﻿PUBLIC 
  GENERAL 
  LAWS. 
  

  

  235 
  

  

  Sec. 
  34. 
  And 
  he 
  it 
  enacted, 
  That 
  the 
  Commanding 
  

   Officer 
  and 
  Deputy 
  Commander 
  of 
  said 
  force 
  shall, 
  

   before 
  entering 
  upon 
  the 
  discharge 
  of 
  their 
  duties, 
  

   take, 
  before 
  one 
  of 
  the 
  Judges 
  of 
  the 
  Circuit 
  Court, 
  

   the 
  oath 
  prescribed 
  by 
  the 
  Constitution, 
  and 
  shall 
  

   €nter 
  into 
  bond 
  to 
  the 
  State 
  of 
  Maryland 
  in 
  the 
  sum 
  

   of 
  three 
  thousand 
  dollars, 
  to 
  be 
  approved 
  by 
  said 
  

   judges, 
  for 
  the 
  faithful 
  performance 
  of 
  their 
  duties 
  

   as 
  prescribed 
  in 
  this 
  act. 
  

  

  Sec. 
  35. 
  And 
  he 
  it 
  enacted, 
  That 
  the 
  salary 
  of 
  the 
  

   connnanding 
  officer 
  in 
  charge 
  of 
  steamer 
  shall 
  be 
  

   two 
  thousand 
  five 
  hundred 
  dollars 
  per 
  annum, 
  and 
  

   he 
  shall 
  have 
  power 
  to 
  appoint 
  one 
  officer 
  at 
  twelve 
  

   hundred 
  dollars 
  per 
  annum, 
  one 
  engineer 
  at 
  twelve 
  

   hundred 
  dollars 
  per 
  annum, 
  and 
  one 
  officer 
  at 
  nine 
  

   hundred 
  dollars 
  per 
  annum, 
  three 
  seamen 
  at 
  thirty 
  

   dollars 
  per 
  month, 
  two 
  seamen 
  at 
  twenty-live 
  dollars 
  

   per 
  month, 
  one 
  hreman 
  at 
  thirty-five 
  dollars 
  per 
  

   month, 
  one 
  fireman 
  at 
  thirty 
  dollars 
  per 
  month, 
  

   one 
  fireman 
  at 
  twenty-five 
  dollars 
  per 
  month, 
  one 
  

   steward 
  at 
  twenty 
  five 
  dollars 
  per 
  month, 
  one 
  cook 
  

   at 
  twenty-five 
  dollars 
  per 
  month; 
  and 
  each 
  Deputy 
  

   Commander 
  shall 
  receive 
  a 
  salary 
  of 
  twelve 
  hundred 
  

   dollars 
  per 
  annum, 
  and 
  shall 
  have 
  power 
  to 
  appoint 
  

   one 
  officer 
  at 
  a 
  salary 
  of 
  eight 
  hundred 
  dollars 
  per 
  

   annum, 
  and 
  three 
  seamen 
  at 
  a 
  salary 
  of 
  forty 
  dollars 
  

   per 
  month, 
  each 
  to 
  be 
  selected 
  from 
  the 
  district 
  in 
  

   which 
  they 
  are 
  to 
  serve. 
  

  

  Sec. 
  36. 
  And 
  he 
  it 
  enacted, 
  That 
  the 
  officers 
  and 
  

   crew 
  of 
  the 
  steamer 
  aforesaid 
  shall 
  each 
  receive 
  one 
  

   ration 
  per 
  day 
  of 
  the 
  quality 
  and 
  quantity 
  such 
  as 
  

   is 
  allowed 
  by 
  law 
  to 
  the 
  officers 
  and 
  crew 
  of 
  the 
  Rev- 
  

   enue 
  Marine 
  of 
  the 
  United 
  States, 
  but 
  no 
  rations 
  shall 
  

   .be 
  allowed 
  to 
  officers 
  or 
  crews 
  of 
  the 
  sailing 
  vessels. 
  

  

  Sec. 
  37. 
  And 
  he 
  it 
  enacted. 
  That 
  the 
  officers 
  and 
  

   crew 
  aforesaid 
  shall 
  be 
  paid 
  monthly 
  by 
  the 
  Treas- 
  

   urer, 
  upon 
  warrant 
  of 
  the 
  Comptroller, 
  and 
  the 
  cer- 
  

   tificate 
  of 
  connnanding 
  officers 
  that 
  their 
  duties 
  have 
  

   been 
  performed 
  as 
  required 
  by 
  law 
  ; 
  and 
  the 
  Board 
  

   of 
  Commissioners 
  of 
  the 
  State 
  Fishery 
  Force 
  shall 
  

   have 
  power 
  to 
  appoint 
  some 
  suitable 
  person 
  to 
  per- 
  

   form 
  the 
  duty 
  of 
  clerk 
  to 
  said 
  commissioners 
  and 
  

   allow 
  such 
  compensation 
  to 
  said 
  clerk 
  as 
  in 
  their 
  

   judgment 
  may 
  be 
  proper 
  ; 
  provided 
  the 
  amount 
  so 
  

   paid 
  does 
  not 
  exceed 
  five 
  hundred 
  dollars 
  per 
  annum. 
  

  

  Give 
  bond. 
  

  

  Salaries, 
  

  

  Rations. 
  

  

  Shall 
  

   be 
  paid 
  

   monthly. 
  

  

  