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ers thereof from time to time, shall be and is hereby declared to be
exempt from State, county and municipal taxation of every kind and
nature whatsoever in the State of Maryland.

Sec. 9. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
on the first day of June, 1959.

Approved April 3, 1959.

CHAPTER 313
(House Bill 125)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 700 (a)
of Article 66C of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1957 Edition),
title "Natural Resources", sub-title "Oysters and Clams", relating
to the licensing of oyster tongers in Talbot County, and to cor-
rect an error in the language of said section.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Section 700 (a) of Article 66C of the Annotated Code of Mary-
land (1957 Edition), title "Natural Resources", sub-title "Oysters
and Clams", be and it is hereby repealed and re-enacted, with amend-
ments, to read as follows:

700.

(a) Tonging license for men.—Any male person between the
age of fourteen and sixty-five who shall engage in the taking or catch-
ing of oysters by tongs or patent tongs from any natural oyster
bar of this State, except in the waters of Worcester County, or who
shall be employed on any tong boat shall first obtain a license as
prescribed herein, provided, however, that no such person shall be
deemed to be in default under the provisions of this subsection
until the lapse of thirty days from the beginning of the season where
he shall take or catch such oysters; and provided further, that no
license shall be required for the taking or catching of oysters from
the waters of Worcester County. In order to take or catch oysters
in the waters of Wicomico County [and] or Dorchester County, a
person who is sixty-five years of age or over must have resided
within the limits of Wicomico County [and] or Dorchester County
for not less than six months immediately preceding the first day of
the tonging season. In order to take or catch oysters in the waters
of Talbot County, a person who is sixty-five years of age or over
must have resided within the limits of Talbot County for not less
than six months immediately preceding the first day of the tonging
season.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
June 1, 1959.

Approved April 3, 1959.

Explanation: Italics indicate new matter added to existing law.

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