OYSTERS. 



PUBLIC GENERAL LAWS. 



Chapter IQS^ Laws of 18S0, repeals Chapter 181, 

 Laws 1874, {Sections 3 and 5 of tvJiich were 

 repealed and re-enacted, by Chapter 380, 

 Laws 1876,) and enacts the following in lieu 

 thereof, to he Article 71, Code of Public Gen- 

 eral Laws, title " Oyster s^ 

 Sectioist 2. Be it enacted. That no steamer 

 shall be used or employed in catching oysters 

 in the waters of this State, with scoop, dredge 

 or similar instrument, and no other boat shall 

 be nsed in catching oysters with scoop 

 or similar instrument 

 licensed as hereinafter provided. 



dredge 

 without first having 



been 



Sec. 3. And be it enacted, That \\iq Comp- 

 troller of the Treasury shall, upon application 

 of any person who has been a resident of this 

 State for twelve consecutive months next pre- 

 ceding such application, and to no other person, 

 issue a license to such resident to employ such 

 boat in catching oysters with scoop, dredge or 

 similar instrument, within the waters of Chesa- 

 peake Bay and in Eastern Bay, outside of a 

 line drawn from the southwest corner of Seccmd 

 Kent Point to Wade' s Point ; provided, that 

 nothing herein contained sliall authorize the 

 catching of oysters with scoop, dredge or simi- 

 lar instrument, on any oyster bar within one 

 and a half miles of Tolley's Point, Sandy Point, 

 Hackett's Point, Thomas' Point, Hollimd Island 

 Bar, Three Sisters, Swan Point Bar, Poplar 

 Island, one-quarter of a mile west of, and be- 

 tween the island and the main land, nor within 

 a half mile of Plum Point, and to ])uy and sell 

 oysters in this State, which lic(^nse shall liold 



Must obtain 

 license. 



Who to re 

 ceive license. 



Prohibition 

 specified. 



