176 THE FISHERIES OF THE UNITED STATES. 



■where a violatiou of the law is likely to occur shall he visited as often as the duties of the force and condition of the vessel will allow; 

 and every three mouths a report shall he mad(i of all official action taken under the law, and of all moneys received for license issued to 

 parties engaged in carrying oysters taken iu tliis state. 



Sec. 32. It shall he the duty of the deputy commanders to confine themselves ordinarily to their several districts ; hut it shall also 

 be their duty to enforce any of the provisions of this act iu any waters adjacent to their districts, when a violation of the same shall come 

 to their knowledge. 



Sec. 33. Commanders of said force shall, hefore entering upon their duties, take the oath prescribed by the constitution, and the 

 commanding officer of said force shall enter into bond to the state of Maryland in the sum of ten thousand dollars, and each deputy 

 commander in the sum of three thousand dollars, for the faithful performance of their duties. 



Sec. 34. Fixes salaries of comm.ander and various subordinates of jiolice force. 



Sec. 35. The officers and crew of the steamer shall each receive one ration per day of the quality and quantity allowed by law to the 

 officers and crew of the Revenue Marine of the United States, but no rations shall be allowed to officers or crews of the sailing-vessels. 



Sec. 3f>. The officers and crews aforesaid shall be paid monthly by the treasurer upou warrant of the comptroller, etc. 



Sec. 37. All oysters in the shell disposed of in the state of Maryland shall bo measured in a sealed measure of any capacity, from half 

 a bushel to three bushels, that may be agreed upon between the seller and purchaser; provided, th.at the said measure or measures shall 

 contain in quantity for each bushel thereof, according to the following dimensions, that is to say, 16J inches across, from inside to inside 

 at the bottom, 18 inches across from inside to inside at the top, and 21 inches diagonal from the inside chime to the top, and the same 

 shall he even or struck measure. 



Sec. 38. It shall be the duty of the purchaser or seller to have and use said measure or measures, duly inspected and sealed by the 

 proper officers, and no other measure shall be used under a forfeit of |50 for each and every offense. 



Sec. 39. If any boat or vessel shall be secu sailing over any of the waters of this state, which are exempted from dredging by law, 

 in the same manner in which they sail to take or catch oysters with scoop, scrape, drag, dredge, or similar instrument, the said boat or 

 vessel shall be pursued by any officer or officers authorized by this act to make arrests, and if said boat or vessel apprehended by said 

 officer, shall be found to have ou board any wet oysters on deck and properly equipped for taking or catching oysters with scoop, scrape, 

 drag, or dredge, or similar instrument, it shall be prima facie evidence that the said bo.at or vessel has been used in violation of this act, 

 and it shall be the duty of the officer to arrest the pcrsou iu command of said boat or vessel and seize the said boat or vessel, together 

 with all her equipments, aud bring the same before a judge or justice of the jjeaee most accessible, to be dealt with according to law ; 

 jirovided, that nothiug in this act shall be construed to prohibit vessels from seeking harbor iu any waters of this state. 



Sec. 40. All oysters taken fiom any of the waters of this state shall he culled upou their natural bed or bar, under risk of heavy 

 penalties. 



Sec. 41. Any person convicted uuder this act, shall, in all cases, have the right of an appeal. 



Sec. 42. Nothing in this act shall be construed to apply to Worcester county. 



Sec. 43. It shall be the duty of the coumiauders of the steamer and sloops to diligently watch and guard, and to arrest all persons 

 dredging, touging, or scooping without license: and any violation of duty in this respect shall be deemed a sufficient cause of removal. 



Sec. 44. Nothing contained in this act shall be construed to affect any prosecutions under the existing law, now pending in this state. 



Laios of 1878, chapter 471. 



Section 1. It shall not be lawful for any person or persons to take or catch oysters for any purpose, in any manner, or with any 

 instrument whatever, in the waters of the Patuxent river within the boundaries of Calvert county, between Point Patience aud 

 Sheridan's jioint, in Calvert county, .and between Town point and Long point, in Saint Mary county, from the 1st day of Sl.ay to the 1st 

 day of October in each year after the passage of this act ; provided, however, that this act shall not be construed to prohibit the citizens 

 of Calvert county or Saint Mary county from taking from the waters thereof oysters for private use, or for the purpose of replanting or 

 bedding in the waters of said counties, or for sale to the citizens of the county wherein they are caught. 



Sec. 2. Upon information given upon oath to any justice of the peace in and for the counties aforesaid, of any violation of the 

 provisions of this act, the said justice of the peace shall issue his warrant for the arrest of the offender or offenders, and the seizure of the 

 canoe or boat in his or their possession, or used in the commission of the offense, together with the tackle, instruments, and all things ou 

 board at the time of the commission of the offense. 



Sec. 3. Prescribes method of legal procedure for trial and for collection of penalties. 



Sec. 4. Provides right of appeal. 



Laws of 1870, chapter 405. 



Section 1. Be it enacted by the general assemlhj of Marylnntl, That it shall not he lawful for any person or persons to r.ako, drag, or 

 dredge for oysters within five hundred yards of either edge of the new channel at the mouth of Patapsco river, known as the " Craighill 

 channel ", extending from the Seveu-Foot knoll to the mouth of Magothy river. 



Sec. 2. Stipulates ijroceedings for arrest aud punishment of offenders, closely similar to the foregoing laws. 



BALTIMORE CITY.— iaira of 18G4, cliapter 368. 



Section 1. All oysters carried to the city of Baltimore for sale, shall he sold by the sealed half-bushel, or sealed bushel-and-half 

 measure, and each and every person offending against the provisions of this section shall he subject to a fine of |50 for each and every 

 offense, to be recovered before a justice of the peace of the city of Baltimore. 



Laws of 1874, chapter 221. 



Section 1. All oysters in the shell, disposed of iu the city of Baltimore, or in the port of Crisfield, or at any oyster-packing 

 establishment in this state, shall be measured in an iron circular tub, of any capacity from one-half bushel to three bushels, as ni.ay be 

 agreed upon between the buyer aud seller ; said measure shall contain in quantity for e.ach bushel thereof, according to the following 

 diuiensious, that is to s.ay, sixteen and one-half inches across from inside to inside at the bottom, eighteen inches across from inside to 

 inside at tho^top, aud twenty-one inches diagoual from the inside chime to the top, aud the same shall be even or struck measure ; all 

 oysters in the shell sold in the city of Baltiul()r(^ sliall be measured by a licensed measurer. Any person may obtain a license therefor from 

 the clerk of the court of common pleas, by iiaying therefor ten dollars aud taking an oath before said clerk for the faithful performance 

 of his duty ; said license shall hold good for one. year. A measurer shall receive for his services one-half cent per bushel, to be paid 

 iMjually by the buyer and seller. 



