WM. PRESTON LANE, JR., GOVERNOR. 1121

and Hickory Thicket Bar shall be used in common by the
tongers of Kent and Queen Anne's Counties. In the waters
of the Potomac River and its tributaries oysters may be
taken with tongs only, but no oysters shall be taken with
patent tongs.

No licensed tonger shall take or catch oysters in the
waters of any county other than that in which the license
was issued, except, however, that duly licensed tongers of
Queen Anne's and Kent Counties may use the waters of
the Chester River in common; tongers of Dorchester and
Wicomico Counties may use the Nanticoke River in com-
mon, tongers of Queen Anne's and Talbot Counties may
use the south branch of the Wye River and the mouth
thereof in common; tongers of Dorchester and Talbot
Counties, and the Fourth Election District of Caroline
County, may use the Choptank River in common, except
as restricted in the following sub-section.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall
take effect June 1, 1949.

Approved April 29, 1949.

CHAPTER 460

(Senate Bill 338)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Sub-
sections (Allegany County) and (Washington County)
of Section 100 of Article 52 of the Annotated Code of
Maryland (1947 Supplement), title "Justices of the
Peace", sub-title "Trial Magistrates System", relating
to increasing the compensation of the Trial Magistrates
for Allegany and Washington Counties.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Sub-sections (Allegany County) and (Washington
County) of Section 100 of Article 52 of the Annotated
Code of Maryland (1947 Supplement), title "Justices of
the Peace", sub-title "Trial Magistrates System", be and
they are hereby repealed and re-enacted, with amend-
ments, to read as follows:

100. (Allegany County. ) There shall be ten Trial Magis-
two of whom shall sit for the trial of cases in the City of
Cumberland, two at Frostburg, one at Westernport, one
at Lonaconing, one at Mt. Savage, one at Midland, one at

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