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license two numbers tliereol one of wliicli shall 

 be lirnilv sewed upon the starboard side and in 

 the middle of that side of the mainsail, which 

 is above the close reef, and the other number 

 on the ] >ort side and in the middle part of the 

 jib. which is above the bonnet and reef. These 

 numbers shall be placed in an upright position 

 and be worn at all times durino- the dredging 

 season, and shall not be concealed or defaced ; 

 and no other number shall be exposed to view 

 or be used than that Avhich is furnished by the 

 Comptroller. Any captain or other person in 

 charge who shall vilolate the provisions of this 

 section shall, upon proof of such violation 

 before a judge of the circuit court or justice of 



fineT""' the peace of the connty nearest which such 



violation occurred, be subject to a tine of not 

 les« than fifty dollars nor more than one hun- 

 dred dollars, and such line and the costs of 

 prosecution shall be a lien upon such boat or 

 vessel on which were violated the provisions of 

 this section, and unless said tine and costs be 

 paid within ten days or appeal be taken, such 

 boat or vessel shall be sold at public sale to the 

 higest bidder for cash, under such orders and 

 notice as the judge or justice of the peace may 

 prescribe : one-half of the fine to be paid to 

 parties making the arrest and capture unless 

 the arrest and capture be made by the State 

 Fish»-ry force, and tiie balance to the treasury 

 of the State. 



Sec. 9. And be it enacted. That any person 

 who has been a resident-citizen for the twelve 

 months next preceding his application of a 

 county bordering on the Potomac Eiver, desir- 

 ing to use any canoe or other boat in catching 

 oystei'S for sale, with rakes or tongs in any of 

 the waters of the Potomac River, shall first 

 County li- obtain, by aj^plication to the clerk of the cir- 

 "^^- cuit court for the county wherein he lesides, a 



license therefor, and such license shall have 

 effect from the first day of J une in the year in 

 which it mav have been issued to the first day 



