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  said 
  commissioners 
  and 
  the 
  warrant 
  of 
  the 
  Comp- 
  

   troller, 
  is 
  hereby 
  directed 
  to 
  pay 
  the 
  sum 
  or 
  sums 
  

   necessary, 
  not 
  exceeding 
  this 
  and 
  any 
  other 
  appro- 
  

   priation 
  hereinafter 
  mentioned, 
  for 
  the 
  purposes 
  

   herein 
  specified. 
  

  

  Sec. 
  2f). 
  And 
  he 
  it 
  enacted^ 
  That 
  said 
  commission- 
  

   ers 
  are 
  empowered 
  and 
  directed 
  to 
  purchase 
  for 
  each 
  

   of 
  the 
  guard 
  boats 
  belonging 
  to 
  said 
  force 
  one 
  cannon'*^^ 
  

   suitable 
  cannon 
  and 
  such 
  other 
  arms 
  and 
  ammu- 
  

   nition 
  as 
  may 
  be 
  necessary 
  to 
  make 
  them 
  efficient. 
  

  

  Sec. 
  27. 
  And 
  he 
  it 
  enacted, 
  That 
  for 
  the 
  more 
  

   efficient 
  working 
  of 
  said 
  Fishery 
  Foi'ce, 
  the 
  waters 
  

   of 
  the 
  State 
  shall 
  be 
  divided 
  into 
  six 
  districts, 
  of 
  Divi^e^ 
  

   which 
  the 
  waters 
  of 
  Somerset 
  county 
  shall 
  constitute 
  into 
  dis- 
  

   the 
  first 
  district; 
  the 
  waters 
  of 
  AVicomico 
  and 
  Dor- 
  ^"'^^• 
  

   Chester 
  counties 
  the 
  second; 
  the 
  waters 
  of 
  Talbot 
  

   county 
  the 
  third; 
  the 
  waters 
  of 
  Kent 
  and 
  Queen 
  

   Anne's 
  counties 
  the 
  fourth; 
  the 
  waters 
  of 
  Anne 
  

   Arundel 
  county 
  the 
  fifth; 
  the 
  waters 
  of 
  Calvert, 
  

   Charles 
  and 
  St. 
  Mary's 
  counties 
  the 
  sixth; 
  each 
  of 
  

   which 
  said 
  districts 
  shall 
  be 
  guarded 
  by 
  one 
  sailing 
  

   vessel, 
  except 
  the 
  second 
  and 
  sixth 
  districts, 
  which 
  

   shall 
  be 
  guarded 
  by 
  two 
  sailing 
  vessels, 
  the 
  vessel 
  to 
  

   be 
  designated 
  by 
  the 
  Commissioners 
  of 
  said 
  Fishery 
  

   Force, 
  and 
  shall 
  be 
  under 
  the 
  general 
  supervision 
  of 
  

   the 
  commander 
  of 
  said 
  force. 
  

  

  Sec. 
  28. 
  And 
  he 
  it 
  enacted, 
  That 
  the 
  Board 
  of 
  

   Commissioners 
  of 
  the 
  State 
  Fishery 
  Force 
  shall 
  have 
  

   power 
  to 
  appoint 
  a 
  suitable 
  person 
  to 
  command 
  said 
  „^^°y®'**o 
  

   force, 
  to 
  appoint 
  the 
  Deputy 
  Commanders 
  for 
  their 
  

   respective 
  districts 
  from 
  persons 
  of 
  the 
  counties 
  

   whose 
  waters 
  comprise 
  the 
  different 
  districts, 
  who 
  

   shall 
  be 
  commissioned 
  by 
  the 
  Governor, 
  and 
  the 
  said 
  

   Commander 
  and 
  Deputy 
  Commanders 
  shall 
  have 
  

   power 
  to 
  appoint 
  their 
  subordinates 
  and 
  select 
  their 
  

   crews; 
  and 
  the 
  term 
  of 
  office 
  of 
  said 
  Commander 
  office!' 
  

   and 
  Deputy 
  Commanders 
  shall 
  be 
  for 
  two 
  years, 
  

   unless 
  sooner 
  removed 
  for 
  incompetency 
  or 
  neglect 
  

   of 
  duty; 
  and 
  if 
  any 
  of 
  said 
  officers 
  shall 
  fail 
  in 
  the 
  

   discharge 
  of 
  his 
  duty, 
  by 
  reason 
  of 
  collusion 
  with 
  

   parties 
  interested 
  in 
  violating 
  any 
  of 
  the 
  provisions 
  

   of 
  this 
  act, 
  he 
  shall 
  be 
  guilty 
  of 
  a 
  misdemeanor, 
  and 
  

   on 
  indictment 
  and 
  conviction 
  in 
  a 
  court 
  of 
  law 
  

   shall 
  be 
  fined 
  or 
  imprisoned 
  at 
  the 
  discretion 
  of 
  the 
  

   court. 
  

  

  appoint. 
  

  

  Term 
  of 
  

  

  