5CXU PUBLIC GENERAL LAW«. 



^ Lmm 18T4, Chapter 150, c/zaci! thefoUovjiru/see- 



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Sec. 1 . Be it t-naetcd by the General Ansemhly of 

 Maryland, That the Governor, hy and with the 

 advice and eansent of the Sennto, is hereby au- 

 thorized to appoint two competent pernons, wlio 

 Aj.p(ii»tiae»t shall continuo in office for two years from the time 

 <^* of their appointment, and until their successor^;' 



are appointed, who shall be known as Oommis- 

 ig^wmiuissionoid sioners of Fislieries of Maryland, and that one of 

 "* * f'"''^''"**" the Commissioners shall come from the Eastern, 

 and one from the Western Shore of the State. 



S<3C. 2. Be it etm^cted, That it shall be the duty 

 **f said Commissioners to immediately proceed to 

 inspect all the waters of this State, with a view of 

 stocking the same with such food hshes as in their 

 judgment shall be most advantageous, and with 



•mrmwr 1)1. such object shall communicate with the Commis- 

 sioner General of Fisheries of the United States, 

 and with the Commissioners of Fisheries appoint- 

 ed bj the dift'erent States, and report the result of 

 their inspection to the Governor of this State, a.s 



-ife-f(ii-t. soon as practicable, and that they examine into 



^hc feasibility of cutting a <'hannel around tht^ 

 'Great Falls of the Potomac, to admit the passage 

 ■of fisli from tide-water into Upper Potomac, and 

 that they also inquire into the expediency of con- 

 structing tish-ways or fish-ladders to admit thf 

 ' passage of fish over dams or other obstructions in 

 the Up[)er Potomac, or elsewhere in the State, and 

 that an estimate of cost be made, and a report 

 thereof be made to the next General Assembly of 

 Maryland. 



J^he a-ppoitdinent of iiro Court aim loners had bech 

 previously authorized, Chapter 21)7, Laws 1870,, 

 hut the Act had expired by its oum limitation. 



Sec. 3. Be it enacted, Tliat it shall be the duty 

 iiwtr of cvijii- of the said Commissioners of Fisheries, after 

 iw.^fionors. making the insi)ection and obtaining the informa- 

 tion required in the preceding section, to proceed 

 to the selection of proper locations for the propa- 

 gation and culture of such food fishes as it shall 

 be deemed desirable to introduce into the waters 

 %'^ oLtaia ova of this State, and obtain the necessary ova, and 

 &*o«T'ee'^^i- construct and erect suitable houses and devicas fof 

 ^lati^hiw.g', Ac. hatchin'j; the same., and protectiong the small fish^. 



