J. MILLARD TAWES, GOVERNOR                               357

provided by the Commission, such violation shall be punishable by a
fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) or confinement in
a penal institution for not more than one (1) year, or both, in the
discretion of the court, and any vessel, boat, or equipment used in the
taking of finfish, crabs, oysters, clams, or other shellfish from the
Potomac River in violation of any regulation of the Commission or
of applicable laws may be confiscated by the court, upon the aban-
donment thereof or the conviction of the owner or operator thereof.

Section 3. Jurisdiction of Court The officer making an arrest
or preferring a charge for violation of a regulation of the Commis-
sion or an applicable state law respecting the waters within the Com-
mission's jurisdiction shall take the alleged offender to a court of
competent jurisdiction in either State, in a county adjacent to the
portion of the Potomac River where the alleged offense occurred,
which shall thereupon have jurisdiction over the offense.

Section 4. Disposition of Fines and Forfeitures. All fines im-
posed for violation of regulations of the Commission or applicable
state laws respecting the waters within the Commission's jurisdic-
tion shall be paid into the court in which the case is prosecuted, and
accounted for under the laws applicable to that court. Any property
confiscated under the provisions of this Compact shall be turned over
to the Commission, which may retain, use or dispose of as it deems
best.

ARTICLE VI. COMMISSION FINANCES

Section 1. Budget. The Commission shall approve and adopt a
proposed annual budget showing estimated income, revenues, appro-
priations, and grants from all sources, and estimated necessary ex-
penditures and shall send a copy thereof to the Governors of Mary-
land and Virginia.

Section 2. Appropriations. The said Governors shall place in
the proposed Budget of their respective states for each year the sum
of not less than twenty five thousand dollars ($25,000.00) FIFTY
THOUSAND DOLLARS ($50,000.00) for the expenses and the other
purposes of the Commission for that year; , EXCEPT THAT NONE
OF THE SUM SO APPROPRIATED SHALL BE USED FOR LAW
ENFORCEMENT PURPOSES; and the General Assembly of each
of the two states agrees to appropriate annually not less than this
sum to the Commission.

Section 3. General Fund, (a) The General Fund shall consist
of: (1) all income and revenue received from the issuance of licenses
under this Compact; (2) the proceeds of the disposition of property
confiscated pursuant to the provisions of this Compact; (3) the pro-
ceeds of the inspection tax upon oysters imposed pursuant to this
Compact; and (4) the funds appropriated to the Commission by the
two states.

(b) The General Fund of the Commission shall be kept in such
bank or depository as the Commission shall from time to time select.
The General Fund shall be audited annually by the Auditor of Public
Accounts of Virginia and the State Auditor of Maryland acting
jointly, and at such other times as the Commission may request.