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  and 
  crews 
  aforesaid, 
  sliali 
  be 
  paid 
  monthly 
  by 
  

   the 
  Treasurer, 
  upon 
  warrant 
  of 
  the 
  ( 
  '()ni])troller 
  

   and 
  the 
  cerriiirate 
  of 
  the 
  connnanding- 
  officers, 
  

   tliat 
  their 
  duties 
  have 
  been 
  performed, 
  as 
  re- 
  

   quired 
  by 
  hiw. 
  

  

  Monthly 
  pay- 
  

   ments. 
  

  

  Skc. 
  37. 
  And 
  he 
  if 
  enacted, 
  Tliat 
  all 
  oysters 
  

   in 
  the 
  shell 
  disi)osed 
  of 
  in 
  the 
  State 
  of 
  Maryland, 
  

   shall 
  be 
  measured 
  in 
  a 
  sealed 
  measure 
  of 
  any 
  

   capacity, 
  from 
  half 
  a 
  bushel 
  to 
  three 
  bushels, 
  

   that 
  may 
  be 
  agreed 
  upon 
  between 
  the 
  seller 
  and 
  

   purchaser 
  ; 
  provided, 
  that 
  the 
  said 
  measure 
  or 
  

   measures 
  shall 
  contain 
  in 
  qnantity 
  for 
  each 
  

   bushel 
  thereof, 
  according 
  to 
  the 
  following 
  di- 
  

   mensions 
  : 
  That 
  is 
  to 
  say, 
  sixteen 
  and 
  a 
  half 
  

   indies 
  across, 
  from 
  inside 
  to 
  inside 
  at 
  the 
  1iot- 
  

   toni. 
  eighteen 
  inches 
  a 
  cross 
  from 
  inside 
  to 
  inside 
  

   at 
  the 
  top, 
  and 
  t\A'enty-one 
  inches 
  diagonal 
  

   from 
  the 
  inside 
  chime 
  to 
  the 
  top, 
  and 
  the 
  same 
  

   shall 
  be 
  even 
  or 
  struck 
  measure. 
  

  

  How 
  measured 
  

  

  Dimensions 
  

   of 
  measure. 
  

  

  Sec. 
  H8. 
  And 
  he 
  if 
  ciiactecL 
  That 
  it 
  shall 
  be 
  

   the 
  duty 
  of 
  the 
  purchaser 
  or 
  seller 
  to 
  have 
  and 
  

   use 
  said 
  measure 
  or 
  measures, 
  duly 
  inspected 
  

   and 
  sealed 
  l»y 
  the 
  i:)roper 
  officers, 
  and 
  that 
  no 
  

   other 
  measure 
  snail 
  be 
  used 
  under 
  a 
  forfeit 
  of 
  

   fifty 
  dollars 
  for 
  each 
  and 
  every 
  offence, 
  to 
  be 
  

   recovered 
  before 
  any 
  Justice 
  of 
  the 
  Peace, 
  by 
  

   action 
  of 
  debt, 
  in 
  the 
  name 
  of 
  the 
  State 
  of 
  

   Maryland, 
  one-half 
  to 
  go 
  to 
  the 
  informer, 
  the 
  

   other 
  half 
  to 
  be 
  j)aid 
  to 
  the 
  Comi)troller, 
  to 
  be 
  

   placed 
  to 
  the 
  credit 
  of 
  the 
  oyster 
  fund. 
  

  

  Inspect 
  and 
  

   seal 
  measure. 
  

  

  Sec. 
  80. 
  And 
  f)e 
  it 
  enacted. 
  That 
  if 
  any 
  boat 
  

   or 
  vessel 
  shall 
  be 
  seen 
  sailing 
  over 
  any 
  of 
  the 
  

   waters 
  of 
  this 
  State, 
  which 
  are 
  exempted 
  fr<mi 
  

   dredging 
  by 
  law, 
  in 
  the 
  same 
  manner 
  in 
  which 
  

   they 
  sail 
  to 
  take 
  or 
  catch 
  oysters 
  with 
  scoop, 
  

   scrape, 
  drag, 
  dredge 
  or 
  similar 
  instrument, 
  the 
  

   said 
  boat 
  or 
  vessel 
  shall 
  be 
  i)ursued 
  by 
  any 
  

   officer 
  or 
  officeis 
  authoiized 
  by 
  this 
  act 
  to 
  make 
  

   arrests, 
  and 
  if 
  said 
  boat 
  or 
  vessel 
  apprehended 
  

   by 
  said 
  officer, 
  shall 
  be 
  found 
  to 
  have 
  on 
  l>oai'd 
  

   any 
  wet 
  oysters 
  on 
  deck 
  and 
  lirojterly 
  equii»i>ed 
  

  

  Officers 
  

   pursue. 
  

  

  