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Sec. 12. And he it enacted^ That every li- 

 censed tonger, under the provisions of this act, p^.^^ ^^^ 

 shall paint the number of his boat or canoe on berofboat. 

 the outside thereof, near the gunwale, on each 

 side of the bow, in black figures of not less 

 than four inches in length, and of proportion- 

 ate width, in a white ground, and no number 

 other than that in the license shall be exposed 

 to view on said canoe or boat ; and any person 

 failing to comply with this provision, before 

 using said boat or canoe for the purpose afore- 

 said, shall be subject to a tine of not less than 

 five dollars, and not more than ten dollars, to 

 be recovered and paid over as provided in sec- 

 tion eleven of this act. 



Sec. 13. And he it enacted^ That if any per- 

 son shall use any boat or canoe not licensed, as 

 provided by this act, in catching oysters with 

 rakes or tongs, for sale, he shall be subject to a 

 fine of not less than ten dollars and not more 

 than fifty dollars, to be a lien on the boat or 

 canoe of the offender, to be recovered and paid 

 over as provided in section eleven of this act- ; 

 and if said fine be not paid he shall be impris- 

 oned in the county jail for not less than two nor 

 more than six months. 



Fine and lien 

 on boat. 



Sec. 14. And' he it enacted. That the Comp- 

 troller shall cause to be printed and delivered 

 to the Clerks of the Circuit Courts of the coun- 

 ties bordering on the Potomac River, the re- 

 quisite number of such blank licenses as are 

 required by the provisions of this act, and said 

 Clerks shall, on the first Mondays of March 

 and December in each year, return to t\\e Comp- 

 troller a list and account of such licenses issued 

 by them ; and no license to catch oysters with 

 rakes or tongs shall be issued to any boat or 

 vessel which is licensed to take oysters with 

 scoox),. dredge, drag, or any similar implement. 



Sec. li). And he it enacted, That it shall be 

 unlawful for any j)erson to catch oysters on 

 Sunday or at night with scoop, dredge, drag or 



Deliver blank 

 licenses. 



Unlawful. 



