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Perform du- 

 ties in other 

 waters. 



Walnut Point ; and it shall be the duty of one 

 of the deputy commanders of the third district, 

 to guard the waters of Choptank river and its 

 trit5utaries, Avhich lay in Talbot county ; and 

 the duty of the commander of Wicomico county 

 boat, to guard the Avaters of Wicomico county, 

 and the line between Somerset and Wicomico 

 countT ; and the remainino- commanders to 

 guard their respective districts : provided, that 

 the Board of Public Works or the commander 

 of the Fishery Force, are hereby authorized 

 and empowered to order the deputy command- 

 ers to do duty in any of the waters in this State 

 when, in the judgment of either, they may 

 deem it necessary. 



Power to ap- 

 point. 



Sec. 27. A.7ic7 be it eiiactech That the Board of 

 Public Works shall have power to appoint a 

 suitable person to command said force, to ap- 

 point the deputy commanders for their respec- 

 tive districts from ] persons of the counties whose 

 waters comprise the different districts, Avho 

 shall be commissioned by the Governor, and 

 the said conimander and deputy coujmanders 

 shall have power to ajipoint their subordinates, 

 and select their crews : and the term of office 

 of said commander and deputy commanders 

 shall be for tAvo years, unless sooner removed 

 for incompetency or neglect of duty, and if any 

 of said officers shall fail in the discharge of his 

 duty by reason of collusion with j^arties inter- 

 ested in violating any of the provisions of this 

 act. he shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and 

 on indictment and conviction in a court of law, 

 shall be fined or imprisoned at the discretion of 

 the court. 



Power to re- 

 move. 



Sec. 28. And he It enactecL That the Board 

 of Public Works shall have the power to remove 

 any officer of said force for neglect of duty or 

 incon:ipetency, and any officer commanding in 

 said force, shall have the power to remove any 

 subordinate under his conmiand, and appoint 

 a person to fill the vacancy whenever the inter- 



