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administered by the Clerk of the Circuit Court, or 
the Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas as afore- 
said, such clerk so administering such oath shall 
certify the same fully in accordance with the provi- 
sions of this article, under seal to the Comptroller, 
and shall deliver such certificate to the owner or 
master so applying, for which certificate the said 
clerk shall be entitled to receive a fee of fifty cents 
in each case. 
Laws of 1874, Chapter 181. 
Sec. 4. And be it enacted , That before grant- 
ing such license, the Comptroller shall receive for it, 
from the applicant, at the rate of three dollars per 
ton for every ton the boat may measure ; the license 
shall be exhibited whenever called for by any officer 
•of the State of Maryland. 
Laws of 1876, Chapter 380. 
Sec. 5. And be it enacted , That any person 
who shall violate any of the provisions of the pre- 
ceding sections shall be deemed guilty of a misde- 
meanor, and on conviction thereof, in any court in 
this State having criminal jurisdiction, shall be sen- 
tenced to the jail of the county where the case is 
tried for a term not exceeding six months, or a fine 
not exceeding two hundred dollars, or both in the 
discretion of the court; provided, however, that 
nothing in this or the preceding sections shall be 
construed to apply to the sailors or crew on a vessel 
licensed as aforesaid; provided farther, that if the 
captain or commander of the boat shall not be on 
board at the time of violating the law, the person 
having charge of the boat shall be held to answer 
the charge; and provided further, that nothing in 
this section shall be construed to apply to cases now 
pending for the violation of the Oyster Laws. 
Laws of 1874, Chapter 181. 
Sec. 6. And be it enacted , That upon informa- 
tion given on oath to any judge or justice of the 
peace of any violation of any of the provisions of 
this article, he shall issue his warrant for the arrest 
of the offender or offenders, which warrant shall be 
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a misde- 
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