bar Neck Triangulation Station.

2. Dorchester County Only—All that area bounded as fol-
lows: beginning at Crab Point in Honga Eiver, thence proceed-
ing in a straight line to the most easterly point on Lower
Hooper Island; thence clockwise along the shore of Lower
Hooper Island to the Dorchester County line; thence southerly
along the Dorchester County line to its intersection with the
Somerset County line; thence northeasterly along the Dor-
chester County line to a point directly south of Frog Point
on Clay Island; thence northerly to Frog Point; thence clock-
wise along shore to the most southwesterly point on Clay
Island; thence westerly to the most southern point of Bishops
Head; thence clockwise along the shore to Crab Point, the
point of beginning.

3. Somerset County Only—All the waters of Somerset
County except Pocomoke Sound and the Wicomico, Manokin,
and Big Annemessex Eivers, which rivers shall be defined as
follows:

Wicomico River: Easterly of a srtaight line drawn from the
former dwelling of Thomas Tigner near Hains Point to the
most southwesterly point of Clay Island.

Manokin River: Landward or upstream of a straight line
joining South Point on Little Deals Island to Hazard Point
on the mainland.

Big Annemessex River: Easterly of a straight line from
Tenth Point to Porpoise Point; and for the purpose of this
section, Tenth Point shall be considered to be the easterly
point of the marsh at the entrance into a small creek shown