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  PUBLIC 
  LOCAL 
  LAWS. 
  

  

  License 
  

   for. 
  

  

  Violating. 
  

  

  person 
  raaj 
  obtain 
  a 
  license 
  therefor 
  from 
  the 
  Clerk 
  

   of 
  the 
  Court 
  of 
  Common 
  Pleas, 
  by 
  paying 
  therefor 
  

   ten 
  dollars 
  and 
  taking 
  an 
  oath 
  before 
  said 
  clerk 
  for 
  

   the 
  faithful 
  performance 
  of 
  his 
  duty 
  ; 
  said 
  license 
  

   shall 
  hold 
  good 
  for 
  one 
  year. 
  A 
  measurer 
  shall 
  re- 
  

   ceive 
  for 
  his 
  services 
  one-half 
  cent 
  per 
  bushel, 
  to 
  be 
  

   paid 
  equally 
  by 
  the 
  buyer 
  and 
  seller. 
  Any 
  person 
  

   or 
  persons 
  violating 
  the 
  provisions 
  of 
  this 
  act 
  shall 
  

   be 
  deemed 
  guilty 
  of 
  a 
  misdemeanor, 
  and 
  on 
  convic- 
  

   tion, 
  shall 
  be 
  fined 
  not 
  less 
  than 
  twenty 
  nor 
  more 
  

   than 
  fifty 
  dollars 
  for 
  each 
  ofience, 
  and 
  imprisoned 
  

   until 
  the 
  fine 
  and 
  costs 
  are 
  paid. 
  

  

  Sec. 
  '1. 
  The 
  measure 
  provided 
  for 
  in 
  section 
  one 
  

   Measure 
  of 
  this 
  act 
  shall 
  be 
  inspected 
  and 
  stamped 
  by 
  the 
  

   flpected'^" 
  proper 
  oflicer 
  in 
  the 
  city 
  of 
  Baltimore, 
  and 
  it 
  shall 
  

   be 
  unlawful 
  to 
  use 
  any 
  other 
  measure. 
  Any 
  person 
  

   violating 
  this 
  section 
  shall 
  be 
  deemed 
  guilty 
  of 
  a 
  

   misdemeanor, 
  and 
  upon 
  conviction 
  shall 
  be 
  fined 
  not 
  

   more 
  than 
  fifty 
  dollars 
  for 
  each 
  offence 
  and 
  impris- 
  

   oned 
  until 
  fine 
  and 
  costs 
  are 
  paid 
  ; 
  provided, 
  how- 
  

   ever, 
  that 
  nothing 
  in 
  this 
  act 
  shall 
  be 
  construed 
  to 
  

   apply 
  to 
  oysters 
  shipped 
  in 
  the 
  barrel 
  on 
  any 
  steam- 
  

   boat 
  which 
  are 
  to 
  be 
  sold 
  in 
  the 
  barrel. 
  

  

  Repealed 
  

   and 
  re-en- 
  

   acted. 
  I 
  

  

  Where 
  oys- 
  

   ters 
  may 
  

   be 
  caught. 
  

  

  DORCHESTER 
  COUNTY. 
  

  

  Chapter 
  81 
  of 
  Laws 
  of 
  1 
  872, 
  which 
  repealed 
  and 
  

   're-enacted 
  toith 
  amendments 
  Chapter 
  129 
  Zaws 
  of 
  

   1870, 
  as 
  repealed 
  and 
  re-enacted 
  hy 
  Chapter 
  214 
  

   Laws 
  of 
  1874, 
  which 
  is 
  repealed 
  and 
  re-enacted 
  

   hy 
  Chapter 
  325 
  Laws 
  of 
  1878. 
  

  

  Laws 
  of 
  1878, 
  Chapter 
  325. 
  

  

  Section 
  1. 
  Be 
  it 
  enacted 
  hy 
  the 
  General 
  Assem- 
  

   hly 
  of 
  Maryland, 
  That 
  the 
  act 
  passed 
  at 
  the 
  Jan- 
  

   uary 
  session, 
  eighteen 
  hundred 
  and 
  seventy-four, 
  

   relating 
  to 
  catching 
  oysters 
  with 
  scoops 
  or 
  light 
  

   dredge 
  in 
  the 
  waters 
  of 
  Dorchester 
  county, 
  be 
  and 
  

   the 
  same 
  is 
  thereby 
  repealed 
  and 
  re-enacted 
  to 
  read 
  

   as 
  follows 
  : 
  

  

  Sec. 
  2. 
  And 
  he 
  it 
  enacted, 
  That 
  it 
  shall 
  be 
  lawful 
  

   for 
  citizens 
  of 
  Dorchester 
  County 
  to 
  catch 
  oysters 
  

   with 
  scoop 
  or 
  light 
  dredge 
  in 
  boats 
  not 
  exceeding 
  

   ten 
  tons 
  burthen, 
  according 
  to 
  rules 
  of 
  Custom 
  House 
  

   measurement, 
  in 
  Honga 
  river. 
  Hooper's 
  straits. 
  Par 
  

  

  