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  LOCAL 
  LAT\'S. 
  

  

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  licensed 
  under 
  this 
  act, 
  between 
  the 
  fifteenth 
  day 
  of 
  

   September 
  in 
  each 
  year, 
  and 
  the 
  first 
  day 
  of 
  May 
  

   next 
  following, 
  but 
  it 
  shall 
  be 
  unlawful 
  to 
  take 
  oys- 
  

   ters 
  with 
  scoop 
  or 
  dredge 
  in 
  any 
  other 
  waters 
  of 
  

   Talbot 
  county 
  ; 
  provided, 
  also, 
  that 
  the 
  waters 
  of 
  

   Choptank 
  river 
  lying 
  north 
  of 
  a 
  straight 
  line 
  running 
  

   from 
  Benoni's 
  Point 
  to 
  Clora's 
  Point 
  are 
  hereby 
  re- 
  

   served 
  for 
  tong 
  men, 
  and 
  it 
  shall 
  not 
  be 
  lawful 
  to 
  

   catch 
  oysters 
  with 
  scoop, 
  scrape 
  or 
  similar 
  instru- 
  

   ment 
  to 
  the 
  northward 
  of 
  said 
  line. 
  

  

  Sec 
  3. 
  And 
  he 
  it 
  enacted, 
  That 
  the 
  owner 
  of 
  such 
  

   boat 
  shall 
  make 
  oath 
  before 
  the 
  said 
  clerk 
  that 
  he 
  is 
  

   the 
  hona 
  fide 
  owner 
  of 
  such 
  boat, 
  which 
  boat 
  shall 
  

   be 
  described 
  in 
  the 
  license; 
  that 
  he 
  has 
  been 
  a 
  resi- 
  

   dent 
  of 
  the 
  county 
  in 
  which 
  his 
  application 
  is 
  made 
  

   for 
  twelvemonths; 
  that 
  there 
  is 
  no 
  lien 
  on 
  said 
  boat 
  

   held 
  by 
  a 
  non-resident, 
  and 
  that 
  such 
  boat 
  is 
  not 
  

   held 
  with 
  an 
  intention 
  to 
  violate 
  the 
  provisions 
  of 
  

   this 
  law 
  ; 
  and 
  shall 
  also 
  make 
  oath 
  as 
  to 
  the 
  tonnage 
  

   of 
  such 
  boat 
  ; 
  and 
  the 
  master 
  and 
  crew 
  of 
  such 
  boat 
  

   shall 
  each 
  make 
  oath 
  before 
  said 
  clerk 
  that 
  he 
  has 
  

   been 
  a 
  resident 
  of 
  the 
  said 
  county 
  for 
  twelve 
  months 
  

   next 
  preceding 
  the 
  time 
  of 
  taking 
  such 
  oath. 
  

  

  Sec. 
  4. 
  And 
  he 
  it 
  enacted. 
  That 
  all 
  owners 
  and 
  

   masters 
  of 
  boats 
  licensed 
  under 
  this 
  article 
  are 
  here- 
  

   by 
  constituted 
  officers 
  of 
  the 
  county, 
  and 
  are 
  hereby 
  

   clothed 
  with 
  authority 
  to 
  arrest 
  any 
  and 
  all 
  violators 
  

   of 
  this 
  article, 
  and 
  to 
  take 
  such 
  violators 
  before 
  any 
  

   judge 
  or 
  justice 
  of 
  the 
  peace, 
  to 
  be 
  dealt 
  with 
  as 
  

   hereinafter 
  provided 
  ; 
  and 
  for 
  the 
  purpose 
  of 
  making 
  

   such 
  arrests 
  are 
  hereby 
  clothed 
  with 
  the 
  power 
  to 
  

   summon 
  o. 
  posse 
  comiiatus 
  to 
  their 
  aid. 
  

  

  Sec 
  5. 
  And 
  he 
  it 
  enacted^ 
  That 
  upon 
  information 
  

   given 
  upon 
  oath 
  to 
  any 
  justice 
  of 
  the 
  peace 
  of 
  said 
  

   counties 
  of 
  any 
  violation 
  of 
  this 
  act, 
  the 
  said 
  justice 
  

   of 
  the 
  peace 
  shall 
  issue 
  his 
  warrant 
  for 
  the 
  arrest 
  of 
  

   the 
  ofl:ender 
  or 
  oflfenders, 
  and 
  the 
  seizure 
  of 
  the 
  boat 
  

   and 
  furniture 
  on 
  board, 
  which 
  warrant 
  shall 
  be 
  di- 
  

   rected 
  to 
  the 
  sheriff 
  or 
  any 
  constable 
  of 
  the 
  county, 
  

   or 
  any 
  officer 
  created 
  by 
  this 
  act, 
  or 
  to 
  any 
  officer 
  

   of 
  the 
  State 
  Fishery 
  Force. 
  

  

  Sec 
  6. 
  And 
  he 
  U 
  enacted, 
  That 
  all 
  money 
  arising 
  

   from 
  fines 
  and 
  forfeitures 
  imposed 
  by 
  this 
  act 
  shall 
  

   be 
  paid 
  to 
  the 
  sheriflT 
  or 
  any 
  constable 
  of 
  the 
  county, 
  

   and 
  by 
  him 
  paid 
  one-half 
  to 
  the 
  informer 
  and 
  per- 
  

  

  What. 
  is 
  

   reserved. 
  

  

  Term 
  of 
  

   residence. 
  

  

  Summon 
  

   posse 
  comi- 
  

   taius. 
  

  

  Arrest 
  

   offenders. 
  

  

  Fine— 
  how 
  

   disposed 
  of 
  

  

  