THEODORE R. McKELDIN, GOVERNOR                   1207

(11)  Display of License—The captain or master of any shinnecock
rake licensed boat for the taking of hard shell clams shall always
have such license on board his boat and shall exhibit the same when-
ever it shall be requested by any duly authorized officer or employee
of the Department of Tidewater Fisheries.

(12)  Inspection Tax—A tax of twenty-five cents (25c) per thou-
sand or fractional part thereof is hereby levied on all hard shell clams
(Venus mercenaria) caught by shinnecock rake, or similar device, to
be paid by the catcher; if such clams are sold to a clam dealer, the
dealer shall remit said tax weekly to the Department of Tidewater
Fisheries or to a local officer representing said Department and if
the catcher of such clams markets his own catch, then he shall make
the remittance as aforesaid. The monies from such tax shall be de-
voted solely to restocking and conserving clams in Worcester County
waters.

(13)  Revocation andSuspension of License—The Commission of
Tidewater Fisheries is authorized to revoke, or suspend for periods
of not less than ten (10) days, any shinnecock rake license, after due
hearing upon not less than ten (10) days notice to the licensee, upon
the following grounds: (1) The making of any materially false state-
ment in the application for such license; (2) the conviction of the
licensee of any violation of the provisions of the sub-heading here-
under. It shall be unlawful for any licensee to take or catch hard
shell clams with shinnecock rake, or similar device, during the period
within which his license is suspended or revoked.

(14) Penalties—Any person violating any provision of this Section
663 (f) shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction
thereof shall be fined not less than Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00) nor
more than Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00), or be imprisoned in the
House of Correction not more than six months, or be both fined and
imprisoned at the discretion of the Court; and any boat used in any
such violation may be seized by the Department of Tidewater Fish-
eries and held until any fine assessed by the Court be paid in full. It
shall be the duty of the Commission of Tidewater Fisheries and its
Deputy Commanders and Inspectors to seize any and all hard shell
clams that may be caught in violation of any provision in this Sec-
tion 663 (f), to be disposed of at the discretion of the Commission to
the best interests of the State.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
June 1, 1955.

Approved April 25, 1955.

CHAPTER 708
(House Bill 860)

AN ACT to provide for the definite establishment of the line to be
observed as the boundary line between the counties of Garrett and
Allegany.

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[Brackets] indicate matter stricken from existing law.
CAPITALS indicate amendments to bill.
Strike out indicates matter stricken out of bill.